Open an introductory chemistry textbook. What is a covalent bond? A covalent bond occurs when atoms share electrons in a molecule. What is a hydrogen bond? A hydrogen bond is an electrostatic ...

The discovery of a stable single-electron covalent bond between two carbon atoms validates a century-old theory. The discovery of a stable single-electron covalent bond between two carbon atoms ...

Assessing hyperfine shifts in paramagnetic NMR spectra provides new details on the covalent character of halogen bonded ...

Professor Xiaokong Liu's team at Jilin University proposed an "activation-quenching" strategy for dynamic covalent chemistry, ...

One class of drugs that has shown promise in treating diseases ranging from lung cancer to COVID-19 is targeted covalent inhibitors (TCIs). These small molecule drugs form covalent bonds with their ...

Prior to 2000, many drugs that formed a covalent bond with targets did so non-selectively, which often led to undesired side effects when compared to non-covalent drugs. This led to the belief that ...

One class of drugs that has shown promise in treating diseases ranging from lung cancer to COVID-19 are targeted covalent inhibitors (TCIs). These small molecule drugs form covalent bonds with their ...

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? Scientists have set up and observed a single electron bond between two carbon ...

Human cancer cells cultures in the lab of David Heppner. Heppner's team recently found that faster binding for targeted covalent inhibitor drugs was linked to greater potency, but only to a certain ...