Chemical bonding in TiSb(2) and VSb(2): a quantum chemical and experimental study.
Armbrüster, Marc; Schnelle, Walter; Schwarz, Ulrich; Grin, Yuri; Inorganic chemistry 46 (2007) 6319–6328; doi:10.1021/ic070284p

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_publ_section_title
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 Chemical bonding in TiSb(2) and VSb(2): a quantum chemical and
 experimental study.
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_journal_issue                   16
_journal_name_full               'Inorganic chemistry'
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_journal_paper_doi               10.1021/ic070284p
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 Vanadiumdistannide
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'calc w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0304P)^2^+0.8070P] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
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