title: A triplet carbene surviving a week in solution at room temperature.
abstract: A stable triplet carbene, having a lifetime at 25 degrees C of 14.5 days in a dilute benzene solution, was realized by simply changing the substituent at the 10 position of the previously most persistent carbene, di[9-(10-phenyl)anthryl]carbene, from a phenyl to a 2,6-dimethyl-4-tert-butylphenyl group.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department for Materials, Faculty of Engineering, and Instrumental Analysis Facilities, Life Science Research Center, Mie University, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan.
authors.forename: Eri
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Iwamoto
authors.forename: Katsuyuki
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hirai
authors.forename: Hideo
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tomioka