Scrambling of Metal Precursors: A Strategy to Synthesize Trinuclear [M3(µ-Se)2(dppe)3]2+ (M = Ni, Pd) and Pentanuclear [Pd5(μ3-Se)4(dppe)4]2+ Coordination Clusters
- Award ID(s):
- 1834750
- PAR ID:
- 10491713
- Publisher / Repository:
- Springer Nature
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Cluster Science
- Volume:
- 35
- Issue:
- 1
- ISSN:
- 1040-7278
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 13 to 22
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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