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The unusual solid-state phases formed from the Eglinton–Galbraith dimer 1 and TCNQ or hexafluorobenzene are both much more stable than the dimer itself. The “guest molecules” are intercalated betweeen the dimers such that they efficiently prevent their crosslinking in the solid state.
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Bunz et al. (1999) studied this question.
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