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

Angewandte Chemie - International Edition

Volumn 52, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 3020-3033

  Shaik, Sason ^a   Rzepa, Henry S ^b   Hoffmann, Roald ^c  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

diradical; multiconfigurational systems; quadruple bond; valence bond

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHEMISTRY;

DIATOMIC MOLECULES; DIRADICALS; HOMONUCLEAR BONDS; QUADRUPLE BONDS; THREE VIEWS; VALENCE BONDS;

MOLECULES;

EID: 84874619579     PISSN: 14337851     EISSN: 15213773     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201208206     Document Type: Article

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