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The structure of 1,3-bis(4-methylphenyl)imidazolium chloride was determined and compared to its related imidazole-based carbene. The important structural difference is the greater N2−C2−N3 angle in the salt (109.6°) than in the carbene (101.2°). An electrochemical investigation of the salt revealed a single reduction at −2.32 V in the forward scan and two oxidations at −0.89 and −0.54 V following scan reversal.
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Fuller, J., Carlin, R.T. Structural and electrochemical characterization of 1,3-bis-(4-methylphenyl)imidazolium chloride. J Chem Crystallogr 24, 489–493 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01666725
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