Response to Comment on "Observation of alkaline earth complexes M(CO)<sub>8</sub> (M = Ca, Sr, or Ba) that mimic transition metals".

Zhao, Lili; Pan, Sudip; Zhou, Mingfei; Frenking, Gernot · Science · 2019

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Abstract

Landis <i>et al</i> claim in their comment that Ca does not bind like a transition metal in Ca(CO)<sub>8</sub> We reject their statement, which is based on a misconception of bonding models and misleading application and interpretation of quantum chemical methods for analyzing chemical bonds.

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