Issue 35, 2023

Comment on “Strong Be–Be bonds in double-aromatic bridged Be2(μ-SO) molecules” by F. Rezaie and S. Noorizadeh, Dalton Transactions, 2022, 51, 12596

Abstract

Metal–metal interactions have always fascinated chemists. One such interesting example is the Be–Be interaction. Recently, a strong Be–Be interaction in a bridged Be2(μ-SO) cluster has been proposed by Rezaie et al. I, hereby, challenge their view. Detailed calculations reveal that there is no Be–Be interaction in the proposed cluster. In fact, the proposed bridged structure is energetically very high on the potential energy surface. The global minimum has completely different geometry from that reported by Rezaie et al. and features no Be–Be interaction at all.

Graphical abstract: Comment on “Strong Be–Be bonds in double-aromatic bridged Be2(μ-SO) molecules” by F. Rezaie and S. Noorizadeh, Dalton Transactions, 2022, 51, 12596

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Article type
Comment
Submitted
14 Mar 2023
Accepted
31 Jul 2023
First published
31 Aug 2023

Dalton Trans., 2023,52, 12560-12561

Comment on “Strong Be–Be bonds in double-aromatic bridged Be2(μ-SO) molecules” by F. Rezaie and S. Noorizadeh, Dalton Transactions, 2022, 51, 12596

A. K. Guha, Dalton Trans., 2023, 52, 12560 DOI: 10.1039/D3DT00774J

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