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f‐Element–Metal Bonding and the Use of the Bond Polarity To Build Molecular Intermetalloids
Author(s) -
Oelkers Benjamin,
Butovskii Mikhail V.,
Kempe Rhett
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201200783
Subject(s) - main group element , polarity (international relations) , transition metal , metal , chemical physics , group (periodic table) , rare earth , materials science , bond order , bond , chemical bond , metallic bonding , crystallography , computational chemistry , chemistry , nanotechnology , bond length , metallurgy , organic chemistry , catalysis , crystal structure , biochemistry , finance , economics , cell
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.