Experimental and theoretical evidence of attractive interactions between dianions: [PdCl<sub>4</sub>]<sup>2−</sup>⋯[PdCl<sub>4</sub>]<sup>2−</sup>
Wiktor Zierkiewicz, Mariusz Michalczyk, Thierry Maris, Rafał Wysokiński, Steve Scheiner
Abstract
It is demonstrated that even dianions, each with charge −2, can establish attractive interactions with one another.
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