One Molecule, Two Atoms, Three Views, Four Bonds?

Authors :: Shaik, Sason
Rzepa, Henry S.
Hoffmann, Roald
Source :: Angewandte Chemie International Edition. Mar2013, Vol. 52 Issue 10, p3020-3033. 14p.
Publication Year :: 2013
Abstract: What could be simpler than C2, a diatomic molecule that has the second strongest homonuclear bond? This molecule turns out to be a microcosm of the bonding issues that bother chemists, as is shown in this trialogue. Join the three authors in their lively debate, light a candle, as Faraday did, and see the excited states of C2! [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]