Exceptionally Long Covalent CC Bonds-A Local Vibrational Mode Study.

ABSTRACT: For decades one has strived to synthesize a compound with the longest covalent C-C bond applying predominantly steric hindrance and/or strain to achieve this goal. On the other hand electronic effects have been added to the repertoire, such as realized in the electron deficient ethane radical cation in its D3d form. Recently, negative hyperconjugation effects occurring in diamino-o-carborane analogs such as di-N,N-dimethylamino-o-carborane have been held responsible for their long C-C bonds. In this work we systematically analyzed CC bonding in a diverse set of 53 molecules including clamped bonds, highly sterically strained complexes such as diamondoid dimers, electron deficient species, and di-N,N-dimethylamino-o-carborane to cover the whole spectrum of possibilities for elongating a cov

SUBMITTER: Delgado AAA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7916873 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature