Probing the intrinsic electronic structure of the bis(dithiolene) anions [M(in the mnt)(sub 2)](super 2-) and [M(mnt)(sub 2)](super 1-) (M = Ni, Pd, Pt; mnt = 1,2-S(sub 2)C(sub 2)(CN)(sub 2)) gas phase by photoelectron spectroscopy

The electronic structures of the bis(dithiolene) anions [M(mnt)(sub 2)](super n-) (M = Ni, Pd, Pt; mnt = 1,2-S(sub 2)C(sub 2)(CN)(sub 2); n = 0-2) were examined by a combination of photodetachment photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and functional theory calculations. The combined experimental and theoretical data provide insight into the molecular orbital energy levels of [M(mnt)(sub 2)](super 2-) and the ground and excited states of [M(mnt)(sub 2)](super 1-) and [M(mnt)(sub 2)].