Structures of trans-[PtCl(2)(PBz(3))(2)], trans-[PtI(2)(PBz(3))(2)], trans-[Pt(NCS)(2)(PBz(3))(2)].0.5C(6)H(6) and

Maria H Johansson1, Stefanus Otto, Ake Oskarsson

  • 1Inorganic Chemistry 1, Centre for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, PO Box 124, S-221 00 Lund, Sweden. maria.johansson@inorg.lu.se

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