Researchers isolate elusive uranium 'sandwich' molecule after 50 years

Researchers isolate elusive uranium 'sandwich' molecule after 50 years

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Researchers from The University of Manchester and Lancaster University have isolated and characterized uranocenium, the positively charged form of uranocene, a landmark uranium compound. This discovery, published in Nature Communications, demonstrates that the molecule is stable and challenges traditional views on bonding in heavy elements.

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