Clarifying the quantum mechanical origin of the covalent chemical bond

The origin of the covalent H–H bond is understood to be driven by kinetic energy lowering. Here the authors show this is not the case for bonds between heavier elements likely due to the presence of core electrons, and that constructive quantum interference instead drives bond formation.

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Autores principales: Daniel S. Levine, Martin Head-Gordon
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:0c7e1da202954e8db251d2a1db8864a52021-12-02T19:16:47ZClarifying the quantum mechanical origin of the covalent chemical bond10.1038/s41467-020-18670-82041-1723https://doaj.org/article/0c7e1da202954e8db251d2a1db8864a52020-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18670-8https://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723The origin of the covalent H–H bond is understood to be driven by kinetic energy lowering. Here the authors show this is not the case for bonds between heavier elements likely due to the presence of core electrons, and that constructive quantum interference instead drives bond formation.Daniel S. LevineMartin Head-GordonNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2020)
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Clarifying the quantum mechanical origin of the covalent chemical bond
description The origin of the covalent H–H bond is understood to be driven by kinetic energy lowering. Here the authors show this is not the case for bonds between heavier elements likely due to the presence of core electrons, and that constructive quantum interference instead drives bond formation.
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title Clarifying the quantum mechanical origin of the covalent chemical bond
title_short Clarifying the quantum mechanical origin of the covalent chemical bond
title_full Clarifying the quantum mechanical origin of the covalent chemical bond
title_fullStr Clarifying the quantum mechanical origin of the covalent chemical bond
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