title: Between red and yellow: evidence of intermediates in a vapochromic Pt(II) salt.
abstract: [Pt(tpy)Cl]ClO4·H2O (1·H2O) changes from red to yellow upon dehydration due to increased Pt···Pt distances. Spectroscopic, diffraction, gravimetric and calorimetric data demonstrate the presence of intermediates during hydration and dehydration which signifies surprising mechanistic complexity in the vapochromic response.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Cincinnati, P.O. Box 210172, Cincinnati, OH 45221-0172, USA. bill.connick@uc.edu.
authors.forename: Stephen D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Taylor
authors.forename: Amie E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Norton
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Hart
authors.forename: Mahmood K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Abdolmaleki
authors.forename: Jeanette A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Krause
authors.forename: William B
authors.initials: WB
authors.lastname: Connick