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To investigate how changes in the occupancy of molecular orbitals affect bonding energies in aluminum-carbon complexes.

July 15, 2026Advanced ScienceOpen Access

The Preparatory (Anti)Bonding Character of Molecular Orbitals

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JWJonas O. WenzelKarlsruhe Institute of Technology JWJ. WernerKarlsruhe Institute of Technology PWPascal WeisenburgerKarlsruhe Institute of Technology

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This work demonstrates how frontier molecular orbitals influence bonding energies in various molecular complexes, suggesting new predictions for molecular chemistry.

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To investigate how changes in the occupancy of molecular orbitals affect bonding energies in aluminum-carbon complexes.
Conducted computational analysis of bonding energies using energy decomposition analysis.
Explored various organic, inorganic, and organometallic molecules to assess bond strength changes.
Analyzed the effects of populating frontier molecular orbitals on bond dissociation energies.
Bonding energies can change due to the population of frontier preparatory anti-bonding molecular orbitals.
It was shown that this effect occurs despite the lack of direct orbital coefficients at the bond.
The findings allow for predictions of bonding energy trends in relation to oxidation and reduction processes.

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Wenzel et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a57239488b21df875480404 https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.76530

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This work demonstrates how frontier molecular orbitals influence bonding energies in various molecular complexes, suggesting new predictions for molecular chemistry.

The Preparatory (Anti)Bonding Character of Molecular Orbitals

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