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Synthesis, characterization and a voltammetric study of (Bu4N)2[Mo2Br6]. Oxidation-reduction mechanism of related compounds

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The synthesis and characterization of (Bu4N)2[Mo2Br6], obtained from Mo(CO)6, (Bu4N)Br and 1,2-dibromoethane, is described. The electrochemical behaviour of [Mo2Br6]−2 and related species is studied, and an oxidation-reduction mechanism is proposed.

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Latorre, J., Soto, J., Salagre, P. et al. Synthesis, characterization and a voltammetric study of (Bu4N)2[Mo2Br6]. Oxidation-reduction mechanism of related compounds. Transition Met Chem 9, 447–449 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00620674

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