A diuranium compound featuring an arene bridge shows single-molecule-magnet behaviour, which could arise from a mechanism different from the traditional 'super-exchange' spin coupling.
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Mazzanti, M. Uranium memory. Nature Chem 3, 426–427 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.1057
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