Subject: Re: CCL:Strongest bond in chemistry?

From: John Kerkines <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2000 16:56:31 +0200 (EET)

My reply to Giju:

Regarding single bonds, the bond in HF is about 138 kcal/mol. The C-H bond
in acetylene is about 140 kcal/mol, a little bit higher.

Now, regarding multiple bonds, the triple bonds in N2 and CO must be the
strongest, i.e. about 240 and 250 kcal/mol respectively.

John Kerkines
Ph.D. Student
Athens, Greece