Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl ruthenium(III) vs hexamethylbenzene ruthenium(II) in sulfur-centered reactivity of their thioether-thiolate and allied complexes

Accounts of Chemical Research

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 301-313

  Shin, Richard Yee Cheong ^a,b   Lai, Yoong Goh ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING   (Singapore)

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EID: 33745699702     PISSN: 00014842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ar050077y     Document Type: Article

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