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Visualizing the alignment of lone pair electrons in La 3 AsS 5 Br 2 and La 5 As 2 S 9 Cl 3 to form an acentric or centrosymmetric structure
Heteroanionic chalcohalides La3AsS5Br2and La5As2S9Cl3exhibit a good example of how alignment of lone pair electrons affects the formation of acentric crystal structure.
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- Award ID(s):
- 2316811
- PAR ID:
- 10518961
- Publisher / Repository:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Date Published:
- Journal Name:
- CrystEngComm
- Volume:
- 25
- Issue:
- 45
- ISSN:
- 1466-8033
- Page Range / eLocation ID:
- 6354 to 6360
- Format(s):
- Medium: X
- Sponsoring Org:
- National Science Foundation
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- Journal Article:
- https://doi.org/10.1039/D3CE00834G
