Delocalized metal-metal and metal-ligand multiple bonding in a linear Ru-Ru≡N unit: Elongation of a traditionally short Ru≡N bond

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 47, Issue 52, 2008, Pages 10102-10105

  Pap, József S ^a   George, Serena DeBeer ^b   Berry, John F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b SLAC NATIONAL ACCELERATOR LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Delocalized bonding; Metal metal interactions; Nitrides; Photooxidation; Ruthenium

Indexed keywords

FLOW INTERACTIONS; LIGANDS; NITRIDES; PHOTOOXIDATION; RUTHENIUM; RUTHENIUM COMPOUNDS;

DELOCALIZED BONDING; DIRUTHENIUM;

METALS;

AZIDE; LIGAND; NITROGEN; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND; RUTHENIUM;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE;

AZIDES; CATALYSIS; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; LIGANDS; NITROGEN; ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUNDS; RUTHENIUM;

EID: 57749100157     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.200804397     Document Type: Article

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