Certain metal compounds form predominantly covalent bonds
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SUPPORTED
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Multiple computational studies demonstrate that certain metal compounds, including transition metal and actinide systems, exhibit significant covalent bonding characteristics.
Evidence for · 3
Partial Sigma Covalent Bonding in Transition Metals.
2026 · cited by 1
This study establishes that partial sigma-covalent bonding is a general electronic phenomenon extending to various transition-metal systems.
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Pressure-induced spin transition and emergence of ϕ bonds in actinide sandwich complexes An<sup>III</sup>(COT)<sub>2</sub><sup>-</sup>/An<sup>IV</sup>(COT)<sub>2</sub> (An = U, Np, Pu).
2026 · cited by 0
The research demonstrates that actinide complexes form significant covalent contributions and directional covalent-like metal-ligand interactions under pressure.
Tuning the structural and physical properties of Hf<sub>5</sub>Si<sub>3</sub> intermetallic compound under pressure: insights for next-generation high-temperature technology.
2026 · cited by 0
Analysis of the intermetallic silicide Hf5Si3 confirms substantial covalent bonding characteristics alongside metallic contributions.