Mn2 bis(pentalene): a mixed-spin bimetallic with two extremes of bonding within the same molecule.
Structural, magnetic and theoretical studies show that the bimetallic pentalene complex, Mn(2)(C(8)H(4)(1,4-Si(i)Pr(3)))(2), contains both high and low spin Mn(ii) in two very different sites.
Balazs
Gabor
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Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, Inorganic Chemistry Laboratory, South Parks Road, UK.
Cloke
F Geoffrey N
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Harrison
Andrew
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Hitchcock
Peter B
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Green
Jennifer
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Summerscales
Owen T
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