A Response to a Comment by G. Frenking and M. Hermann on: "The Quadruple Bonding in C2 Reproduces the Properties of the Molecule".
Sason S ShaikDavid DanovichBenoit BraidaPhilippe C HibertyPublished in: Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany) (2016)
In response to the comment by Frenking and Hermann on our work in this journal (Chem. Eur J. 2016, 22, 4116) it is is shown once again that C2 has a quadruple bond with three strong bonds and one weaker exo-bond. All other bonding forms are less stable.