Response to Comment on "Observation of alkaline earth complexes M(CO)8 (M = Ca, Sr, or Ba) that mimic transition metals"

Landis et al. claim in their comment that Ca does not bind like a transition metal in Ca(CO)8. We reject their statement, which is based on a misconception of bonding models and misleading application and interpretation of quantum chemical methods for analyzing chemical bonds.

Source: ScienceNOW - August 7, 2019 Category: Science Authors: Zhao, L., Pan, S., Zhou, M., Frenking, G. Tags: Chemistry t-comment Source Type: news