Is Se–Se bond cleavage the most favourable process in electron attachment to diselenides? The importance of asymmetry

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jan 2011 English Publisher:Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Journal:Chemical Communications, volume 47, page 3,939 (issn: 1359-7345, eissn: 1364-548X,

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Authors: José A, Gámez; Manuel, Yáñez;

doi: 10.1039/c0cc04675b

pmid: 21350756

Is Se–Se bond cleavage the most favourable process in electron attachment to diselenides? The importance of asymmetry

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Abstract

Accurate ab initio calculations reveal that, in contrast with what has been commonly assumed up to now, electron attachment to diselenides does not always result in a Se-Se bond fission and, in general, the mechanism behind the bond fission may involve the crossing of several states.

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Autonomous University of Madrid
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Spanish National Research Council
Spain

Keywords

Models, Molecular, Electrons, Selenium Compounds

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