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Title: Synthesis and Crystallographic Characterization of a Reduced Bimetallic Yttrium ansa -Metallocene Hydride Complex, [K(crypt)][(μ-Cp An )Y(μ-H)] 2 (Cp An = Me 2 Si[C 5 H 3 (SiMe 3 )-3] 2 ), with a 3.4 Å Yttrium–Yttrium Distance
Award ID(s):
2154255
NSF-PAR ID:
10416238
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Date Published:
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Volume:
145
Issue:
19
ISSN:
0002-7863
Page Range / eLocation ID:
10730 to 10742
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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