A Comparison of 4f vs 5f Metal-Metal Bonds in (CpSiMe3)3M-ECp* (M = Nd, U; E = Al, Ga; Cp* = C5Me5): Synthesis, Thermodynamics, Magnetism, and Electronic Structure
Stefan G. Minasian; Jamin L. Krinsky; Jeffrey D. Rinehart; Roy Copping; Tolek Tyliszczak; Markus Janousch; David K. Shuh; John Arnold; Journal of the American Chemical Society 131 (2009) 13767–13783; doi:10.1021/ja904565j

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_publ_section_title
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 A Comparison of 4f vs 5f Metal-Metal Bonds in (CpSiMe3)3M-ECp* (M = Nd,
 U; E = Al, Ga; Cp* = C5Me5): Synthesis, Thermodynamics, Magnetism, and
 Electronic Structure
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