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Electron Deformation Density in Calcium Beryllide

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Calcium beryllide serves as stereochemical exemplar for numerous intermetallic compounds of beryllium. An electron deformation density study based on X-ray diffraction data for CaBe13 (Baker, T.W. Acta Crystallogr . 1962, 15, 175–9) gives clear evidence of multi-center bonding within the polyhedral array of beryllium atoms. There is in this study no evidence for the participation of calcium in a pattern of directed bonding and its primary role may be in charge stabilization of the electron deficient beryllium structure by which it is surrounded.

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  1. Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 77843, USA

    D. M. Collins & M. C. Mahar

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Collins, D.M., Mahar, M.C. (1982). Electron Deformation Density in Calcium Beryllide. In: Coppens, P., Hall, M.B. (eds) Electron Distributions and the Chemical Bond. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-3467-5_9

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