Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
5383832 Chemical Physics Letters 2011 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Carbon in methane can extend its bonding from tetravalent to five, six or seven. ► Calculations indicate that higher coordinated carbonium ions could be viable species. ► Structure and bonding of such carbonium ions were compared with the isoelectronic boron analogs.
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Comparative study of the hypercoordinate carbonium ions and their boron analogs: A challenge for spectroscopists
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