Endohedral anionic nine-atom Zintl clusters of the elements tin and lead with lithium counterions.
Fajman, C. E.; Dankert, D. M.; Coburger, P.; Klein, W.; Fässler, T F; Chemical science 17 (2026) 5498–5509; doi:10.1039/d5sc08011h

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_publ_section_title
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 Endohedral anionic nine-atom Zintl clusters of the elements tin and lead
 with lithium counterions.
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_journal_issue                   11
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2023-10-09 deposited with the CCDC.	2025-12-26 downloaded from the CCDC.
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'w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0333P)^2^+4.6009P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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