Communication

Chem. Commun., 2003, 278 - 279, DOI: 10.1039/b210939e

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Factors controlling the relative stabilities of cis- and trans-[PtX₂L₂] isomers: Chatt and Wilkins—50 years on

Jeremy N. Harvey, Katie M. Heslop, A. Guy Orpen and Paul G. Pringle

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DFT computations reveal that cis-trans preferences in [PtX₂(PR₃)₂] species are due to a combination of electrostatics, -backbonding, antisymbiosis, and solvation effects.

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