Metal–Metal-to-Ligand Charge Transfer in Pt(II) Dimers Bridged by Pyridyl and Quinoline Thiols
- Award ID(s):
- 1955795
- Publication Date:
- NSF-PAR ID:
- 10347482
- Journal Name:
- Inorganic Chemistry
- Volume:
- 61
- Issue:
- 1
- Page Range or eLocation-ID:
- 121 to 130
- ISSN:
- 0020-1669
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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