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A number of triatomic radicals can form dimers whose geometries have been well characterized. A study of the electronic structures of these dimers can illustrate aspects of qualitative valence-bond and molecular orbital theory for electron-rich polyatomic molecules, and interconnections between these theories can be demonstrated. Dinitrogen tetroxide is a molecule par excellence that may be used for these purposes, and here we shall give primary consideration to its electronic structure and bond properties.
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Harcourt, R.D. (2016). Some Dimers of Triatomic Radicals with 17 and 19 Valence-Shell Electrons. In: Bonding in Electron-Rich Molecules. Lecture Notes in Chemistry, vol 90. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16676-6_7
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