A very large Rh–Rh bond shortening on excitation of the [Rh<sub>2</sub>(1,8-diisocyano-p-menthane)<sub>4</sub>]<sup>2+</sup>ion by time-resolved synchrotron X-ray diffraction

Philip Coppens, Oksana Gerlits, I.I. Vorontsov, Andrey Kovalevsky, Yu‐Sheng Chen, Tim Graber, Milan Gembický, Irina Novozhilova

Chemical Communications · 2004 · 69 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

A very large Rh-Rh contraction of approximately 0.85 A occurs on excitation of the [Rh(2)(1,8-diisocyano-p-menthane)(4)](2+) ion to its triplet state.

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