Martin Johansen and Abhik Ghosh reflect on the unusual chemistry of carbones — whose central carbon atom bears two lone pairs — and their role as double-dative ligands.
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Johansen, M.A.L., Ghosh, A. The curious chemistry of carbones. Nat. Chem. 15, 1042 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-023-01241-x
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