Oregon chemists build a new, stable open-shell molecule

Oregon chemists build a new, stable open-shell molecule Eugene OR (SPX) Jun 14, 2016 - University of Oregon chemists have synthesized a stable and long-lasting carbon-based molecule that, they say, potentially could be applicable in solar cells and electronic devices. The molecule changes its bonding patterns to a magnetic biradical state when heated; it then returns to a fully bonded non-magnetic closed state at room temperature. That transition, they report, can be done re ... more

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