A research team from Hokkaido University has confirmed a century-old theory by discovering a stable single-electron covalent bond, known as a sigma bond, between two carbon atoms. This unique bond ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Scientists have set up and observed a single electron bond between two carbon ...

The molecules were deemed too unstable to make, but experiments show they can be ‘captured’ in certain reactions to yield useful products. For the first time, chemists have made a class of molecules ...