A response to the critical comments on "one molecule, two atoms, three views, four bonds?"

David Danovich, Sason Shaik*, Henry S. Rzepa, Roald Hoffmann

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Abstract

The criticism expressed by Frenking and Hermann on the notion of quadruple bonding in C2 is answered using hard facts. Both experimental and computational data gauge the strength of the fourth bond as 16kcal mol -1. The authors agree that chemical research goes profitably beyond "synthetic" chemistry.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5926-5928
Number of pages3
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number23
DOIs
StatePublished - 3 Jun 2013

Keywords

  • C
  • chemical bonding
  • multiconfigurational systems
  • quadruple bond

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