Significant evidence of C⋯O and C⋯C long-range contacts in several heterodimeric complexes of CO with CH3–X, should one refer to them as carbon and dicarbon bonds!
Journal
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Journal Volume
16
Journal Issue
32
Pages
17238
Date Issued
2014-07
Author(s)
Abstract
An illustrated example of a ‘dicarbon bond’ formed between a pair of two carbon atoms of the OC⋯CH3–Cl3intermolecular complex, one corresponding to the methylated carbon in 1,1,1-trichloro-ethane (CH3–Cl3) and one to the carbon in the carbon dioxide (CO) molecule.
Type
journal article