Response to Comment on "Observation of alkaline earth complexes M(CO)8 (M = Ca, Sr, or Ba) that mimic transition metals". 2019

Lili Zhao, and Sudip Pan, and Mingfei Zhou, and Gernot Frenking
Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.

Landis et al claim in their comment that Ca does not bind like a transition metal in Ca(CO)8 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.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008673 Metals, Alkaline Earth Metals that constitute the group 2 (formerly group IIA) of the periodic table. Alkaline Earth Metal,Alkaline Earth Metals,Group 2 Element,Group 2 Elements,2 Element, Group,Earth Metal, Alkaline,Earth Metals, Alkaline,Element, Group 2,Elements, Group 2,Metal, Alkaline Earth
D028561 Transition Elements Elements with partially filled d orbitals. They constitute groups 3-12 of the periodic table of elements. Elements, Transition

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