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Tetracarbanilanilidodichromium( II ): A Clue to the Understanding of the CrCr Quadruple Bond
Author(s) -
Cotton F. Albert,
Ilsley William H.,
Kaim Wolfgang
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition in english
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 0570-0833
DOI - 10.1002/anie.197908741
Subject(s) - bond , proposition , molecule , quadruple bond , crystallography , solvent , chemistry , bond length , computational chemistry , bond order , philosophy , epistemology , organic chemistry , economics , finance
“Normal” and “supershort” CrCr quadruple bonds have been found in complexes. What decides whether the interatomic distance is ca . 2.2–2.5 or < 1.9 Å? The new complex (1) confirms the proposition that axial legands–coordinated solvent molecules in this case–considerably lengthen the bond.