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The X-ray crystal structures of [Ca(hfa)2(OH2)2] and [Ba(hfa)2(OH2)] show the presence of dimeric and polymeric species respectively, in which the alkaline earth cations are bridged both by oxygens of chelating (hfa) ligands and fluorines of CF3 groups.
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Bradley et al. (1992) studied this question.
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