THERMALLY STABLE CYCLOHEXADIENYL RADICALS PRODUCED IN THE BENZENE CLATHRATES WITH METAL COMPLEX HOST LATTICES

Abstract
The cyclohexadienyl radicals in the γ-irradiated benzene clathrates Cd(diam)M(CN)4·2C6H6 (diam = (NH3)2, NH2(CH2)2NH2, or NH2(CH2)3NH2; M = Cd or Hg) are stable up to 423 K.