Singlet–triplet bistability in a 1,3-phenylene-based bis(aminoxyl) diradical
Abstract
Rapid quenching of the title bis(aminoxyl) 1 in 2-methyltetrahydrofuran from ambient temperature to cryogenic temperatures (5 K or below) produces 1 in its singlet state, which slowly converts at low temperatures, with an S-shaped time-dependence, to the triplet ground state.