The reactivity and EPR spectroscopy of 2-biphenylenylcarbene have been examined. The reactive spin state is the singlet. The zero-field splitting parameters for the ground-state triplet approximate those of phenylcarbene.
The reactivity and EPR spectroscopy of 2-biphenylenylcarbene have been examined. The reactive spin state is the singlet. The zero-field splitting parameters for the ground-state triplet approximate those of phenylcarbene.