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ESR observation of the formation of an Au(II) complex in zeolite Y
Zhenping Qu1, Liviu Giurgiu, Emil Roduner
1Institut für Physikalische Chemie, Universität Stuttgart, Pfaffenwaldring 55, D-70569, Stuttgart, Germany.
Chemical Communications (Cambridge, England)
|June 8, 2006
Abstract:
Herein we communicate the first time observation of an Au(II) complex stabilized in a zeolite Y supercage, as evidenced by electron spin resonance (ESR); confinement in the zeolite pores obviously stabilizes this unusual oxidation state and prevents it from undergoing disproportionation.
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