Stucture, bonding and reactivity in alkyne analogs

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Aside from maybe the periodic table, there is nothing more fundamental to chemistry than the concept of the chemical bond. Models of the chemical bond, originally suggested to explain experimental observations and to guide new experiments, have become more and more elaborate as the synthesis of exotic and esoteric chemical compounds has increased. Central to all models is the original electron pair concept of Lewis. The advent of quantum chemistry helped solidify this concept and advances in computational quantum chemistry have since refined and broadened the definition of the chemical bond. It has also provided a means of examining the concept in molecules that are currently unavailable due to certain synthetic limitations.