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Bonding with Metals: Chemistry at the Interface Between Molecules and Materials

Chemists use a variety of models to describe how atoms (or ions) bond to one another. Whilst these models can be useful, they sometimes fail to accurately represent the true nature of chemical bonding in exotic molecules, particularly those that feature bonds between two (or more) metal atoms. Molecules like these, with metal-metal bonds, are fundamentally valuable as they provide us with new ways to think about the nature of the chemical bond. Beyond this, because we can also consider molecules with metal-metal bonds as tiny fragments of bulk metal, we can also use them to provide new insights into the reactions of metals that are otherwise difficult to observe (e.g., corrosion, oxidation). In this talk, Dr Josef Boronski described recent advances in the field of metal-metal bonding, and how this work is helping us better understand some of the Periodic Table’s most unloved metallic elements.