When is a singlet carbene linear?
Abstract
Singlet carbenes :CX2 are linear if X are elements or groups less electronegative (Li to B) than the central carbon atom, and are bent if X are elements or groups more electronegative (N to F) than carbon.
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J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1980, 124-125
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When is a singlet carbene linear?
W. W. Schoeller, J. Chem. Soc., Chem. Commun., 1980, 124 DOI: 10.1039/C39800000124
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