Methods

Synthesis
Synthesis in inert gas atmosphere (Schlenk technique)
Synthesis and sample preparation in gloveboxes

Spectroscopy
Optical absorption spectroscopy in solution and in the solid state
Electron Paramagnetic Resonance (EPR)
Magnetic circular dichroism (MCD)
Vibrational spectroscopy in solution and in the solid state using

FT-FIR
FT-MIR
Nuclear Resonance Vibrational Spectroscopy (NRVS)
FT-Raman
Resonance Raman

Mößbauer spectroscopy
Multinuclear NMR spectroscopy

X-Ray Crystal Structure Determination

Calculations and Simulations
Density functional theory (GAUSSIAN 98)
QCC-NCA (quantum-chemistry centered normal coordinate analysis)
AOM (angular overlap model)

Magnetic Measurements
SQUID magnetometer