title: Lanthanum does form stable molecular compounds in the +2 oxidation state.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9QJ, UK.
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hitchcock
authors.forename: Michael F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Lappert
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Maron
authors.forename: Andrey V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Protchenko