The molecular structures of pentaborane(9) with halogen substituents in apical and basal positions, determined by electron diffraction and theoretical calculations

Dalton Transactions

Volumn , Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1719-1725

  Greatrex, Robert ^a   Workman, Christopher ^a   Johnston, Blair F ^b   Rankin, David W H ^b   Robertson, Heather E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL BONDS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; HYDROGEN; ISOMERS; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

BASAL POSITIONS; ELECTRON CORRELATIONS; GAS ELECTRON DIFFRACTION (GED);

BORON COMPOUNDS;

EID: 2942731652     PISSN: 14779226     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/B402688H     Document Type: Article

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