LigAnd-Solvent Interactions in a Highly Reduced Metal Chelate Complex: Medium Dependence of the One-Electron Reduction of the bis(Maleonitriledithiolato)Gold Dianion

Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn 48, Issue 22, 2009, Pages 10826-10836

  Lesuer, Robert J ^a,b   Geiger, William E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

^b CHICAGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 70450163884     PISSN: 00201669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ic901547f     Document Type: Article

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