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[Tc2Cl8]2- has a higher bond order than [Tc2Cl8]3- ; however, the Tc–Tc bond distance in...

[Tc2Cl8]2- has a higher bond order than [Tc2Cl8]3- ; however, the Tc–Tc bond distance in [Tc2Cl8]2- is longer. Suggest an explanation. (Hint: see F. A. Cotton, Chem. Soc. Rev. , 1983 , 122 , 35, or F. A. Cotton and R. A Walton, Multiple Bonds between Metal Atoms , Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1993, pp. 122 – 123 .)

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