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Homoatomic Bonding of Main Group Elements
Author(s) -
von Schnering Hans Georg
Publication year - 1981
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.198100331
Subject(s) - homonuclear molecule , group (periodic table) , main group element , crystallography , molecule , chemistry , element (criminal law) , chemical physics , bridge (graph theory) , simple (philosophy) , materials science , nanotechnology , transition metal , organic chemistry , biology , anatomy , philosophy , epistemology , political science , law , catalysis
Clusters of main group elements are not rare. On the contrary, it is becoming difficult to avoid the discovery of new substances of this type. Clusters are the natural intermediate stages between an element and its isolated atoms or ions. In the form of polycations and polyanions they offer models for the stepwise oxidation and reduction of an element and represent a bridge between the elements. The great majority of homonuclear bonded structures are already present in the solid phases of simple systems. Mobilization of these clusters as molecules represents a great challenge.