The distribution of outermost shell electrons, known as valence electrons, of organic molecules was observed for the first time. As the interactions between atoms are governed by the valence electrons ...

Ever since it was proposed that atoms are building blocks of the world, scientists have been trying to understand how and why they bond to each other. Be it a molecule (which is a group of atoms ...

Light-induced breakage of chemical bonds can lead to damage in the body and environment, but techniques for studying this photochemical reaction have been limited to before and after snapshots. With ...

When it comes to extreme multiple bonds, the transition metals have long ruled the roost. Quadruple bonds? They’ve got thousands of them. Quintuple bonds? Right there in a landmark organometallic ...

Cottrell College Science Award for $35,718: Marist College, May 2006 - May 2008. Merk AAAS Undergraduate Science Research Program Award: Marist College, Summer 2004 - Summer 2005. The Abstract ...

Chemistry students the world over are familiar with covalent bonds and hydrogen bonds. Now a study has revealed a strange variety of bond that acts like a hybrid of the two. Its properties raise ...

The most common chemical bond in the living world—that between carbon and hydrogen—has long resisted attempts by chemists to crack it open, thwarting efforts to add new bells and whistles to old ...