The nature of metallophilic interactions in closed-shell d<sup>8</sup>–d<sup>8</sup> metal complexes
Lucas de Azevedo Santos, T. Wagner, Klaas Visscher, Jörn Nitsch, F. Matthias Bickelhaupt, Célia Fonseca Guerra
Abstract
d 8 –d 8 square planar metal-complex dimers bind through electrostatic and dispersion interactions, augmented by HOMO–LUMO interactions between the metal centers (important for larger metals) and between the ligands (important for larger ligands).
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