Holding onto Lots of Hydrogen: A 12-Hydride Rhodium Cluster That Reversibly Adds Two Molecules of H2†
Simon K. Brayshaw Dr.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 1225-386-231
Search for more papers by this authorMichael J. Ingleson Dr.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 1225-386-231
Search for more papers by this authorJennifer C. Green Prof.
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, UK
Search for more papers by this authorPaul R. Raithby Prof.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 1225-386-231
Search for more papers by this authorGabriele Kociok-Köhn Dr.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 1225-386-231
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Scott McIndoe Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, PO Box 3065, Victoria, BC V8W3V6, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorAndrew S. Weller Dr.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 1225-386-231
Search for more papers by this authorSimon K. Brayshaw Dr.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 1225-386-231
Search for more papers by this authorMichael J. Ingleson Dr.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 1225-386-231
Search for more papers by this authorJennifer C. Green Prof.
Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, UK
Search for more papers by this authorPaul R. Raithby Prof.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 1225-386-231
Search for more papers by this authorGabriele Kociok-Köhn Dr.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 1225-386-231
Search for more papers by this authorJ. Scott McIndoe Professor
Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, PO Box 3065, Victoria, BC V8W3V6, Canada
Search for more papers by this authorAndrew S. Weller Dr.
Department of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK, Fax: (+44) 1225-386-231
Search for more papers by this authorWe thank the EPSRC, under grant GR/T10169, and the Royal Society for support. Professor Paul Dyson and Dr Gabor Laurenczy (EPFL) are thanked for acquiring the high pressure NMR data.
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