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A note on the nature of the metal-carbon bond in organo-alkali compounds

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A consideration of the properties of the alkali alkyls shows clearly that the compounds are essentially salt-like in nature, the bond between the alkali ion and the alkide ions being ionic in character.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Madras Christian College, Tambaram

    S. V. Anantakrishnan F.A.Sc.

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Anantakrishnan, S.V. A note on the nature of the metal-carbon bond in organo-alkali compounds. Proc. Indian Acad. Sci. (Math. Sci.) 34, 299 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03172281

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