Monolayer-protected cluster molecules

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-36

  Templeton, Allen C ^a   Wuelfing, W Peter ^a   Murray, Royce W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALKANE DERIVATIVE; GOLD; LIGAND; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION KINETICS; CHEMISTRY; DESORPTION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IONIZATION; NONHUMAN; POLYMERIZATION; SPECTROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS;

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GOLD; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0033978754     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar9602664     Document Type: Article

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