A rare case of a zero-field single-ion magnet in a cerium(III) pseudo-icosahedral complex.
Thomas, Jarrod R.; Giansiracusa, Marcus J.; Mifsud, Jonathan T.; Mole, Richard A.; Sulway, Scott A.; Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003) 54 (2025) 3071–3078; doi:10.1039/d4dt03231d

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_publ_section_title
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 A rare case of a zero-field single-ion magnet in a cerium(III)
 pseudo-icosahedral complex.
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'Dalton transactions (Cambridge, England : 2003)'
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Olex2 1.3
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2024-11-04 deposited with the CCDC.	2025-01-08 downloaded from the CCDC.
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SADABS-2016/2 (Bruker,2016/2) was used for absorption correction.
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'Adding full bibliography for 7717834--7717837.cif.'
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1. Fixed Uiso
 At 1.2 times of:
  All B(H) groups, All C(H) groups, All C(H,H) groups
2.a Ternary CH refined with riding coordinates:
 B1(H1A)
2.b Secondary CH2 refined with riding coordinates:
 C22(H22A,H22B)
2.c Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
 C19(H19), C1(H1), C2(H2), C20(H20), C14(H14), C15(H15), C13(H13), C21(H21),
 C16(H16), C5(H5), C6(H6), C8(H8), C7(H7), C9(H9), C12(H12)
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