Insights into Single-Molecule-Magnet Behavior from the Experimental Electron Density of Linear Two-Coordinate Iron Complexes

Insights into Single-Molecule-Magnet Behavior from the Experimental Electron Density of Linear Two-Coordinate Iron Complexes. / Thomsen, Maja K.; Nyvang, Andreas; Walsh, James P.S. et al.

In: Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 58, No. 5, 2019, p. 3211-3218.

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Thomsen, MK , Nyvang, A, Walsh, JPS, Bunting, PC, Long, JR, Neese, F, Atanasov, M, Genoni, A & Overgaard, J 2019, 'Insights into Single-Molecule-Magnet Behavior from the Experimental Electron Density of Linear Two-Coordinate Iron Complexes', Inorganic Chemistry, vol. 58, no. 5, pp. 3211-3218. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03301

Thomsen, M. K., Nyvang, A., Walsh, J. P. S., Bunting, P. C., Long, J. R., Neese, F., Atanasov, M., Genoni, A., & Overgaard, J. (2019). Insights into Single-Molecule-Magnet Behavior from the Experimental Electron Density of Linear Two-Coordinate Iron Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry, 58(5), 3211-3218. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03301

Thomsen MK , Nyvang A, Walsh JPS, Bunting PC, Long JR, Neese F, Atanasov M, Genoni A, Overgaard J. 2019. Insights into Single-Molecule-Magnet Behavior from the Experimental Electron Density of Linear Two-Coordinate Iron Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry. 58(5):3211-3218. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03301

Thomsen, Maja K. et al. "Insights into Single-Molecule-Magnet Behavior from the Experimental Electron Density of Linear Two-Coordinate Iron Complexes". Inorganic Chemistry. 2019, 58(5). 3211-3218. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03301

Thomsen MK , Nyvang A, Walsh JPS, Bunting PC, Long JR, Neese F et al. Insights into Single-Molecule-Magnet Behavior from the Experimental Electron Density of Linear Two-Coordinate Iron Complexes. Inorganic Chemistry. 2019;58(5):3211-3218. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03301

Thomsen, Maja K. ; Nyvang, Andreas ; Walsh, James P.S. et al. / Insights into Single-Molecule-Magnet Behavior from the Experimental Electron Density of Linear Two-Coordinate Iron Complexes. In: Inorganic Chemistry. 2019 ; Vol. 58, No. 5. pp. 3211-3218.

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