All covalent bonding articles
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ResearchOne-electron covalent bond between two carbons pushes limits of bonding
Linus Pauling proposed exotic bonds but they have never been seen between two carbons until now
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ResearchUranium trichloride exhibits transient covalency when hot
Neutron scattering and computational experiments reveal an unusual heterogeneous bonding environment
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ResearchVan der Waals crust behind simple parameter that can describe chemical bonds
Penetration index provides a fresh perspective on two-atom interactions
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ResearchHalf-century quest to create stable beryllium–beryllium bond ends in success
Organoberyllium sandwich compound should provide answers to questions first posed a century ago
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ResearchStrange new bonds found hiding in plain sight in common organometallics
Collective interactions are proof that there’s more to bonds than just connecting neighbouring atoms
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ResearchUranium’s strong covalent bond breaks periodic table predictions
Actinide’s unusual covalency could explain its ability to fix nitrogen
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ResearchExotic bond takes computational chemists by surprise
New results could help to solve the dispute around the strange Na–B bond in NaBH3–
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OpinionWhen does a hydrogen bond become a covalent bond?
Ultrafast infrared spectroscopy probes the character of the short, strong bonds in HF2–
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ResearchOdd 'entropic bonds' akin to chemical ones can form between nanoparticles
Simulations finds that ’bonding’ can occur in the absence of any electronic interaction
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OpinionThe third degree on actinide covalency
The often ignored elements are attracting chemists’ attention again
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ResearchStrange bonds entirely new to chemists predicted in ammonia hydrides
High pressure compound containing bridging hydrogen cations might be found inside Neptune and Uranus
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ResearchNew family of polymers can be easily recycled and even upcycled
Dynamic covalent bonds means polymers can be taken apart by acid
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ResearchBonding rethink called for as new metavalent bond proposed
Combination of elements in the metalloid region of periodic table produces a bond with both metallic and covalent characteristics
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ResearchWorld record for longest carbon–carbon bond broken
Carborane bond surpasses previous longest bond after just nine months in the top spot
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ResearchValence bond theory probes fundamental nature of hydrogen bonding
New insight reignites covalent versus electrostatics debate
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ResearchLongest carbon–carbon bond yet pushes chemistry to its limits
Steric strain creates bond longer than theory thought possible
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ResearchSeaborg's americium dispute put to bed 60 years later
Hotly debated historical brouhaha that centred on the element’s covalency may have been solved
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ResearchDo hydrogen bonds have covalent character?
Scientists wrangle over disagreement between charge transfer measurements
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ResearchShape-shifting material flowers without a trigger
Programmable hydrogel could be used to make medical devices that change shape over time