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Evaluating the Predictive Value of Distance from Half-Filled d Shell in Chemistry

The author questions whether the descriptor 'distance from half-filled d shell' provides meaningful predictive value in chemistry beyond simply encoding half-filled-shell stability. They seek to understand if there are chemical properties where this descriptor genuinely outperforms a plain electron-count polynomial and what confounds should be controlled for.

Science, Chemistry, Inorganic Chemistry