Synthesis of Heteroleptic Amidinato Calcium Halides via the In-Situ Grignard Addition Method (iGAM) Complementing the

Simon Sengupta1, Maximillian Broek1, Phil Köhler1

  • 1Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry, Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstraße 8, D-07743, Jena, Germany.

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