Skeletal Isomerism in Mixed Transition-Metal (M)/Main-Group (E) Clusters Exhibiting an Octahedral M4E2 Core

Journal of Cluster Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-60

  Lokbani Azzouz, Nabila Suad ^a   Boucekkine, Abdou ^b   Halet, Jean François ^b   Saillard, Jean Yves ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

Author keywords

Bonding; DFT calculations; Mixed transition metal main group clusters; Skeletal isomerism

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; BISMUTH; IRON; NITROGEN; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; OSMIUM; PHOSPHORUS; RUTHENIUM; SILICON; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY; ISOMERISM;

EID: 0037252138     PISSN: 10407278     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022901524393     Document Type: Article

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