Fig. 5: Plot of the associated deformation densities Δρ of the pairwise orbital interactions of the α and β electrons of ΔEorb(1)–ΔEorb(5) and the most important orbitals in [Nb2Cp2Bi5]2−. | Nature Chemistry

Fig. 5: Plot of the associated deformation densities Δρ of the pairwise orbital interactions of the α and β electrons of ΔEorb(1)–ΔEorb(5) and the most important orbitals in [Nb2Cp2Bi5]2−.

From: Synthesis of triple-decker sandwich compounds featuring a M–M bond through cyclo-Bi5 and cyclo-Sb5 rings

Fig. 5

The direction of charge flow is from red to blue. The deformation density Δρ represents the flow of the total electronic charge (α + β electrons) in the red→blue direction. The orbital figures show only the orbitals that are occupied by α electrons. The figures for the β electrons are very similar and are provided in the Supplementary Information.

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