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Electronic Structures of Dithiocarbamates and Xanthates

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IT has long been realized that the canonical form (Ia) may contribute significantly to the structure of the dithiocarbamate residue in its complex compounds, M(S2CNR 2)n, where M is a metal atom and n its valency, but no physical or chemical evidence for this has yet been advanced.

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CHATT, J., DUNCANSON, L. & VENANZI, L. Electronic Structures of Dithiocarbamates and Xanthates. Nature 177, 1042–1043 (1956). https://doi.org/10.1038/1771042b0

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