Novel dithioether-silver(I) coordination architectures: Structural diversities by varying the spacers and terminal groups of ligands

Dalton Transactions

Volumn , Issue 3, 2005, Pages 464-474

  Li, Jian Rong ^a   Ba, Xian He ^a   Jiao, Jiao ^a   Du, Wen Ping ^a   Xu, Xiu Hua ^a   Zhang, Ruo Hua ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGEN; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; MONOCHROMATORS; ORGANOMETALLICS; POSITIVE IONS; SELF ASSEMBLY; SPECTROMETERS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); X RAY ANALYSIS;

CRYSTAL ENGINEERING; ELEMENTAL ANALYSIS; LIGAND SPACERS; SPACER LENGTH;

SILVER COMPOUNDS;

EID: 14244250805     PISSN: 14779226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b416576b     Document Type: Article

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