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The Sum of van der Waals Radii – A Pitfall in the Search for Bonding

G¨unter Paulus Schiemenz

Institut f¨ur Anorganische Chemie der Universit¨at, D-24098 Kiel, Germany Reprint requests to Prof. Dr. G. P. Schiemenz. Fax: +49 (0)431 880 1558.

E-mail: schiemenz@ac.uni-kiel.de

Z. Naturforsch.2007,62b,235 – 243; received July 19, 2006

The most widely used criterion for the evaluation of chemical bonding, especially of weak bonding, are interatomic distances shorter than the sum of the van der Waals radii,d(X···Y)<Σr(vdW)[X, Y].

The shortcomings of these radii are, however, so serious, that illicit conclusions are easily arrived at.

It is proposed to discard the ‘shorter thanΣr(vdW)’ criterion altogether and to rely on alternative criteria.

Key words:Polarized Covalent Bonds, Supramolecular Aggregates, Weak Attractive Interactions, van der Waals Radii, Limits of Precision

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