Solvent effects on the oxidative electrochemical behavior of cis-bis(isothiocyanato)ruthenium(II)-bis-2,2′-bipyridine-4,4′-dicarb oxylic acid

Journal of Physical Chemistry B

Volumn 106, Issue 15, 2002, Pages 3926-3932

  Cecchet, Francesca ^a   Gioacchini, Anna Maria ^a   Marcaccio, Massimo ^a   Paolucci, Francesco ^a   Roffia, Sergio ^a   Alebbi, Monica ^b   Bignozzi, Carlo Alberto ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SPECTROELECTROCHEMISTRY;

CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; REDOX REACTIONS; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLVENTS; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS;

EID: 0037129515     PISSN: 10895647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp014343a     Document Type: Article

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