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2012
Original Papers
Y. Luo, Y. Li, H. Yu, J. Zhao, Y. Chen, Z. Hou, and J. Qu "DFT Studies on the Reduction of Dinitrogen to Ammonia by a Thiolate-Bridged Diiron Complex as a Nitrogenase Mimic" Organometallics, 2012, 31, 335-344.
X. Kang, Y. Song, Y. Luo, G. Li, Z. Hou, and J. Qu "Computional Studies on Isospecific Polymerization of 1-Hexene Catalyzed by cationic Rare Earth Metal Alkyl Complex Bearing a C₃ iPr-trisox Ligand" Macromolecules, 2012, 45, 640-651.
J. Cheng and Z. Hou "Cationic terminal hydrido rare earth complexes bearing an amidinate ancillary ligand" Chem. Comm., 2012, 48, 814-816.
V. K. Rai, M. Nishiura, M. Takimoto, S. Zhao, Y. Liu, and Z. Hou "Bis-Cyclometalated Iridium(Ⅲ) Complexes Bearing Ancillary Guanidinate Ligands. Synthesis, Structure, and Highly Efficient Electroluminescence" Inorg. Chem., 2012, 51, 822-835.
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2011

Original Papers

L. Pan, K. Zhang, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou,
"Chain-Shuttling Polymerization at Two Different Scandium Sites: Regio- and Stereospecific "One-Pot" Block Copolymerization of Styrene, Isoprene, and Butadiene"
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2011, 50, 12012-12015.

B. Guan, Z. Hou,
"Rare-Earth-Catalyzed C-H Bond Addition of pyridine to Olefins"
J.Am.Chem.Soc., 2011, 133, 18086-18089.

J. Oyamada, M. Nishiura, Z. Hou,
"Scandium-Catalyzed Silylation of Aromatic C-H Bonds"
Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2011, 50, 10720-10723.

T.Shima, Y. Luo, T. Stewart, R. Bau, G.J.Mclntyre, S.A.Mason and Z.Hou,
"Molecular heterometallic hydride clusters composed of rare-earth and d-trantion metals"
Nature Chem., 2011, 3, 814-820.

F. Guo, M. Nishiura, H. Koshino, and Z. Hou,
"Scandium-Catalyzed Cyclocopolymerization of 1,5-Hexadiene with Styrene and Ethylene: Efficient Synthesis of Cyclopolyolefins Containing Syndiotactic Styrene-Styrene Sequences and Methylene-1,3-cyclopentane Units"
Macromolecules, 2011, 44, 6335-6344.

T. Ohishi, L. Zhang, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou,
"Carboxylation of Alkylboranes by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Copper Catalysts:Synthesis of Carboxylic Acids from Terminal Alkenes and Carbon Dioxide"
Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2011, 50, 8114-8117.

S. Li, J. Cheng, Y. Chen, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou,
"Rare Earth Metal Boryl Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Insertion of a Carbodiimide and Carbon Monoxide"
Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2011, 50, 6360-6363.

Yi Luo, Yunjie Luo, J. Qu, and Z. Hou,
"QQ/MM Studies on Scandium-Catalyzed Syndiospecific Copolymerization of Styrene and Ethylene"
Organometallics, 2011, 30, 2908-2919.

V. K. Rai, M. Nishiura, M. Takimoto and Z.Hou,
"Synthesis, structure and efficient electroluminescence of a heteroleptic dipyridylamido/bis(pyridylphenyl)iridium(Ⅲ) complex"
Chem.Commum., 2011, 47, 5726-5728.

T. Shima, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou,
"Tetra-,Penta-,and Hexanuclear Yttrium Hydride Clusters from Half-Sandwich Bis(aminobenzyl)Complexes Containing Various Cyclopentadienyl Ligands"
Organometallics, 2011, 30, 2513-2524.

F. Guo, M. Nishiura, H. Koshino, and Z. Hou,
"Cycloterpolymerization of 1,6-Heptadiene with Ethylene and Styrene Catalyzed by a THF-Free Half-Sandwich Scandium Complex"
Macromolecules, 2011, 44, 2400-2403.

M. Nishiura, J. Baldamus, T. Shima, K. mori, and Z. Hou,
"Synthesis and Structures of the C₅Me₄SiMe₃-Supported Polyhydride Complexes over the Full Size Range of the Rare Earth Series"
Chem.Eur.J., 2011, 17, 5033-5044.

W. Zhang, Z. Wang, M. Nishiura, Z. Xi, and Z. Hou,
"Ln₄(CH₂)₄ Cubane-Type Rare-Earth Methylidene Complexes Consisting of "(C₅Me₄SiMe₃)LnCH₂" Units (Ln=Tm,Lu)"
J.Am.Chem.Soc., 2011, 133, 5712-5717.

T. Peng, Y. Yang, H. Bi, Y. Liu, Z. Hou, and Y. Wang,
"Highly efficient white organic electroluminescence device based on a phosphorescent orange material doped in a blue host emitter"
J.Mater.Chem., 2011, 21, 3551-3553.

T. Peng, Y. Yang, Y. Liu, D. Ma, Z. Hou, and Y. Wang,
"A phosphorescent material with high and balanced carrier mobility for efficient OLEDs"
Chem.Commun. 2011, 47, 3150-3152.

L. Wang, D. Cui, Z. Hou, W. Li, and Y. Li,
"Highly Cis-1,4-Selective Living Polymerization of 1,3-Conjugated Dienes and Copolymerization with ε-Caprolactone by Bis(phosphino)carbazolide Rare-Earth Metal Complexes"
Organometallics, 2011, 30, 760-767.

J. Hong, L. Zhang, X. Yu, M. Li, Z. Zhang, P. Zhang, M. Nishiura, Z. Hou, and X. Zhou,
"Syntheses, Structures and Reactives of Homometallic Rare-Earth-Metal Multimethyl Methylidene and Oxo Complexes"
Chem.Eur.J, 2011,17, 2130-2137.

G. Du, Y. Wei, L. Ai, Y. Chen, Q. Xu, X. Liu, S. Zhang, Z. Hou, and X. Li,
"Living 3,4-polymerization of isoprene by cationic rare earth metal alkyl complexes bearing
iminoamido ligands",
Organometallics, 2011, 30, 160-170.

J. Cheng, T. Shima, and Z. Hou,
"Rare-Earth Polyhydride Complexes Bearing Bis(phosphinophenyl) Amido Princer Ligands"
Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2011, 50, 1857-1860.

Reviews

J. Cheng, Z. Hou,
"Rare-earth dialkyl and dihydride complexes bearing monoanionic ancillary ligands"
SCIENCE CHINA: Chemistry, 2011, 54, 2032-2037.

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2010
Original Papers

T. Stewart, M. Nishiura, Y. Konno, Z. Hou, G. J. McIntyre, R. Bau,
"The space between: Neutron diffraction studies reveal multiple hydrogen atom coordination numbers in an anionic dysprosium hydride cluster",
Inorg.Chim.Acta , 2010, 363, 562-566 (Special Issue).

L. Pan, K. Zhang, M. Nishiura, Z. Hou,
"Syndiospecific Living Copolymerization of Styrene with　ε-Caprolactone by Scandium Catalysts",
Macromolecules, 2010, 43, 9591-9593.

L. Zhang, J. Cheng , T. Ohishi , and Z. Hou,
"Copper-Catalyzed Direct Carboxylation of C-H Bonds with Carbon Dioxide",
Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2010, 49, 8670-8673.

X. Li and Z. Hou,
"Scandium-catalyzed regio- and stereospecific cis-1,4-polymerization of 1,3-cyclohexadiene and copolymerization with ethylene",
Macromolecules, 2010, 43, 8904-8909.

T. Shima and Z. Hou,
"Selective ammonolysis of half-sandwich rare-earth metal dialkyl and polyhydride complexes: synthesis of polyamido rare-earth complexes having novel structures",
Dalton Trans., 2010, 39, 6858-6863.

Z. Jian, D. Cui, Z. Hou, and X. Li, "Living catalyzed-chain-growth polymerization and block copolymerization of isoprene by rare-earth metal allyl precursors bearing a constrained-geometry-conformation ligand", *Chem.Commun., 2010*, 3022-3024.

Reviews
M. Nishiura and Z. Hou, "Novel polymerization catalysts and hydride clusters from rare-earth metal dialkyls" *Nature Chem., 2010*, 2, 257-268.
M. Nishiura and Z. Hou, "Half-sandwich rare earth metal complexes as novel catalysts for olefin polymerization and other chemical transformations" *Bull.Chem.Soc.Jpn., 2010*, 83, 595-608.

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2009
Original Papers
M. Takimoto, S. Usami, Z. Hou, "Scandium-Catalyzed Regio- and Stereospecific Methylalumination of Silyloxy/Alkoxy-Substituted Alkynes and Alkenes", *J.Am.Chem.Soc., 2009, 131*, 18266-18268.
Y. Nakajima, Z. Hou, "Rare-Earth-Metal/Platinum Heterobinuclear Complexes Containing Reactive Ln-alkyl groups (Ln = Y, Lu): Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Reactivity", *Organometallics, 2009*, 28, 6861-6870.
X. Li, M. Nishiura, L. Hu, K. Mori, Z. Hou, "Alternating and Random Copolymerization of Isoprene and Ethylene Catalyzed by Cationic Half-Sandwich Scandium Alkyls", *J.Am.Chem.Soc., 2009, 131*, 13870-13882.
Z. Wang, Y. Wang, W.-X. Zhang, Z. Hou, Z. Xi, "Efficient One-Pot Synthesis of 2,3-Dihydropyrimidinthiones via Multicomponent Coupling of Terminal Alkynes, Elemental Sulfur, and Carbodiimides", *J.Am.Chem.Soc.,2009, 131*, 15108-15109.
Y. Liu, K. Ye, Y. Fan, W. Song, Y. Wang, Z. Hou, "Amidinate-ligated iridium(III) bis(2-pyridyl)phenyl complex as an excellent phosphorescent material for electroluminescence devices", *Chem.Commun., 2009*, 3699-3701.
T. Peng, H. Bi, Y. Liu, Y. Fan, H. Gao, Y. Wang, Z. Hou, "Very high-efficiency red electroluminescence devices based on an amidinateligated phosphorescent iridium complex", *J.Mater.Chem., 2009*, 19, 8072-8074.
T. Shima, Z. Hou, "Rare Earth/d-Transition Metal Heteromultimetallic Polyhydride Complexes Based on Half-Sandwich Rare Earth Moieties", *Organometallics, 2009*, 28, 2244-2252.
S. Li, D. Cui, D. Li, and Z. Hou, "Highly 3,4-Selective Polymerization of Isoprene with NPN Ligand Stabilized Rare-Earth Metal Bis(alkyl)s. Structures and Performances", *Organometallics, 2009*, 28, 4814-4822.
X. Fang, X. Li, Z. Hou, J. Assoud, and R. Zhao, "1,2-Azaborolyl-Ligated Half-Sandwich Complexes of Scandium(Ⅲ) and Lutetium(Ⅲ): Synthesis, Structures, and Syndiotactic Polymerization of Styrene", *Organometallics, 2009*, 28, 517-522.
Y. Takenaka and Z. Hou, "Lanthanide Terminal Hydride Complexes Bearing Two Sterically Demanding C₅Me₄SiMe₃ Ligands. Synthesis, Structure, and Reactivity", *Organometallics, 2009*, 28, 5196-5203.
W-X. Zhang, S. Zhang, X. Sun, M. Nishiura, Z. Hou, and Z. Xi, "Zirconium- and Silicon-Containing Intermediates with Three Fused Rings in a Zirconocene-Mediated Intermolecular Coupling Reaction", *Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2009*, 48, 7227-7231.
Y. Takenaka, T. Shima, J, Baldamus, and Z. Hou, "Reduction of Transition-Metal-Coordinated Carbon Monoxide by a Rare-Earth Hydride Cluster: Isolation of Well-Defined Heteromultimetallic Oxycarbene, Oxymethyl, Carbene, and Methyl Complexes", *Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2009*, 48, 7888-7891.

Reviews
鈴木俊彰, 張　文雄, 西浦正芳, 侯召民, “ハーフサンドイッチ型希土類錯体触媒を用いた有機合成反応の開発”, *有機合成化学協会誌, 2009*, 67, 451-464.
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2008
Original Papers
W-X. Zhang, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou, "Synthesis of (Z)-1-Aza-1,3-enynes by the Cross-Coupling of Terminal Alkynes with Isocyanides Catalyzed by Rare-Earth Metal Complexes", *Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2008*, 47, 9700-9703.
N. Yu, M. Nishiura, X. Li, Z. Xi, and Z. Hou, "Cationic Scandium Allyl Complexes Bearing Mono(cyclopentadienyl) Ligands: Synthesis, Novel Structural Variety, and Olefin-Polymerization Catalysis", *Chem.Asian.J., 2008*, 3, 1406-1414
T. Ohishi, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou, "Carboxylation of Organoboronic Esters Catalyzed by N-Heterocyclic Carbene Copper(I) Complexes", *Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2008*, 47, 5792-5795.
D. Cui, M. Nishiura, O. Tardif, and Z. Hou, "Rare-Earth-Metal Mixed Hydride/Aryloxide Complexes Bearing Mono(cyclopentadienyl) Ligands. Synthesis, CO₂ fixation, and Catalysis on Copolymerization of CO₂ with Cyclohexene Oxide", *Organometallics, 2008*, 27, 2428-2435.
M. Nishiura, T. Mashiko, and Z. Hou, "Synthesis and Styrene Polymerisation Catalysis of η⁵- and η¹-Pyrrolyl-Ligated Cationic Rare Earth Metal Aminobenzyl complexes", *Chem.Commun., 2008*, 2019-2021.
L. Zhang, M. Nishiura, M. Yuki, Y. Luo, and Z. Hou, "Isoprene Polymerization with Yttrium Amidinate Catalysts: Switching the Regio- and Stereoselectivity by Addition of AlMe₃", *Angew.Chem.Int.Ed., 2008*, 47, 2642-2645.
M. Yousufuddin, M. J. Gutmann, J. Baldamus, O. Tardif, Z. Hou, S. A. Mason, G. J. McIntyre, and R. Bau, "Neutron Diffraction Studies on a 4-Coordinate Hydrogen Atom in an Yttrium Cluster", *J.Am.Chem.Soc., 2008, 130*, 3888-3891.
W.-X. Zhang, M. Nishiura, T. Mashiko, Z. Hou, "Half-Sandwich o-N,N-Dimethylaminobenzyl Complexes over the Full Size Range of Group 3 and Lanthanide Metals. Synthesis, Structural Characterization, and Catalysis of Phosphine P-H Bond Addition to Carbodiimides", *Chem.Eur.J., 2008*, 14, 2167-2179.
T. Shima and Z. Hou, "Activation and　Dehydrogenative Silylation of the C-H Bonds of Phosphine-coordinated Ruthenium in Lu/Ru Heteromultimetallic hydride complexes", *Chem.Lett., 2008*, 37, 298-299.
H. Zhang, Y. Luo, and Z. Hou, "Scandium-Catalyzed Syndiospecific Copolymerization of Styrene with Isoprene", *Macromolecules, 2008*, 41, 1064-1066.
Y. Luo and Z. Hou, "Prediction of Binary Lanthanide(III) Hydride Clusters Ln_nH_3n(Ln = La, Gd, and Lu; n = 3 and 4)" *J.Phys.Chem.C* , 2008, *112*, 635-638.

Reviews
W.-X. Zhang and Z. Hou, "Catalytic Addition of Alkyne C-H, Amine N-H, and Phosphine P-H Bonds to Carbodiimides: An Efficient Route to Propiolamidines, Guanidines, and Phosphaguanidines", *Org.Biomol.Chem., 2008*, 6, 1720-1730.
X. Li and　Z Hou, "Organometallic Catalysts for Copolymerization of Cyclic Olefins", *Coord.Chem.Rev., 2008, 252*, 1842-1869.
西浦正芳, 侯召民, “希土類触媒による高分子重合”, *希土類の材料技術ハンドブック, 2008*, 467-475.
鈴木俊彰, 侯召民, “希土類の特徴を生かした新規精密エラストマー合成”, 日本ゴム協会誌, 2008, 81, 414-418.
島隆則, 侯召民 , “希土類ヒドリドクラスターを基盤とする多金属触媒”, 学術月報, 2008, *61(1)*, 24-29.
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2007
Original Papers
J. Liu, W.-X. Zhang, X. Guo, Z. Hou and Z. Xi, "Isolation and Synthetic Applications of 2,5-Bis(alkynylsilyl) Zirconacyclopentadienes", *Organometallics, 2007*, 26, 6812-6820.
X. Li, M. Nishiura, K. Mori, T. Mashiko, and Z. Hou, "Cationic Scandium Aminobenzyl Complexes. Synthesis, Structure and Unprecedented Catalysis of Copolymerization of 1-Hexene and Dicyclopentadiene", *Chem. Commun., 2007*, 4137-4139.
F. Jaroschik, T. Shima, X. Li, K. Mori, L. Ricard, X. -F. Le Goff, F. Nief, and Z. Hou, "Synthesis, Characterization, and Reactivity of Mono(phospholyl)lanthanoid(III) Bis(dimethylaminobenzyl) Complexes", *Organometallics, 2007*, 26, 5654-5660.
Y. Luo, and Z. Hou, "Computational Study of Ethylene Insertion into the Metal-Hydrogen Bond of the Tetranuclear Yttrium Polyhydrido Complex [(η⁵-C₅Me₄SiMe₃)YH₂]₄", *Organometallics, 2007*, 26, 2941-2944.
L. Zhang, T. Suzuki, Y. Luo, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou, "Cationic Alkyl Rare-Earth Metal Complexes Bearing an Ancillary Bis(phosphinophenyl)amido Ligand: A Catalytic System for Living cis-1,4-Polymerization and Copolymerization of Isoprene and Butadiene", *Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2007*, 46, 1909-1913. <doi>
W-X. Zhang, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou, "Catalytic Addition of Amine N-H Bonds to Carbodiimides by Half-Sandwich Rare Earth Metal Complexes: Efficient Synthesis of Substituted Guanidines through Amine Protonolysis of Rare-Earth Metal Guanidinates", *Chem. Eur. J.* , 2007, 13, 4037-4051. <doi>
Y. Luo and Z. Hou, "Modeling η⁵-C₅Me₄SiMe₃ with η³-C₃H₅ for DFT Study of a Tetranuclear Yttrium Polyhydrido Complex [(η5-C₅Me₄SiMe₃)YH₂]₄", Int. J. Quantum Chem., 2007, *107*, 374-381.
Y. Luo, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou, "Rare Earth Metal Bis(alkyl) Complexes Bearing a Monodentate Arylamido Ancillary Ligand: Synthesis, Structure, and Olefin Polymerization Catalysis", *J. Organomet. Chem., 2007, 692*, 536-544 (Special Issue). <doi>

Reviews
Z. Hou, M. Nishiura, T. Shima, "Synthesis and Reactions of Polynuclear Polyhydrido Rare Earth Metal Complexes Containing of "(C₅Me₄SiMe₃)LnH₂" Units: A New Frontier in Rare Earth Metal Hydride Chemistry", Eur. J. Inorg. Chem. ,2007, 2535-2545. <doi>
鈴木　俊彰, 侯　召民, "オレフィン精密重合触媒の新展開―希土類金属高性能重合触媒の開発―", *高分子, 2007*, 56, 915-920.
侯　召民, 瀧本　真徳, "希土類錯体触媒を利用した新しいポリマー材料の合成", 未来材料, 2007, 7, 24-31.
瀧本　真徳, 侯　召民, "希土類の特徴を生かした新規精密重合触媒の開発, *ファインケミカル, 2007*, 36, 17-23.
T. Ohishi, Z. Hou, "C-C Bond Formation through Reaction of CO₂ with C≡C and C=C-C=C", In Comprehensive Organometallic Chemistry III, R. Crabtree and M. Mingos Eds, Elsevier: Oxford, 2007, vol. 10, pp 537-556.
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2006
Original Papers
X. Li, J. Baldamus, M. Nishiura, O. Tardif, and Z. Hou, "Cationic Rare-Earth Polyhydrido Complexes: Synthesis, Structure, and Catalytic Activity for the cis 1,4-Selective Polymerization of 1,3-Cyclohexadiene", *Angew. Chem.Int. Ed., 2006*, 45, 8184-8188.<doi>
Y. Luo and Z. Hou, "A Five-Center Rather than a Four-Center Transition State for Alkene Insertion into the Metal-Alkyl Bond of a Cationic Binuclear Yttrium Complex", *Organometallics, 2006*, 25, 6162-6165. <doi>
W-X. Zhang, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou, "Catalytic Addition of Secondary Amines to Carbodiimides by a Half-Sandwich Yttrium Complex: An Efficient Route to N,N',N",N"-Tetra-substituted Guanidines", *Synlett, 2006*, 1213-1216 (Special Issue).<doi>
T. Shima and Z. Hou, "Hydrogenation of Carbon Monoxide by Tetranuclear Rare Earth Metal Polyhydrido Complexes. Selective Formation of Ethylene and Isolation of Well-Defined Polyoxo Rare Earth Metal Clusters", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128*, 8124-8125. <doi>
Y. Liu, M. Nishiura, Y. Wang, and Z. Hou, "π-Conjugated Aromatic Enynes as a Single-Emitting Component for White Electroluminescence", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2006, 128*, 5592-5593. <doi>
M. Yousufuddin, J. Baldamus, O. Tardif, Z. Hou, S.A.Mason, G. J. McIntyre, R. Bau, "Neutron Diffraction Studies on a System with a 4-Coordinate Hydrogen Atom in an Yttrium Cluster", *Physica B, 2006, 385-386*, 231-233 (a special issue)
W. Zhang, M. Nishiura, Z. Hou, "Alkali-Metal-Catalyzed Addition of Primary and Secondary Phosphines to Carbodiimides. A General and Efficient Route to Substituted Phosphaguanidines", *Chem. Commun., 2006*, 36, 3812-3814.

Reviews
Z. Hou, Y. Luo, and X. Li, "Cationic Rare Earth Metal Alkyls as Novel Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization and Copolymerization", *J. Organomet. Chem., 2006, 691*, 3114-3121(Special Issue).
瀧本　真徳, 侯　召民, "希土類錯体の特徴を生かした精密重合触媒の創製", *希土類（Rare Earths）, 2006*, 47, 47-57.
M. Takimoto and Z. Hou, "Hydrogen at the Flick of a Switch", *Nature, 2006, 443*, 400-401. <doi>
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2005
Original Papers
W.-X. Zhang, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou, "Catalytic Addition of Terminal Alkynes to Carbodiimides by Half-Sandwich Rare Earth Metal Complexes", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127*, 16788-16789. <doi> <ACS e-reprint>
Y. Luo, J. Baldamus, O. Tardif, and Z. Hou, "DFT Study of the Tetranuclear Lutetium and Yttrium Polyhydride Cluster Complexes [(C₅Me₄SiMe₃)₄Ln₄H₈] (Ln = Lu, Y) that Contain a Four-Coordinate Hydrogen Atom", *Organometallics, 2005*, 24, 4362-4366. <doi> <ACS e-reprint>
L. Zhang, Y. Luo, and Z. Hou, "Unprecedented Isospecific 3,4-Polymerization of Isoprene by Cationic Rare Earth Metal Alkyl Species Resulting from a Binuclear Precursor", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2005, 127*, 14562-14563. <doi> <ACS e-reprint>
X. Li, J. Baldamus, and Z. Hou, "Alternating Ethylene-Norbornene Copolymerization Catalyzed by Cationic Half-Sandwich Scandium Complexes", *Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2005*, 44, 962-964. <doi>
D. Cui, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou, "Rare Earth Metal Imido Complexes and their Reactions with Benzonitrile", *Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2005*, 44, 959-961. <doi>
X. Li and Z. Hou, "Scandium-Catalyzed Copolymerization of Ethylene with Dicyclopentadiene and Terpolymerization of Ethylene, Dicyclopentadiene and Styrene", *Macromolecules, 2005*, 38, 6767-6769. <doi> <ACS e-reprint>
D. Cui, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou, "Alternating Copolymerization of Cyclohexene Oxide and Carbon Dioxide Catalyzed by Organo Rare Earth Metal Complexes", *Macromolecules, 2005*, 38, 4089-4095. <doi> <ACS e-reprint>

Reviews
Z. Hou, "Half-Sandwich Rare Earth Mrtal Catalysts for Olefin Polymerization and Copolymerization", *有機合成化学協会誌, 2005*, 63, 1124-1136 (Special Issue).
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2004
Original Papers
Y. Luo, J. Baldamus, and Z. Hou, "Scandium Half-Metallocene-Catalyzed Syndiospecific Styrene Polymerization and Styrene-Ethylene Copolymerization: Unprecedented Incorporation of Syndiotactic Styrene-Styrene Sequences in Styrene-Ethylene Copolymers", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126*, 13910-13911.<doi> <ACS e-reprint>
O. Tardif, D. Hashizume, and Z. Hou, "Hydrogenation of Carbon Dioxide and Aryl Isocyanates by a Tetranuclear Tetrahydrido Yttrium Complex. Isolation, Structures, and CO₂-Insertion Reactions of Methylene Diolate and 3-Oxo Yttrium Complexes", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126*, 8080-8081.<doi> <ACS e-reprint>
D. Cui, O. Tardif, and Z. Hou, "Tetranuclear Rare Earth Metal Polyhydrido Complexes Composed of "(C₅Me₄SiMe₃)LnH₂" Units. Unique Reactivities toward Unsaturated C-C, C-N, and C-O Bonds", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2004, 126*, 1312-1313. <doi> <ACS e-reprint>
M. Nishiura, Z. Hou, and Y. Wakatsuki, "A Novel Binuclear Sm(II) Complex Bearing Mixed Cyclopentadienide/Siloxide Ligands: [(C₅Me₅)Sm{µ-OSi(O^tBu)₃}₃Sm]. Synthesis, Structure, Electron-Transfer, and Unusual Metal-Coordination Reactions", *Organometallics, 2004*, 23, 1359-1368. <doi> <ACS e-reprint>
B.-X. Zhang, T. Nuka, Y. Fujiwara, T. Yamaji, Z. Hou, and T. Kitamura, "Diels-Alder Reaction and Double Phenylation in Reaction of Thiophenes with Diphenyliodonium Triflate", *Heterocycles, 2004*, 64, 199-206 (Special Issue).

Reviews
Z. Hou, "Catalytic and Stoichiometric Transformations by Multimetallic Rare Earth Metal Complexes", In *Multimetallic Catalysts in Organic Synthesis, M. Shibasaki and Y. YamamotoEds; WILEY-VCH, Weinheim, 2004; Chapter 6*, pp. 143-162.
M. Nishiura and Z. Hou, "Organolanthanide Catalyzed Regio- and Stereoselective Dimerization of Terminal Alkynes and Polymerization of Aromatic Diynes", *J. Mol. Cat. A: Chemical, 2004, 213*, 101-106 (Special Issue).<doi>
侯　召民， "3族有機金属錯体の合成－ランタノイド，アクチノイド－"，日本化学会編　第５版実験化学講座21，有機遷移金属化合物，超分子錯体，丸善，2004，pp 13-32.
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2003
Original Papers
S. Kaita, Y. Takeguchi, Z. Hou, M. Nishiura, Y. Doi, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Pronounced Enhancement Brought in by Substituents on the Cyclopentadienyl Ligand: Catalyst System (C₅ Me₄R)₂Sm(THF)_x/MMAO (R = Et, ⁱPr, ⁿBu, TMS; MMAO = Modified Methylaluminoxane) for 1,4-Cis Stereospecific Polymerization of 1,3-Butadiene in Cyclohexane Solvent", *Macromolecules, 2003*, 36, 7923-7926. <doi> <ACS e-reprint>
M. Nishiura, Z. Hou, Y. Wakatsuki, T. Yamaki, and T. Miyamoto, "Novel Z-Selective Head-to-Head Dimerization of Terminal Alkynes Catalyzed by Lanthanide Half-Metallocene Complexes", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2003, 125*, 1184-1185. <doi> <ACS e-reprint>
O. Tardif, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou, "Rare Earth Alkyl and Hydride Complexes bearing Silylene-Linked Cyclopentadienyl-Phosphido Ligands. Synthesis, Structures, and Catalysis in Olefin Hydrosilylation and Ethylene Polymerization", *Tetrahedron, 2003*, 59, 10525-10539 (Special Issue). <doi>
Z. Hou, C. Yoda, T. Koizumi, M. Nishiura, Y. Wakatsuki, S. Fukuzawa, and J. Takats, "Reduction of Ketimines by Samarium(II) Complexes. Isolation and Structural Characterization of Samarium(III) 1-Amine/ 1-Ketimido and 2-Ketimine Complexes", *Organometallics, 2003*, 22, 3586-3592. <doi> <ACS e-reprint>
O. Tardif, M. Nishiura, and Z. Hou, "Isolation and Structural Characterization of a Polyhydrido Lanthanide Cluster Complex Consisting of "(C₅Me₄SiMe₃)LuH₂" Units", *Organometallics, 2003*, 22, 1171-1173. <doi> <ACS e-reprint>
S. Kaita, N. Koga, Z. Hou, Y. Doi, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Theoretical Study of Coordination and Insertion of Butadiene to Bis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)samarium Hydride", *Organometallics, 2003*, 22, 3077-3082. <doi>
Z. Hou, Y. Zhang, M. Nishiura, and Y. Wakatsuki, "(Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)lanthanide(II) Alkyl and Silyl Complexes: Synthesis, Structures, and Catalysis in Polymerization of Ethylene and Styrene", *Organometallics, 2003*, 22, 129-135. <doi> <ACS e-reprint>
S. Kaita, Z. Hou, M. Nishiura, Y. Doi, J. Kurazumi, A. Horiguchi, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Ultimately Specific 1,4-cis Polymerization of 1,3-Butadiene with a Novel Gadolinium Catalyst", Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2003, 24, 179-184. <doi>

Reviews
Z. Hou, "Recent Progress in the Chemistry of Rare Earth Mrtal Alkyl andHydride Complexes Bearing Mono(cyclopentadienyl) Ligands", *Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 2003*, 76, 2253-2266 (Invited Paper). <doi>
Y. Wakatsuki, Z. Hou, and M. Tokunaga, "New Reaction of 1-Alkynes Catalyzed by Transition Metal Complexes", *Chem. Rec., 2003*, 3, 144-157 (Invited Paper). <doi>
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2002
Original Papers
Z. Hou and Y. Wakatsuki, "Lanthanide(II) complexes bearing mixed linked and unlinked cyclopentadieny-monodentate anionic ligands", *J. Organomet. Chem., 2002, 647*, 61-70 (Special Issue). <doi>
Z. Hou and Y. Wakatsuki, "Recent Developments in Organolanthanide Polymerization Catalysts", *Coord. Chem. Rev., 2002,* *231*, 1-22 ((Invited Paper). <doi>
Z. Hou and Y. Wakatsuki, "Product Class 12: Organometallic Complexes of Scandium, Yttrium and the Lanthanides", In Science of Synthesis, *T. Imamoto and R. Noyori Eds; Thieme, Stuttgart, 2002; Vol.2*, pp. 849-942.
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2001-
Original Papers
Z. Hou, Y. Zhang, O. Tardif, and Y. Wakatsuki, "(Pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)samarium(II) Alkyl Complex with the Neutral "C₅Me₅K" Ligand: A Precursor to the First Dihydrido Lanthanide(III) Complex and a Precatalyst for Hydrosilylation of Olefins", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123*, 9216-9217.
Z, Hou, T. Koizumi, A. Fujita, H. Yamazaki, and Y. Wakatsuki, "The Binuclear Iridium(II) Hydride Complex [(C₅Me₅)Ir(µ-H)]₂: A Novel Base for Reversible Deprotonation of Acidic Organic Compounds and a Unique Catalyst for C-C Bond Cleavage of Aromatic 1,2-Diols and Michael Additions", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2001, 123*, 5812-5813.
O. Tardif, Z. Hou, M. Nishiura, T. Koizumi, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Synthesis, Structures, and Reactivity of the First Silylene-Linked Cyclopentadienyl?Phosphido Lanthanide Complexes", *Organometallics, 2001*, 20, 4565-4573.
Z. Hou, T. Koizumi, M. Nishiura, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Lanthanide(II) Complexes Bearing Linked Cyclopentadienyl-Anilido Ligands: Synthesis, Structures, and One-Electron-Transfer and Ethylene Polymerization Reactions", *Organometallics, 2001*, 19, 3323-3328.
S. Kaita, Z. Hou, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Random- and Block-Copolymerization of 1,3-Butadiene with Styrene Based on the Stereospecific Living System: (C₅Me₅)₂Sm(µ-Me)₂AlMe₂/(Al(i-Bu)₃/[Ph₃C][B(C₆F₅)]", *Macromolecules, 2001*, 34, 1539-1541.
Z. Hou, Y. Zhang, H. Tezuka, P. Xie, O. Tardif, T. Koizumi, H. Yamazaki, and Y. Wakatsuki, "C₅Me₅/ER-Ligated Samarium(II) Complexes with the Neutral "C₅Me₅M" Ligand (ER = OAr, SAr, NRR’, or PHAr; M = K or Na): A Unique Catalytic System for Polymerization and Block-Copolymerization of Styrene and Ethylene", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2000, 122*, 10533-10543.
· Z. Hou, X. Jia, A Fujita, H. Tezuka, H. Yamazaki,and Y. Wakatsuki, "Alkali and Alkaline-Earth Metal Ketyl Complexes. Isolation, Structural Diversity, and Hydrogenation/Protonation Reactions", *Chem. Eur. J.,2000*, 6, 2994-3005.

M. Nishiura, Z. Hou, T. Koizumi, T. Imamoto, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Ring-Opening Polymerization and Copolymerization of Lactones by Samarium(II) Aryloxide Complexes", *Macromolecules, 1999*, 32, 8245-8251.
Z. Hou, A. Fujita, T. Koizumi, H. Yamazaki, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Transfer of Ketyls from Alkali Metals to Transition Metals. Formation and Diverse Reactivities of d-Block Transition-Metal Ketyls", *Organometallics, 1999*, 18, 1979-1985.
S. Kaita, Z. Hou, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Stereospecific Polymerization of 1,3-Butadiene with Samarocene-Based Catalysts", *Macromolecules, 1999*, 32, 9078-9079.
Y. Zhang, Z. Hou, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Polymerization of Styrene by Divalent Organolanthanide Catalysts under High Pressure", *Macromolecules, 1999*, 32, 939-941.
Z. Hou, H. Tezuka, Y. Zhang, H. Yamazaki, and Y. Wakatsuki, "One-Step Block-Copolymerization of Ethylene with Styrene by C₅Me₅/ER-Ligated Samarium(II) Complexes (ER = OAr, SAr)", *Macromolecules, 1998*, 31, 8650-8652.
Y. Zhang, Z. Hou, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Synthesis and X-Ray Structure of an Iridocenium(1⁺) Dichlorobis(pentamethylcyclopentadienyl)samarate(1^-) Complex: [Ir(C₅Me₅)₂][Sm(C₅Me₅)₂Cl₂]", *Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1998*, 71, 1381-1384.
Z. Hou, A. Fujita, H. Yamazaki, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Isolation, Structure, and Iridium-Mediated Decarbonylation of a Sodium Fluorenone Dianion Complex", *Chem. Commun., 1998*, 669-670.
Z. Hou, A. Fujita, Y. Zhang, T. Miyano, H. Yamazaki, and Y. Wakatsuki, "One-Electron Reduction of Aromatic Ketones by Low-Valent Lanthanides. Isolation, Structural Characterization, and Reactivity of Lanthanide Ketyl Complexes", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1998, 120*, 754-766.
Z. Hou, Y. Zhang, T. Yoshimura, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Novel Heteroleptic Samarium(II) Complexes Bearing both Aryloxide and Pentamethylcyclopentadienide Ligands", *Organometallics, 1997*, 16, 2963-2970.
Z. Hou, X. Jia, M. Hoshino, and Y. Wakatsuki, "First Structural Characterization of a Benzophenone Ketyl Complex", *Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. Engl., 1997*, 36, 1292-1294.
Z. Hou, Y. Zhang, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Molecular Structures of HMPA-Coordinated Samarium(II) and Ytterbium(II) Iodide Complexes. A Structural Basis for the HMPA Effects in SmI₂-Promoted Reactions", *Bull. Chem. Soc. Jpn., 1997*, 70, 149-153.
Z. Hou and Y. Wakatsuki, "Trapping of Radicals in the Coordination Spheres of Metals", *Chem. Eur. J., 1997*, 3, 1005-1008.
Y. Makioka, Y. Taniguchi, Y. Fujiwara, K. Takaki, Z. Hou, and Y. Wakatsuki, "The First Isolation and Structural Characterization of a Lanthanoid-Imine Azametallacycopropane Complex, [Ybη ²-Ph₂CNPh)(hmpa)₃]", *Organometallics, 1996*, 15, 5476-5478.
Z. Hou, A. Fujita, T. Yoshimura, A. Jesorka, Y. Zhang, H. Yamazaki, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Heteroleptic Lanthanide Complexes with Aryloxide Ligands. Synthesis and Structural Characterization of Divalent and Trivalent Samarium Aryloxide/Halide and Aryloxide/Cyclopentadienide Complexes", *Inorg. Chem., 1996*, 35, 7190-7195.
Z. Hou, A. Fujita, H. Yamazaki, and Y. Wakatsuki, "First Isolation of a Tris(ketyl) Metal Complex", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1996, 118*, 7843-7844.
Z. Hou, A. Fujita, H. Yamazaki, and Y. Wakatsuki, "First Isolation of a Metal Ketyl in Aggregated Forms. X-Ray Structures of Dimeric and Tetrameric Sodium Fluorenone Ketyl Complexes: [Na(µ₂-η¹-ketyl)(HMPA)₂]₂ and [Na(µ3-η¹-ketyl)(HMPA)]₄", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1996, 118*, 2503-2504.
Z. Hou, T. Miyano, H. Yamazaki, and Y. Wakatsuki, "The First Structurally Characterized Metal Ketyl Complex: Sm(ketyl)(OAr)₂(THF)₂ and Its Reversible Coupling to a Disamarium(III) Pinacolate", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1995, 117*, 4421-4422.
T. Yoshimura, Z. Hou, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Protonation at the Aromatic Ring vs. at the Carbonyl Group of Lanthanide-Diaryl Ketone Dianion Species by Aryl Alcohols. Isolation, Structural Characterization, and Reactivity of Lanthanide Aryloxide, Mixed Aryloxide/Alkoxide and Aryloxide/Enolate Complexes", *Organometallics, 1995*, 14, 5382-5392.
Z. Hou, T. Yoshimura, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Protonation at the Aromatic Ring of Samarium Benzophenone Dianion Species. Isolation and Structural Characterization of a Samarium(III) Enolate Complex", *J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1994, 116*, 11169-11170.
Z. Hou and Y. Wakatsuki, "Isolation and X-Ray Structures of the Hexamethylphosphoramide (HMPA)-coordinated Lanthanide(II) Diiodide Complexes [SmI₂(HMPA)₄] and [Yb(HMPA)₄(THF)₂]I₂", *J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1994*, 1205-1206.
Z. Hou, K. Aida, Y. Takagi, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Synthesis and X-Ray Structure of the Divalent and Trivalent Ytterbium-Molybdenum Complexes Yb^II(HMPA)₄(-OCMo(CO)₂Cp)₂ and [Yb^III(HMPA)₅( -OCMo(CO)₂Cp)][CpMo(CO)₃]₂ ・THF", *J. Organomet. Chem, 1994, 473*, 101-104.
Z. Hou, T. L. Breen, and D. W. Stephan, "Formation and Reactivity of the Early Metal Phosphides and Phosphinidenes Cp^₂Zr=PR, Cp^₂Zr(PR)₂, and Cp^Zr(PR)₃", Organometallics, 1993*, 12, 3158-3167.
J. Ho, Z. Hou, R. J. Drake, and D. W. Stephan, "P-H and Cyclopentadienyl C-H Activation en Route to Homo- and Heterobinuclear Zirconocene Phosphide and Phosphinidene Complexes", *Organometallics, 1993*, 12, 3145-3157.
D. G. Dick, Z. Hou, and D. W. Stephan, "Monophosphido-Bridged Early/Late Heterobimetallics: Synthesis, Structure, and Electrochemistry of Cp₂Ti(µ-PEt₂)(µ-η¹:η²-OC)M(CO)Cp (M = Mo, W)", *Organometallics, 1992*, 11, 2378-2382.
Z. Hou, H. Yamazaki, Y. Fujiwara, and H. Taniguchi, "Stepwise and Reversible Cleavage of the C-O Double Bond of Diaryl Ketones by Lanthanide Metals", *Organometallics, 1992*, 11, 2711-2714.
Z. Hou and D. W. Stephan, "Generation and Reactivity of the First Mononuclear Early Metal Phosphinidene Complex, Cp^₂Zr=P(C₆H₂Me₃-2,4,6)", J. Am. Chem. Soc., 1992, 114*, 10088-10089.
Z. Hou, H. Yamazaki, K. Kobayashi, Y. Fujiwara, and H. Taniguchi, "Novel Crystal Structure of Ytterbium(II)-Benzophenone Dianion Complex and its Reaction with 2,6-Di-tert -butyl-4-methylphenol", *J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1992*, 722-724.
Z. Hou, K. Kobayashi, and H. Yamazaki, "Lanthanoid Complexes with Hexamethyl-phosphoramide (HMPA) Ligand. Preparation and Crystal Structure of Ytterbium Complex of HMPA, [Yb(H₂O)₅(HMPA)₂]Cl₃・H₂O・HMPA and YbCl₃(HMPA)₃", *Chem. Lett., 1991*, 265-268.
Z. Hou, Y. Wakatsuki, and H. Yamazaki, "Diene Derivatives of Hexarhodium Hexadecacarbonyl. Molecular Structures of Rh₆(CO)₁₄(-CH₂C(Me)C(Me)CH₂) and Rh₆(CO)₁₂( -CH₂C(Me)C(Me)CH₂)₂ and their Substitution Reactions with Bis(diphenylphosphino)methane", *J. Organomet. Chem., 1990, 399*, 103-114.
Z. Hou, Y. Ozawa, and K. Isobe, "Synthesis and Structure of Thiolate Complexes Containing (η⁵-C₅Me₅)Rh^III Groups", *Chem. Lett.,1990*, 1863-1866.
Z. Hou, K. Takamine, O. Aoki, H. Shiraishi, Y. Fujiwara, and H. Taniguchi, "Nucleophilic Addition of Lanthanoid Metal-Umpoled Diaryl Ketones to Electrophiles", *J. Org. Chem., 1988*, 53, 6077-6084.
Z. Hou, K. Takamine, O. Aoki, H. Shiraishi, Y. Fujiwara, and H. Taniguchi, "Ytterbium Metal Promoted Novel Cross-coupling Reaction between Diaryl Ketones and Electrophiles", *J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1988*, 668-670.
Z. Hou, Y. Fujiwara, and H. Taniguchi, "Lanthanides in Organic Synthesis. Samarium Metal Promoted Selective Formation of Azoxy Compounds", *J. Org. Chem., 1988*, 53, 3118-3120.
Z. Hou, Y. Fujiwara, and H. Taniguchi, "Lanthanides in Organic Synthesis. Samarium Metal Promoted Selective Formation of Azoxy Compounds", *J. Org. Chem., 1988*, 53, 3118-3120.
Z. Hou, K. Takamine, Y. Fujiwara, and H. Taniguchi, "Ytterbium Metal Mediated Synthesis of Symmetrical and Unsymmetrical Pinacols from Carbonyl Compounds", *Chem. Lett., 1987*, 2061-2064.
Z. Hou, Y. Fujiwara, T. Jintoku, N. Mine, K. Yokoo, and H. Taniguchi, "Chemistry of Organolanthanoids. Lanthanoid-Mediated C-C Bond Formation and Cleavage and C-C Double Bond Reduction", *J. Org. Chem., 1987*, 52, 3524-3528.
Z. Hou, H. Taniguchi and Y. Fujiwara, "Convenient Reduction of C-C Multiple Bonds Conjugated with Aromatic Rings by PhYbI Complex or Yb Metal", *Chem. Lett., 1987*, 305-308.
Z. Hou, N. Mine, Y. Fujiwara, and H. Taniguchi, "C-C Bond Cleavage and Deoxygenation of Chalcone by the Organoytterbium -Complex PhYbI", *J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun.,1985*, 1700-1702.

Reviews
侯　召民, "新規希土類錯体の合成と高選択的重合反応への応用", 有機合成化学協会誌, 2001, 59, 82-91.
Z. Hou, S. Kaita, and Y. Wakatsuki, "Novel Polymerization and Copolymerization of Ethylene, Styrene, and Butadiene by New Organolathanide-Based Catalysts", *Pure Appl. Chem., 2001*, 73, 291-294.
Z. Hou and Y. Wakatsuki, "C5Me5/ER-Ligated Samarium(II) Complexes (ER = OAr, SAr, NR1R2): A New Type of Olefin Polymerization Catalysts", *J. Alloys Compd, 2000, 303*, 75-82.
侯召民, 若槻康雄, "希土類金属錯体によるスチレンの重合及び共重合", 均一系遷移金属触媒によるリビング重合, アイピーシー, pp 337-347 (1999).
Z. Hou and Y. Wakatsuki, "Reactions of Ketones with Low-Valent Lanthanides. Isolation and Reactivity of Lanthanide Ketyl and Ketone Dianion Complexes", *Top. Organomet. Chem., 1999*, 2, 233-253.
侯召民, 若槻康雄, "シクロペンタジエニルなどを配位子とする二価ランタノイド錯体の合成と反応", 季刊化学総説, 1998, *No. 37*, 53-62.
侯召民, 若槻康雄, "有機合成反応に関連したサマリウム及びイッテルビウム錯体", 有機合成化学協会誌, 1995, 53, 906-916.
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