Direct evidence for a carbon–carbon one-electron σ-bond

Takuya Shimajiri (), Soki Kawaguchi, Takanori Suzuki and Yusuke Ishigaki ()
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Takuya Shimajiri: Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
Soki Kawaguchi: Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
Takanori Suzuki: Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University
Yusuke Ishigaki: Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University

Nature, 2024, vol. 634, issue 8033, 347-351

Abstract: Abstract Covalent bonds share electron pairs between two atoms and make up the skeletons of most organic compounds in single, double and triple bonds. In contrast, examples of one-electron bonds remain scarce, most probably due to their intrinsic weakness1–4. Although several pioneering studies have reported one-electron bonds between heteroatoms, direct evidence for one-electron bonds between carbon atoms remains elusive. Here we report the isolation of a compound with a one-electron σ-bond between carbon atoms by means of the one-electron oxidation of a hydrocarbon with an elongated C–C single bond5,6. The presence of the C•C one-electron σ-bond (2.921(3) Å at 100 K) was confirmed experimentally by single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis and Raman spectroscopy, and theoretically by density functional theory calculations. The results of this paper unequivocally demonstrate the existence of a C•C one-electron σ-bond, which was postulated nearly a century ago7, and can thus be expected to pave the way for further development in different areas of chemistry by probing the boundary between bonded and non-bonded states.

Date: 2024
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