Tonya Vitova, Stefanie Dehnen, and Wim Klopper discuss their study revealing covalent La–Bi interactions within an electron-rich In/Bi cluster, challenging traditional views of lanthanide bonding
![Covalent La–Bi Bonding in the f-/p-Block Cluster [(La@In₂Bi₁₁)₂Bi₂]⁶⁻](https://www.chemistryviews.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/202507_LaBiInteractions-125x94.png)
Covalent La–Bi Bonding in the f-/p-Block Cluster [(La@In₂Bi₁₁)₂Bi₂]⁶⁻

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