Ab initio study of the hypercloso boron hydrides B(n)H(n) and B(n)H(n)- . Exceptional stability of neutral B13H13

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 122, Issue 19, 2000, Pages 4781-4793

  McKee, Michael L ^a   Wang, Zhi Xiang ^b   Von Ragué Schleyer, Paul ^b,c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ERLANGEN NUREMBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BORON DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRON; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ENERGY; GEOMETRY; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 0034679051     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja994490a     Document Type: Article

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