Are closed clusters expected from the (n+1) skeletal electron pairs rule in alanes and gallanes? A DFT structural study of AnHn+2 (A=Al, Ga, and n=4

Are closed clusters expected from the (n+1) skeletal electron pairs rule in alanes and gallanes? A DFT structural study of AnHn+2 (A=Al, Ga, and n=4–6)

Published:2011-04 Issue:6 Volume:30 Page:1080-1084
ISSN:0277-5387
Container-title:Polyhedron
language:en
Short-container-title:Polyhedron

Author:

Maatallah Mohamed,Cherqaoui Driss,Jarid Abdellah,Liebman Joel F.

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Subject

Materials Chemistry,Inorganic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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