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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Main Authors:	Daniel S. Levine, Martin Head-Gordon
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Language:	EN
Published:	Nature Portfolio 2020
Subjects:	Science Q
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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

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