title: A combined gas-phase photoelectron spectroscopic and theoretical study of Zeise's anion and its bromine and iodine analogues.
abstract: Shining light on Zeise: In a study of Zeise's anion, [PtCl(3)(C(2)H(4))](-), and its bromine and iodine analogues, electronic structure information for each species, derived from spectral features, is assigned through calculations at the coupled cluster level of theory. The calculations indicate that the electron binding energies decrease with halogen size and that there is a synergistic η(2) interaction between C(2)H(4) and the PtX(3)(-) anions.
authors.affiliation: Chemical & Materials Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.
authors.forename: Gao-Lei
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Hou
authors.forename: Hui
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lopata
authors.forename: Wei-Jun
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Karol
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Govind
authors.forename: Xue-Bin
authors.initials: XB
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Sotiris S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Xantheas