Published May 1982
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Journal article
Electron-gain and -loss centres in irradiated potassium tetracyanocuprate(I)
Description
Exposure of K3[Cu(CN)4] to 60Co γ-rays at 77 K gives an electron-gain centre, thought to be Cu(CN)33-, having a planar structure with ca. 70% of the extra electron localised in the 4psub(z) orbital on copper. This is compared with the centres considered to be Ag(CN)33-, Zn(CN)32-, Cd(CN)32-, and Hg(CN)32-. The electron-loss centre undergoes a series of alterations on warming, one of the species apparently being the five-co-ordinate Cu(CN)53- with a dsub(z2) ground state. (author)
Additional details
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- J. Chem. Soc. (London), Dalton Trans.
- Journal Issue
- no.5
- Series
- J. Chem. Soc. (London), Dalton Trans.
- ISSN
- 0300-9246
INIS
- Country of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Country of Input or Organization
- United Kingdom
- INIS RN
- 13695161
- Subject category
- S38: RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY;
- Descriptors DEI
- COORDINATION NUMBER; COPPER COMPLEXES; CYANIDES; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE; ENERGY LEVELS; GAMMA RADIATION; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; RADICALS; RADIOLYSIS; SODIUM COMPOUNDS
- Descriptors DEC
- ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL RADIATION EFFECTS; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; COMPLEXES; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION; IONIZING RADIATIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATIONS; TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPLEXES