3c/4e δ-type long-bonding: A novel transitional motif toward the metallic delocalization limit

Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 5154-5166

  Landis, C R ^a   Weinhold, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

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EID: 84877286354     PISSN: 00201669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ic4000395     Document Type: Article

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