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Stretching bonds in main group element compounds—Borderlines between biradicals and closed-shell species

Frank Breher
- 01 Apr 2007 - 
- Vol. 251, Iss: 7, pp 1007-1043
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The main group element biradicaloids as discussed by the authors are molecules consisting of two unpaired electrons in two nearly degenerate non-bonding molecular orbitals (NBMOs) which play a central role in bond breaking and formation processes and are usually very short-lived species under standard laboratory conditions.
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This article is published in Coordination Chemistry Reviews.The article was published on 2007-04-01. It has received 261 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Open shell & Main group element.

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Main-group elements as transition metals

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