Preparation and structural characterisation of the cation-π complexes [{(Me3Si)2NK} · (tBu-C6H5)]2 and [{(Me3Si)2NK} · (Me3-C6H3)]2

Main Group Chemistry

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 215-220

  Randazzo, John B ^a   Jacob Morris, J ^a   Henderson, Kenneth W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkali metals; Noncovalent interactions; Pi interactions

Indexed keywords

EID: 53849110818     PISSN: 10241221     EISSN: 17451167     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10241220701511976     Document Type: Article

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