Strong closed-shell interactions in inorganic chemistry
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Neutral closed-shell molecules and atoms will stick to anything, with interactions especially strong for compounds with heavier elements. Bonding can be due to strong ionic properties or bridging atoms where they exist, although the attraction can be attributed to correlation effects if other bonding contributions are not apparent. The closed-shell attraction is extended by up to 30% by spin-orbit and scalar relativistic effects. Cation interactions have been demonstrated for organometallic and inorganic compounds, with the bonds similar in strength to typical hydrogen bonds. Van der Waals, ionic and covalent bonding does not occur in pure form and correlation effects such as the van der Waals attraction must be taken into account.
Publication Name: Chemical Reviews
Subject: Chemistry
ISSN: 0009-2665
Year: 1997
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Polyoxometalates: very large clusters - nanoscale magnets
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Large polyoxometalates (POMs) have been found to be composed of inorganic compounds that cannot be matched in terms of molecular and electronic structural versatility, reactivity and relevance to analytic chemistry, catalysis, biology, medicine, geochemistry, materials science and topology. Despite the size and the complexity of its structure, inorganic chemists have only to study its elementary blocks and their derivatives to undesrtand its structural chemistry.
Publication Name: Chemical Reviews
Subject: Chemistry
ISSN: 0009-2665
Year: 1998
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High-resolution X-ray emission and X-ray absorption spectroscopy
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Research has been conducted on the high-resolution X-ray emission and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. The X-ray absorption process has been discussed in understanding the high-resolution and the resonant X-ray emissions.
Publication Name: Chemical Reviews
Subject: Chemistry
ISSN: 0009-2665
Year: 2001
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