A molecular orbital study of ruthenium mono- and di-nuclear complexes of 9-9′-bifluorenylidene (BFD): [(CpRu)n(BFD)]x (n = 1, x = 1 + , 0; n = 2, x = 2 + , 1 + , 0)

Inorganica Chimica Acta

Volumn 257, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 253-258

  Garland, Maria Teresa ^a   Saillard, Jean Yves ^b   Ogliaro, François ^b   Otero, Margarita ^c   Román, Enrique ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE RENNES 1   (France)

^c Ctro de Invest Minerometalurgica   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bifluorenylidene complexes; Molecular orbital calculations; Ruthenium complexes

Indexed keywords

DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; LIGANDS; MOLECULAR ORBITALS; REDUCTION; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

BIFLUORENYLIDENE COMPLEXES; DINUCLEAR COMPLEX; ELECTROCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; METAL CENTERS; MOLECULAR ORBITAL STUDIES; RUTHENIUM COMPLEXES;

ORBITAL CALCULATIONS;

EID: 0038867775     PISSN: 00201693     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-1693(96)05491-6     Document Type: Article

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