Recently, the correlation theory of the chemical bond was developed, which applies concepts of quantum information theory for the characterization of chemical bonds, based on the multiorbital correlations within the molecule. Here, for the first time, we extend the use of this mathematical toolbox for the description of electron-deficient bonds. We start by verifying the theory on the textbook example of a molecule with three-center two-electron bonds, namely, diborane(6). We then show that the correlation theory of the chemical bond is able to properly describe the bonding situation in more exotic molecules which have been synthesized and characterized only recently, in particular, the diborane molecule with four hydrogen atoms [diborane(4)] and a neutral zerovalent s-block beryllium complex, whose surprising stability was attributed to a strong three-center two-electron π bond stretching across the C-Be-C core. Our approach is of high importance especially in the light of a constant chase after novel compounds with extraordinary properties where the bonding is expected to be unusual.

J Heyrovský Institute of Physical Chemistry Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic v v i Dolejškova 3 18223 Prague 8 Czech Republic

Strongly Correlated Systems Lendület Research Group Institute for Solid State Physics and Optics MTA Wigner Research Centre for Physics Konkoly Thege Miklós út 29 33 H 1121 Budapest Hungary

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