Anti-Electrostatic Pi-Hole Bonding: How Covalency Conquers Coulombics
Intermolecular bonding attraction at π-bonded centers is often described as “electrostatically driven” and given quasi-classical rationalization in terms of a “pi hole” depletion region in the electrostatic potential. However, we demonstrate here that such bonding attraction also occurs between clos...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2022-01-01
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Series: | Molecules |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/27/2/377 |