Journal of the Chemical Society D Chemical Communications · 1970 · 33 citations · 0 references
Materials ScienceInorganic ChemistryPrincipal Structural ParametersEngineeringGas-phase Electron DiffractionStructure ElucidationPhysical ChemistryFree MoleculeChemistryInorganic MaterialCrystallographyCrystal Structure DesignInorganic SynthesisInorganic Compound
The principal structural parameters of Ni(PF3)4 and Pt(PF3)4 have been determined by gas-phase electron diffraction, assuming a molecular point group T; the geometry of the PF3 ligands in the nickel compound differs very little from that of the free molecule.