Wann DA, Hinchley SL, Borisenko KB, Robertson HE, Francis MD, Nixon JF, Rankin DWH. The molecular structure of [Sn(P2C2But2)] using gas-phase electron diffraction and DFT calculations.
Dalton Trans 2005:1972-8. [PMID:
15909045 DOI:
10.1039/b418171a]
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Abstract
The molecular structure of 2,4-di-tert-butyl-eta4-1,3-diphosphacyclobutadiene tin has been determined in the gas phase by electron diffraction using both the DYNAMITE and SARACEN methods. The suitability of many different theoretical methods for the calculation of structures of half-sandwich main-group metal complexes has been investigated, and, by comparison of the results with the experimental structures, suggestions have been made as to the most suitable methods for this class of compound.
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