Novel aspects of element-element bonds in main group chemistry

Christina Poggel, Gernot Frenking

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Abstract

In this chapter, the latest work on unusual main group compounds is described. We highlight the computational studies on beryllium compounds possessing extremely short Be-Be distances but showing no bonding interaction between the group 2 elements. The second part of this chapter focuses on the tremendous progress that has been made in the field of low-coordinated group 14 and 15 compounds containing element-element bonds. All in all, we demonstrate that the use of a dative bonding model helps to describe and predict a broad spectrum of main group complexes.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationComputational Chemistry
EditorsRudi van Eldik, Ralph Puchta
PublisherAcademic Press Inc.
Pages33-71
Number of pages39
ISBN (Print)9780128157282
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Jan 2019

Publication series

NameAdvances in Inorganic Chemistry
Volume73
ISSN (Print)0898-8838

Keywords

  • Beryllium
  • Bonding analysis
  • Carbones
  • DFT
  • Dative bonding
  • EDA
  • Element-element bond
  • NOCV
  • Pnictogens
  • QTAIM
  • Tetrels

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