title: Experimental evidence for 'carbon bonding' in the solid state from charge density analysis.
abstract: The validity of the newly proposed 'carbon bonding', an interaction where a carbon atom acts as an electrophilic site towards a variety of nucleophiles, has been investigated in the solid state. X-ray charge density analysis provides experimental evidence for this hitherto unexplored interaction and unravels its nature and strength.
authors.affiliation: Solid state and Structural Chemistry Unit, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560012, India. ssctng@sscu.iisc.ernet.in.
authors.forename: Sajesh P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Mysore S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Pavan
authors.forename: T N
authors.initials: TN
authors.lastname: Guru Row