The shortest metal-metal bond yet: Molecular and electronic structure of a dinuclear chromium diazadiene complex

Journal of the American Chemical Society

Volumn 129, Issue 46, 2007, Pages 14162-14163

  Kreisel, Kevin A ^a,b   Yap, Glenn P A ^a   Dmitrenko, Olga ^a   Landis, Clark R ^b   Theopold, Klaus H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHROMIUM DERIVATIVE; METAL;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL BOND; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COMPLEX FORMATION; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTRONICS; LOW TEMPERATURE; MAGNETISM; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 36448994434     PISSN: 00027863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ja076356t     Document Type: Article

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