Multi-center bonds as resonance hybrids: A real space perspective.

J Chem Phys

Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, 52074 Aachen, Germany.

Published: June 2022

The concept of distinct bonds within molecules has proven to be successful in rationalizing chemical reactivity. However, bonds are not a well-defined physical concept, but rather vague entities, described by different and often contradicting models. With probability density analysis, which can-in principle-be applied to any wave function, bonds are recovered as spin-coupled positions within most likely electron arrangements in coordinate space. While the wave functions of many systems are dominated by a single electron arrangement that is built from two-center two-electron bonds, some systems require several different arrangements to be well described. In this work, a range of these multi-center bonded molecules are classified and investigated with probability density analysis. The results are compared with valence bond theory calculations and data from collision-induced dissociation experiments.

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