Delta Bonds Explained: What, How & Why

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Delta bonds are a type of chemical bond formed between the four lobes of two d-orbitals, making them relatively rare and weaker compared to sigma and pi bonds. Sigma bonds occur between s-orbitals or between s and p-orbitals, while pi bonds form between p-orbitals or d-orbital lobes. The discussion highlights the interest in understanding delta bonds, including their formation and examples, with a specific mention of the 6d(delta symbol)g bond as a notable instance. Additionally, there is curiosity about the existence of bonds involving f-orbitals, suggesting a potential area for further exploration in bonding types beyond the commonly recognized sigma, pi, and delta bonds.
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Hey, could anybody please explain what are delta bonds, how and why are they formed?
 
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You know what sigma bonds are, a bond between two s-orbitals, or between an s-orbital and a p-orbital, etc? And a pi bond is between two p-orbitals, or between two lobes of d-orbitals, right? A delta bond is between all four lobes of two d-orbitals. Fairly rare and not a very strong interaction from what I understand.
 
TRCSF said:
You know what sigma bonds are, a bond between two s-orbitals, or between an s-orbital and a p-orbital, etc? And a pi bond is between two p-orbitals, or between two lobes of d-orbitals, right? A delta bond is between all four lobes of two d-orbitals. Fairly rare and not a very strong interaction from what I understand.

Could you give some examples please? And are their any other sort of bonds, other than sigma, pi and delta? If so, could you explain them too, please?
 
Neha Sanghvi said:
Could you give some examples please? And are their any other sort of bonds, other than sigma, pi and delta? If so, could you explain them too, please?

:smile: Perhaps a type between f-orbitals? :redface:
 
bomba923 said:
:smile: Perhaps a type between f-orbitals? :redface:

Hey, I was just asking a question as we have bonds involving s, p and d orbitals, so why not f orbitals? And please, could you give me some delta bonds examples?
 
The only example of a delta bond that comes to mind is 6d(delta symbol)g.
 
I found this link:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadruple_bond"
 
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