One molecule, two atoms, three views, four bonds?

Sason Shaik; Henry S. Rzepa; Roald Hoffmann

doi:10.1002/anie.201208206

One molecule, two atoms, three views, four bonds?

Sason Shaik^*
, Henry S. Rzepa
, Roald Hoffmann

^*Corresponding author for this work

Institute of Chemistry

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Abstract

What could be simpler than C₂, a diatomic molecule that has the second strongest homonuclear bond? This molecule turns out to be a microcosm of the bonding issues that bother chemists, as is shown in this trialogue. Join the three authors in their lively debate, light a candle, as Faraday did, and see the excited states of C₂!

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	3020-3033
Number of pages	14
Journal	Angewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume	52
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201208206
State	Published - 4 Mar 2013

Keywords

diradical
multiconfigurational systems
quadruple bond
valence bond

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