Organic molecules can possess a triplet ground state

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Is it true that organic molecules can possess a triplet ground state?

Yes. Multiple studies demonstrate that specific organic molecules and carbon-based diradicals can possess a triplet ground state.

Verdict: SUPPORTED · 3 sources for, 0 against · Last checked 6 Aug 2026

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The retrieved literature contains multiple studies investigating organic molecules, diradicals, and nanographenes that explicitly possess or are designed to have a triplet ground state, fully supporting the claim.

Evidence for · 3

Triplet-Singlet Transitions in Organic Molecules. Lifetime Measurements of the Triplet State

1949

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McClure, D. S. (1949). Triplet-Singlet Transitions in Organic Molecules. Lifetime Measurements of the Triplet State. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1747085

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Triplet-ground-state nonalternant nanographene with high stability and long spin lifetimes

2025

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Zhou, W., Fei, Y., Zhang, Y., Miao, X., Jiang, S., & Liu, J. (2025). Triplet-ground-state nonalternant nanographene with high stability and long spin lifetimes. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-54276-0

Rational design of organic diradicals with robust high-spin ground state based on antiaromatic linkers.

2024

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R, S., MÀ, C., J, P., IPR, M., ST, B., M, D., & J, R. (2024). Rational design of organic diradicals with robust high-spin ground state based on antiaromatic linkers.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4sc05225k

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