**Author details**

Tânia F. Cova, Sandra C. Nunes, Bruce F. Milne, Andreia F. Jorge and Alberto C. Pais\*

\*Address all correspondence to: pais@qui.uc.pt

Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Technology, Coimbra Chemistry Centre, CQC, University of Coimbra, Portugal

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