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Usefulness of Molecular Orbital analysis for prediction and interpretation of a variety of high-pressure phenomena will be illustrated for the case of elusive gold monofluoride, Au(I)F.
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Grochala, W., KurzydŁowski, D. (2010). Molecular Orbital Approach to Interpret High Pressure Phenomena – Case of Elusive Gold Monofluoride. In: Boldyreva, E., Dera, P. (eds) High-Pressure Crystallography. NATO Science for Peace and Security Series B: Physics and Biophysics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9258-8_29
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