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Osme bonds combining methyl carbon electron donation to group-8 metal σ-holes

Year: 2026

Type: article

Abstract: DFT calculations reveal an unconventional trend: methyl-substituted group-8 oxides, despite lower electrostatic potentials than their all-oxo analogues, bind polarized Me groups in BeMe 2 and MgMe 2 more strongly through directional osme bonds.

Source: RSC Advances

DOI: 10.1039/d6ra06283k

Authors: Hangyu Zhou, Zixuan Wang, Qingzhong Li, Steve Scheiner

Institutions: Yantai University, Utah State University

Language: English

Topic: Crystallography and molecular interactions

Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $1,042

Funders: National Science Foundation, Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province