Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Series of Dimeric Metal(II) Imido Complexes {M(μ-NAr#)}2 [M = Ge, Sn, Pb; Ar#= C6H3-2,6-(C6H2-2,4,6-Me3)2] and the Related Monomeric Primary Amido Derivatives M{N(H)Ar#}2 (M = Ge, Sn, Pb): Spectroscopic Manifestations of Secondary Metal-Ligand Interactions
William A. Merrill; Robert J. Wright; Corneliu S. Stanciu; Marilyn M. Olmstead; James C. Fettinger; Philip P. Power; Inorganic Chemistry 49 (2010) 7097–7105; doi:10.1021/ic100831c

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_publ_section_title
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 Synthesis and Structural Characterization of a Series of Dimeric
 Metal(II) Imido Complexes {M(\m-NAr#)}2 [M = Ge, Sn, Pb; Ar#=
 C6H3-2,6-(C6H2-2,4,6-Me3)2] and the Related Monomeric Primary Amido
 Derivatives M{N(H)Ar#}2 (M = Ge, Sn, Pb): Spectroscopic Manifestations of
 Secondary Metal-Ligand Interactions
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_journal_name_full               'Inorganic Chemistry'
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