Chemists at the School of Science of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have recently made ...

A lanthanide–carbon triple bond has been created for the first time, specifically a bond between cerium and carbon, ...

The robust C=C bonds endow the sp²c-COFs with enhanced electronic conductivity, optical activity, and magnetic properties in comparison to classical C=N linked COFs. Highly ordered single-crystal sp²c ...

Chinese scientists proposed a novel imine-to-olefin transformation strategy to synthesize single-crystal sp² carbon-linked covalent organic frameworks (sp²c-COFs). COFs are crystalline, porous ...

Scientists have set up and observed a single electron bond between two carbon molecules. A traditional “single bond” is actually two electrons—one from each atom. This is one electron.

Single electron covalent bonds are highly reactive and less stable as they have low bond strength. All these factors make it very tricky to isolate carbon atoms bonded via a single electron.

However, in 1931, Linus Pauling theorized that a covalent bond could exist with atoms sharing a single electron. However, creating a new single-electron chemical bond isn’t easy.

Yusuke Ishigaki, Professor and Study Co-Author, Department of Chemistry, Hokkaido University An oxidation reaction involving iodine stretched the paired-electron covalent bond between two carbon atoms ...

Covalent bonds, the very backbone of organic compounds, are formed when two atoms share a pair of electrons. Back in 1931, the renowned Linus Pauling proposed the existence of covalent bonds created ...

A team of researchers from Hokkaido University has isolated a compound in which a single electron is shared between two carbon atoms in a remarkably stable covalent bond, known as a sigma bond. The ...

Covalent bonds, in which two atoms are bound together by sharing a pair of electrons, form the scaffolding that underpins the majority of organic compounds. In 1931, the Nobel Laureate Linus Pauling ...

At Hokkaido University in Japan, researchers led by Takuya Shimajiri and Associate Professor Yusuke Ishigaki have made the first-ever observation of a stable, single-electron carbon-carbon covalent ...