Quantum-chemical and electrochemical investigation of the electrochemical windows of halogenated carborate anions

Chemistry - A European Journal

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1784-1795

  Boeré, René T ^c   Bolli, Christoph ^a   Finze, Maik ^b   Himmelspach, Alexander ^b   Knapp, Carsten ^a   Roemmele, Tracey L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

carboranes; electrochemistry; Jahn Teller distortion; quantum chemistry; voltammetry

Indexed keywords

CARBORANES; DFT CALCULATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL APPLICATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL INVESTIGATIONS; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHODS; ELECTROCHEMICAL STABILITIES; ELECTROCHEMICAL WINDOW; GASPHASE; HIGH RESISTANCE; OPTIMIZED STRUCTURES; OXIDATION POTENTIALS; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; REDOX POTENTIALS; REDOX PROCESS; REDUCTION POTENTIAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SQUARE-WAVE; SUPPORTING ELECTROLYTE;

BROMINE; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CHLORINE; DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FLUORINE; HALOGENATION; IONS; JAHN-TELLER EFFECT; OPTIMIZATION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; REDOX REACTIONS; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLTAMMETRY;

IODINE;

EID: 84872720949     PISSN: 09476539     EISSN: 15213765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201202475     Document Type: Article

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