title: f-Element-metal bonding and the use of the bond polarity to build molecular intermetalloids.
abstract: Metal-metal bonding in heterobimetallic complexes is of fundamental interest due to its implications to both bonding theory and new reactivities. In this Concept, structurally authenticated molecular compounds with direct bonds between rare-earth metals or actinoids and transition or main group metals are summarized. Special attention is given to the use of bond polarity as a tool for designing molecular intermetalloids incorporating rare-earth atoms and transition metals.
authors.affiliation: Lehrstuhl Anorganische Chemie II, Universität Bayreuth, Germany.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Oelkers
authors.forename: Mikhail V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Butovskii
authors.forename: Rhett
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kempe