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Tuning Reactivity of Platinum(II) Complexes

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List <strong>of</strong> Commonly used Abbreviations<br />

Å Angstrom (10 -10 m)<br />

T temperature<br />

K Kelvin<br />

C Celsius<br />

Pa Pascal<br />

kcal kilocalorie<br />

kJ kilojoules<br />

g gram<br />

L litre<br />

mL millilitre<br />

M molar, mol L -1<br />

R gas constant, 8.3145 J K -1 mol -1<br />

h Planck constant, 6.6261 x 10 -34 J s<br />

kb Boltzmann constant, 1.3807 x 10 -23 J K -1<br />

kobs<br />

k1, k2, k-1, k-2<br />

observed rate constant for pseudo first-order reactions<br />

rate constants<br />

ΔH # activation enthalpy<br />

ΔS # activation entropy<br />

ΔV # activation volume<br />

K equilibrium constant<br />

I ionic strength<br />

ts transition state<br />

DFT density functional theory<br />

s, m, h, d (time) seconds, minutes, hours, days<br />

NMR nuclear magnetic resonance<br />

s, d, t, m (NMR) singlet, doublet, triplet, multiplet<br />

δ chemical shift<br />

ppm (NMR) parts per million<br />

MS mass spectrometry<br />

UV–Vis ultraviolet–visible<br />

λ wavelength<br />

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