Marvellous molecular shapes

A survey of a variety of interesting molecular shapes characterized mostly in the last two decades is presented. The selection of molecules shown is made based on their attractive three-dimensional structures (so often concealed by their usual two-dimensional structural formulae), the unusual coordi...

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Bibliographic Details
Author: Álvarez, Santiago (Álvarez Reverter)
Format: article
Status:Versión aceptada para publicación
Publication Date:2019
Country:España
Institution:Universidad de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de la UB
OAI Identifier:oai:diposit.ub.edu:2445/180707
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2445/180707
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Metalls de transició
Molècules
Estructura molecular
Transition metals
Molecules
Molecular structure
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Summary:A survey of a variety of interesting molecular shapes characterized mostly in the last two decades is presented. The selection of molecules shown is made based on their attractive three-dimensional structures (so often concealed by their usual two-dimensional structural formulae), the unusual coordination geometries of metal atoms, the subjective appreciation of how beautiful, funny or interesting a molecular shape is, or the sticky nature of arene rings at terphenyl groups and their effects on the molecular shapes of metal complexes.