Evidence of asymmetric cation solvation from the instability of [Pb(H2O)n]2+ complexes.
Experiments on [Pb(H2O)n]2+ complexes show that they require an unusually large number of water molecules (eleven) to stabilize the Pb2+ ion against charge (proton) transfer.
McQuinn
Keri
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Department of Chemistry, University of Victoria, PO Box 3065, Victoria, BC, Canada V8W3V6.
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Fraser
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McIndoe
J Scott
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Chen
Xiaojing
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Wu
Guohua
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Stace
Anthony J
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