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ORGANIC LETTERS
Volume 12, Issue 18, Pages 4058-4061Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/ol101671m
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- Guanajuato by Conacyt [57892]
- Richmond by the Research Corporation [7742]
- Thomas F. and Kate Miller Jeffress Memorial Trust [J-903]
- University of Richmond
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How short can a C-C single bond get? The bonding in a set of molecules that are related structurally to previously synthesized or theoretically examined systems with short C-C bonds is investigated. According to calculations, a single C-C bond could be compressed to 1.313 angstrom! To the best of our knowledge, this is the shortest single C-C bond reported to date. This shortening is a consequence of a change in the C-C-C bond angle, theta, to minimize strain in the cages and an effort to offset the tension in the surrounding bridges.
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