Sajesh P. Thomas, Mysore S. Pavan and T. N. Guru Row
Chem. Commun., 2014,50, 49-51
DOI:
10.1039/C3CC47226D,
Communication
The validity of the newly proposed ‘carbon bonding’, an interaction where a carbon atom acts as an electrophilic site towards a variety of nucleophiles, has been investigated in the solid state. X-ray charge density analysis provides experimental evidence for this hitherto unexplored interaction and unravels its nature and strength.