2,4-Ethanotetraborane derivatives. 3.[1] Determination of the molecular structure of 2,4-(t-butylethano)tetraborane(10), 2,4 (Bu(t)CHCH2)B4H8, in the gas phase by electron diffraction

Journal of Molecular Structure

Volumn 445, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 319-334

  Brain, Paul T ^a   Bühl, Michael ^b   Fox, Mark A ^c   Greatrex, Robert ^c   Hnyk, Drahomír ^a,d   Nikrahi, Alireza ^c   Rankin, David W H ^a   Robertson, Heather E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^d INSTITUTE OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Ab initio calculations; Boranes; Boron; Electron diffraction

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032489897     PISSN: 00222860     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-2860(97)00438-9     Document Type: Article

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