Structural isomers and low-lying electronic states of gas-phase M+(N2O)n (M = Co, Rh, Ir) ion-molecule complexes

Ethan M Cunningham1, Alexander S Gentleman1, Peter W Beardsmore1

  • 1Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QZ, UK. stuart.mackenzie@chem.ox.ac.uk.

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