Abstract
In a recent study, Pauling’s relationship between bond length and valence was derived along with a definition for his fitting parameter b that incorporates the orbital exponents for each atom contributing to the bond of interest. The values of b for various bonds, including C-N bonds, were calculated using the orbital exponent data. In this study, Pauling’s correlation between bond length and bond valence, as well as his valence sum rule, were used with the recently-derived definition for b in order to produce a relationship specifically applicable to C-N bonds. The resulting equation was checked against published x-ray diffraction data for 430 C-N bonds. It is expected, and shown by the data presented in this study, that these equations relating the bond length and bond valence of C-N bonds have sufficient applicability and accuracy for use in any bonding environment, regardless of physical state or oxidation number.
Recommended Citation
Harris, C. and Hardcastle, F. D.
(2016)
"A Bond Length – Bond Valence Relationship for Carbon – Nitrogen Bonds,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 70, Article 18.
https://doi.org/10.54119/jaas.2016.7010
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol70/iss1/18
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