London dispersion forces in sterically crowded inorganic and organometallic molecules
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  1. David J. Liptrot (first)
  2. Philip P. Power (additional)
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@article{Liptrot_2017, title={London dispersion forces in sterically crowded inorganic and organometallic molecules}, volume={1}, ISSN={2397-3358}, url={http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41570-016-0004}, DOI={10.1038/s41570-016-0004}, number={1}, journal={Nature Reviews Chemistry}, publisher={Springer Science and Business Media LLC}, author={Liptrot, David J. and Power, Philip P.}, year={2017}, month=jan }