Breaking a dative bond with mechanical forces

Controlled breaking of a chemical bond by mechanical forces can provide key insight into reaction mechanisms. Here the authors, using atomic force microscopy and computations, measure the forces involved in breaking a single dative bond between a CO molecule and a ferrous phthalocyanine complex.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pengcheng Chen, Dingxin Fan, Yunlong Zhang, Annabella Selloni, Emily A. Carter, Craig B. Arnold, David C. Dankworth, Steven P. Rucker, James R. Chelikowsky, Nan Yao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25932-6