Synthesis and characterization of the first sandwich complex of: Trivalent thorium: A structural comparison with the uranium analogue

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 121, Issue 29, 1999, Pages 6867-6871

  Parry, Julian S ^a   Cloke, F Geoffrey N ^a   Coles, Simon J ^b   Hursthouse, Michael B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METAL COMPLEX; POTASSIUM; THORIUM; URANIUM DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; REDUCTION; SYNTHESIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 0033612752     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja9903633     Document Type: Article

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