Comparative Study of the Thermal Stabilities of the Experimentally Known High-Valent Fe(IV) Compounds Fe(1-norbornyl) 4 and Fe(cyclohexyl) 4
- Award ID(s):
- 1661604
- PAR ID:
- 10199061
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
- Volume:
- 124
- Issue:
- 34
- ISSN:
- 1089-5639
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 6867 to 6876
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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