Chemical bonding – Page 2
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ResearchStrange new bonds found hiding in plain sight in common organometallics
Collective interactions are proof that there’s more to bonds than just connecting neighbouring atoms
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ResearchUnusual hydrogen bonds found in proteins help them bind their targets
Weak interactions between hydrogen and carbon atoms have synthetic chemistry implications
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ResearchFirst inspection of σ-hole reveals its peculiar shape
Atomic force microscopy snaps first experimental images of halogen bond’s charge distribution
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ResearchTextbook electronegativity model fails when it comes to carbon–halogen bond strengths
Computational analysis finds that it’s size, not electronegativity differences, determining bond strength within periodic table groups
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ResearchClippanes join rotaxanes and catenanes in mechanically interlocked molecule family
Keck-clip molecules consist of two entangled gold–carbene metallotweezers
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ResearchUranium’s strong covalent bond breaks periodic table predictions
Actinide’s unusual covalency could explain its ability to fix nitrogen
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ResearchChemists reconsider C–H and C–C bond length rationale
Quantitative proof for steric repulsion theory
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ResearchAnti-electrostatic halogen bonding shown in solution for the first time
UV-vis spectroscopy and computational analysis explore nature of counterintuitive anionic interaction
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ResearchBond between artificial and natural atom measured for the first time
Chemists reveal the tiny forces in chemical bonds between quantum corrals and AFM tip atoms
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OpinionHow values influence decisions in science
Empirical evidence is not always sufficient to determine the models we use
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ResearchExotic bond takes computational chemists by surprise
New results could help to solve the dispute around the strange Na–B bond in NaBH3–
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ResearchUnstable silicon double bonds tamed in polymers made on metals
Process could ‘open the door’ to new electronic materials
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OpinionHow philosophy helps solve puzzles in chemistry
Without realising it, chemists use a range of philosophical tools to probe the world
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OpinionWhen does a hydrogen bond become a covalent bond?
Ultrafast infrared spectroscopy probes the character of the short, strong bonds in HF2–
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ResearchIntricate supramolecular rosette demonstrates power of cooperative interactions
Rosette assembles inside porphyrin nanoring when all components are present
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ResearchHydrogen bonds join forces to maximise water–water interaction
Cooperative environment encourages stronger chemistry
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ResearchSimulation says supercritical water has no hydrogen bonds
Computational approach seeks to clarify bonding confusion
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ResearchHydrogen bond imparts more stability on transition state than expected
Study reveals importance of repulsive interactions
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ResearchMacrocycles slide freely across carbon nanotubes
Simulations suggest macrocycles show superlubricity at room temperature
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ResearchExcited state potential energy curves reignite diatomic carbon’s bond order conundrum
Molecular orbital theory-based approach backs quadruple bond