Mixed Valence Tetranuclear Manganese Single Molecule Magnets ...

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Mixed Valence Tetranuclear Manganese Single Molecule Magnets .... manganese based SMM with the chemical composition [Mn4(pdmH)6(O2CCH3)2](ClO4)2.


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