What is the largest angle possible at 4-coordinate carbon – 180°?

Four-coordinate carbon normally adopts a tetrahedral shape, where the four angles at the carbon are all 109.47°. But how large can that angle get, and can it even get to be 180°? A search of the CSD (crystal structure database) reveals a spiropentane as having the largest such angle, VAJHAP with 164° Because crystal structures […]

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