Models for bonding in the alkali metal-gallium clusters K 2Ga4(C6H3-2,6-Trip2) 2 and Na2Ga4Trip6 (Trip=C 6H2-2,4,6-i-Pr3): Importance of alkali metal-aryl interactions

Journal of Cluster Science

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 569-586

  Phillips, Andrew D ^a   Power, Philip P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali metal; Aromaticity; Gallium clusters; Multiple bonding; Terphenyls

Indexed keywords

ALKALI METAL; GALLIUM;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL BOND; ELECTRON; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL;

EID: 0036437108     PISSN: 10407278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021183813930     Document Type: Article

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