Silver(I) and mercury(II) complexes of meta- and para-xylyl linked bis(imidazol-2-ylidenes)

Journal of Inclusion Phenomena and Macrocyclic Chemistry

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 97-109

  Baker, Murray V ^a   Brown, David H ^a,b   Haque, Rosenani A ^a,c   Skelton, Brian W ^a   White, Allan H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Carbene transfer; Mercury; N Heterocyclic carbenes; Silver

Indexed keywords

EID: 76349109509     PISSN: 09230750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10847-009-9633-7     Document Type: Article

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