Monomerizing Alkali-Metal 3,5-Dimethylbenzyl Salts with Tris(N,N-dimethyl-2-aminoethyl)amine (Me6TREN): Structural and Bonding Implications
David R. Armstrong; Matthew G. Davidson; Daniel Garcia-Vivo; Alan R. Kennedy; Robert E. Mulvey; Stuart D. Robertson; Inorganic Chemistry 52 (2013) 12023–12032; doi:10.1021/ic401777x

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 Monomerizing Alkali-Metal 3,5-Dimethylbenzyl Salts with
 Tris(N,N-dimethyl-2-aminoethyl)amine (Me6TREN): Structural and Bonding
 Implications
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