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. 2014 Jan 7;53(2):370-4.
doi: 10.1002/anie.201300461. Epub 2013 Nov 15.

Dative bonds in main-group compounds: a case for fewer arrows!

Daniel Himmel  1 , Ingo Krossing, Andreas Schnepf
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Dative bonds in main-group compounds: a case for fewer arrows!

Daniel Himmel et al. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. .

Abstract

Risky business? The use of dative bonds to describe the electronic structure of main-group compounds has come into vogue in recent years. But where are the limits? When does the description as a dative bond make sense and when is this view misleading? This Essay develops the idea on the basis of current examples.

Keywords: coordinative bonds; covalent bonds; dative bonds; p-block coordination compounds.

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  • Dative bonds in main-group compounds: a case for more arrows!
    Frenking G. Frenking G. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Jun 10;53(24):6040-6. doi: 10.1002/anie.201311022. Epub 2014 May 21. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014. PMID: 24849466 No abstract available.
  • Dative or not dative?
    Himmel D, Krossing I, Schnepf A. Himmel D, et al. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Jun 10;53(24):6047-8. doi: 10.1002/anie.201403078. Epub 2014 May 28. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014. PMID: 24889370 No abstract available.

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