Isolobal principle

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The isolobal principle is a principle in chemistry whereby a cluster of atoms may function akin to a single atom of some element or family.

• Al13 - Aluminium-13 behaves like iodine (with three iodine atoms attached)
• Al14 - Aluminium-14 behaves like an alkaline earth metal

See also

• Expanding the periodic table? (http://www.biomedcentral.com/news/20050114/02/) (Biomedcentral)
• Devloping a new kind of chemistry (http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=RTD%2FMGArticle%2FRTD_BasicArticle&c=MGArticle&cid=1031780244177&path=!news&s=1045855934842) (Times Dispatch)

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