Abstract
Bonded or not bonded? An ab initio valence bond study of [1.1.1]propellane shows that the two bridgehead carbons are linked by a strong and direct σ bond that is neither classically covalent nor classically ionic, but rather a charge-shift bond, in which the covalent-ionic resonance energy plays the major role. As such, the central bond of [1.1.1]propellane closely resembles the single bond of difluorine.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1407-1410 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 8 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 9 Feb 2009 |
Keywords
- Bond theory
- Charge-shift bonds
- Propellanes
- Valence bond theory
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