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Wang Z, Du Q, Park SJ. TM 4B 180/− (TM = Hf, Ta, W, Re, Os): new structure construction with TM doped B wheel units. RSC Adv 2021; 11:18605-18611. [PMID: 35480935 PMCID: PMC9033464 DOI: 10.1039/d1ra02525b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The lowest energy structure of Ta4B18 shows a conflicting aromaticity and is assembled from four planar molecular Ta@B9 units.
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- Zhen Wang
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser
- Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology)
- Ministry of Education
- Dalian 116024
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser
- Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology)
- Ministry of Education
- Dalian 116024
- China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser
- Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology)
- Ministry of Education
- Dalian 116024
- China
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Exploration of Free Energy Surface and Thermal Effects on Relative Population and Infrared Spectrum of the Be 6B 11- Flux-Ional Cluster. MATERIALS 2020; 14:ma14010112. [PMID: 33383889 PMCID: PMC7796227 DOI: 10.3390/ma14010112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Revised: 12/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/24/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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The starting point to understanding cluster properties is the putative global minimum and all the nearby local energy minima; however, locating them is computationally expensive and difficult. The relative populations and spectroscopic properties that are a function of temperature can be approximately computed by employing statistical thermodynamics. Here, we investigate entropy-driven isomers distribution on Be6B11− clusters and the effect of temperature on their infrared spectroscopy and relative populations. We identify the vibration modes possessed by the cluster that significantly contribute to the zero-point energy. A couple of steps are considered for computing the temperature-dependent relative population: First, using a genetic algorithm coupled to density functional theory, we performed an extensive and systematic exploration of the potential/free energy surface of Be6B11− clusters to locate the putative global minimum and elucidate the low-energy structures. Second, the relative populations’ temperature effects are determined by considering the thermodynamic properties and Boltzmann factors. The temperature-dependent relative populations show that the entropies and temperature are essential for determining the global minimum. We compute the temperature-dependent total infrared spectra employing the Boltzmann factor weighted sums of each isomer’s infrared spectrum and find that at finite temperature, the total infrared spectrum is composed of an admixture of infrared spectra that corresponds to the spectra of the lowest-energy structure and its isomers located at higher energies. The methodology and results describe the thermal effects in the relative population and the infrared spectra.
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Chen S, Zhang J, Jin Z, Qiu X, Qin Z, Tang Z, Zheng L. Aromaticity Criterion Is Not the Only Factor to Decide the Ring Stability of Boron Oxide Families: c-M 2O 2-/0 Clusters (M = B, Al, Ga, and In). Inorg Chem 2020; 59:16944-16951. [PMID: 33135891 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Generally, compared to conjugated chain molecules, aromaticity provides additional stability for the cyclic, planar, and conjugated molecules. Thus, the concept of aromaticity was undeniably utilized to explain the unique stability for extensive cyclic molecules (notably for benzene, recently reported boron rings, and all-metal multiply aromatic Al42- salts) to guide chemical syntheses. However, can aromaticity alone describe the stability for all of those cyclic and planar clusters or molecules? In this regard, we observed the four-membered prototypical rings: c-M2O2-/0 clusters (M = B, Al, Ga, and In) possessing unique rhombic (four-center, four-electron) π and σ o-bonds, which are considered to have 3-fold aromaticity. Moreover, we not only elucidated the key role of ring strain energy (RSE) to determine the stability of these rings but also unexpectedly revealed that the electrostatic interaction (ionicity) plays a fundamental role in the stability of Al2O2-/0 clusters through systematically experimental and theoretical investigations into the isolated M2O2-/0 clusters (M = B, Al, Ga, and In). Detailed geometries, molecular orbital, and chemical bonding nature were analyzed to unravel those influences. This work provides a clue in which RSE and the electrostatic effect should be carefully taken into account for the stability of diverse cyclic clusters or molecules compared to the expected stability factor from aromaticity.
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- Shanjun Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.,School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.,School of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering, Yangtze University, Jingzhou 434023, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Optoelectric Materials Science and Technology, Department of Physics, Anhui Normal University, Wuhu, Anhui 241000, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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Feng LY, Wang K, Zhai HJ. Anchoring a bow-shaped boron single chain in binary Be 6B 7- cluster: hybrid octagonal ring, multifold π/σ aromaticity, and dual electronic transmutation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:25574-25583. [PMID: 33165466 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp05012a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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Elemental boron clusters do not form linear chain or monocyclic ring structures, which is in contrast to carbon. Based on computer global searches and quantum chemical calculations, we report on the viability of a curved boron single chain in binary Be6B7- cluster. The boron motif assumes a bow shape, being anchored on a Be6 prism. Such a motif, which appears to be highly strained in its free-standing form, is exotic in boron-based clusters and nanostructures. Chemically, the cluster is analogous to a "clam-and-pearl-chain" system at the nanoscale (about 1 nm in size), in which a Be6 clam moderately opens its mouth, except that a B7 pearl chain is too large to be encapsulated inside. The picture differs from a three-layered sandwich. This cluster features a hybrid Be2B7 monocyclic ring, which is octagonal in nature and supports double 10π/6σ aromaticity. The number of π bonds substantially surpasses that in bare boron clusters of similar sizes. Two Be3 rings in the prism are also σ aromatic, albeit with effective 1σ/1σ electron-counting only. The unique multifold 1σ/10π/6σ/1σ aromaticity governs the geometry of the Be6B7- cluster, which can also be rationalized using the concept of dual electronic transmutation.
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- Lin-Yan Feng
- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Li R, You XR, Zhai HJ. Are all planar and quasi-planar boron clusters aromatic? Counter examples of island or global π antiaromaticity from chemical bonding analysis. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:25084-25094. [PMID: 33118576 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp04502k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Boron is an electron-deficient element. The flatland of planar or quasi-planar (2D) boron clusters is believed to possess aromaticity for all members, which remains a fundamental issue in debate in boron chemistry. Using a selected set of D2h B62-, C2h B282-, and C2v B29- clusters as counter examples, we shall present computational evidence for global or island π antiaromaticity in 2D boron clusters. The latter two are flattened for the purpose of clarity, which model their quasi-planar C2 or Cs monoanion clusters observed in prior gas-phase experiments. Chemical bonding in the clusters is elucidated collectively on the basis of canonical molecular orbital (CMO) analysis, adaptive natural density partitioning (AdNDP), electron localization functions (ELFs), and localized molecular orbital (LMO) analysis. These results are complementary to each other and yet highly coherent. As a quantitative indicator, nucleus-independent chemical shifts (NICSs) are calculated at selected specific points in the clusters, which help differentiate between π aromaticity and antiaromaticity. Intriguingly, triangular sites in the same boron cluster can be aromatic, antiaromatic, or nonaromatic, despite the fact that they are physically indistinguishable. The phenomenon is understood in analogy to hydrocarbons and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs). Even perfect sheet-like boron clusters are convertible to the PAH analogous systems. This work provides compelling examples for global and island π antiaromaticity in the 2D boron clusters.
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- Rui Li
- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Sun W, Kang D, Chen B, Kuang X, Ding K, Lu C. Tuning of Structure Evolution and Electronic Properties through Palladium-Doped Boron Clusters: PdB 16 as a Motif for Boron-Based Nanotubes. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:9187-9193. [PMID: 33085487 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c05197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Transition metal-doped electronic deficiency boron clusters have led to a vast variety of electronic bonding properties in chemistry and materials science. We have determined the ground state structures of PdBn0/- (n = 10-20) clusters by performing CALYPSO search and density functional theory (DFT) optimization. The identified lowest energy structures for both neutral and anionic Pd-doped boron clusters follow the structure evolution from two dimensional (2D) planar configurations to 3D distorted Pd-centered drum-like or tubular structures. Photoelectron spectra are simulated by time-dependent DFT theoretical calculations, which is a powerful method to validate our obtained ground-state structures. More interestingly, two "magic" number clusters, PdB12 and PdB16, are found with enhanced stability in the middle size regime studied. Subsequently, molecular orbital and adaptive natural density partitioning analyses reveal that the high stability of the PdB16 cluster originates from doubly σ π aromatic and bonding interactions of d-type atomic orbitals of the Pd atom with tubular B16 units. The tubular C8v PdB16 cluster, with robust relative stability, is an ideal embryo for forming finite and infinite nanotube nanomaterials.
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- Weiguo Sun
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China.,School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China.,Centre for Science at Extreme Conditions and SUPA, School of Physics and Astronomy, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3FD, U.K
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fluorine & Nitrogen Chemicals, Xi'an Modern Chemistry Research Institute, Xi'an 710065, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan 430074, China
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Zhao XY, Yan M, Wei Z, Li SD. Donor-acceptor duality of the transition-metal-like B 2 core in core-shell-like metallo-borospherenes La 3&[B 2@B 17] - and La 3&[B 2@B 18] . RSC Adv 2020; 10:34225-34230. [PMID: 35519037 PMCID: PMC9056772 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra06769e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2020] [Accepted: 09/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Transition-metal doping induces dramatic structural changes and leads to earlier planar → tubular → spherical → core–shell-like structural transitions in boron clusters. Inspired by the newly discovered spherical trihedral metallo-borospherene D3h La3&B18− (1) (Chen, et al., Nat. Commun., 2020, 11, 2766) and based on extensive first-principles theory calculations, we predict herein the first and smallest core–shell-like metallo-borospherenes C2v La3&[B2@B17]− (2) and D3h La3&[B2@B18]− (3) which contain a transition-metal-like B2 core at the cage center with unique donor–acceptor duality in La3&Bn− spherical trihedral shells (n = 17, 18). Detailed energy decomposition and bonding analyses indicate that the B2 core in these novel complexes serves as a π-donor in the equatorial direction mainly to coordinate three La atoms on the waist and a π/σ-acceptor in the axial direction mainly coordinated by two B6 triangles on the top and bottom. These highly stable core–shell complexes appear to be spherically aromatic in nature in bonding patterns. The IR, Raman, and photoelectron spectra of 2 and 3 are computationally simulated to facilitate their spectroscopic characterizations. The smallest core–shell-like metallo-borospherenes C2v La3&[B2@B17]− and D3h La3&[B2@B18]− have been predicted at first-principles theory level which contain a transition-metal-like B2 core with unique donor–acceptor duality.![]()
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- Xiao-Yun Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China .,Department of Applied Chemistry, Yuncheng University Yuncheng 044000 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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Foroutan-Nejad C. The Na⋅⋅⋅B Bond in NaBH 3 - : A Different Type of Bond. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:20900-20903. [PMID: 32757234 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A newly introduced Na-B bond in NaBH3 - has been a challenge for the chemical bonding community. Here, a series of MBH3 - (M=Li, Na, K) species and NaB(CN)3 - are studied within the context of quantum chemical topology approaches. The analyses suggest that M-B interaction cannot be classified as an ordinary covalent, dative, or even simple ionic interaction. The interactions are controlled by coulombic forces between the metals and the substituents on boron, for example, H or CN, more than the direct M-B interaction. On the other hand, while the characteristics of the (3, -1) critical points of the bonds are comparable to weak hydrogen bonds, not covalent bonds, the metal and boron share a substantial sum of electrons. To the best of the author's knowledge, the characteristics of these bonds are unprecedented among known molecules. Considering all paradoxical properties of these bonds, they are herein described as ionic-enforced covalent bonds.
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- Cina Foroutan-Nejad
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University & National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Cina Foroutan‐Nejad
- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Masaryk University & National Centre for Biomolecular Research Faculty of Science Masaryk University 62500 Brno Czech Republic
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Isaac Moreira E, Brito B, Hai GQ, Cândido L. A quantum Monte Carlo study of the structural and electronic properties of small boron clusters Bn (n=1,…,13). Chem Phys Lett 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2020.137636] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Jijun Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Center for Informatics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, NH-91, Tehsil Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar 201314, U. P., India
- Dr. Vijay Kumar Foundation, 1969 Sector 4, Gurgaon 122001, Haryana, India
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Li G, Meng L, Zhang H, Li X, Zeng Y. Electronic structure of triangular M 3 (M = B, Al, Ga): nonclassical three-center two electron π bond and σ delocalization. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:18071-18077. [PMID: 32760940 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp02594a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The small molecule clusters have received more and more attention due to their widespread applications in chemical insulators, explosives, semiconductors and the high energy density materials industry. The electron deficiency of group IIIA elements endows their clusters with interesting properties. In this work, the electronic structures of M3 (M = B, Al, Ga) have been investigated by means of a complete active space self-consistent field (CASSCF) method. The nature of the chemical bond has been analyzed using the quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) and electron localization function (ELF) analyses. The following conclusions can be drawn: in M3 (M = B, Al, Ga) clusters, two π electrons are shared by three atoms forming a 3c-2e delocalization π bond. Going from B3 to Al3 to Ga3, more and more electrons move from the bond pair to the outside of the M atom, which leads to a gradual enhancement of the delocalization of σ electrons. Aromaticity and the adaptive natural density partitioning (AdNDP) analyses reveal the existence of the 3c-2e π bond and delocalization of σ electrons in the studied systems.
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- Guangxia Li
- Institute of Computational Quantum Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Material Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, P. R. China.
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Chen T, Cheung LF, Chen W, Cavanagh J, Wang L. Observation of Transition‐Metal–Boron Triple Bonds in IrB
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−. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202006652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Teng‐Teng Chen
- Department of Chemistry Brown University Providence RI 02912 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Brown University Providence RI 02912 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Brown University Providence RI 02912 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Brown University Providence RI 02912 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Brown University Providence RI 02912 USA
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Chen TT, Cheung LF, Chen WJ, Cavanagh J, Wang LS. Observation of Transition-Metal-Boron Triple Bonds in IrB 2 O - and ReB 2 O . Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:15260-15265. [PMID: 32424965 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202006652] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Multiple bonds between boron and transition metals are known in many borylene (:BR) complexes via metal dπ →BR back-donation, despite the electron deficiency of boron. An electron-precise metal-boron triple bond was first observed in BiB2 O- [Bi≡B-B≡O]- in which both boron atoms can be viewed as sp-hybridized and the [B-BO]- fragment is isoelectronic to a carbyne (CR). To search for the first electron-precise transition-metal-boron triple-bond species, we have produced IrB2 O- and ReB2 O- and investigated them by photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum-chemical calculations. The results allow to elucidate the structures and bonding in the two clusters. We find IrB2 O- has a closed-shell bent structure (Cs , 1 A') with BO- coordinated to an Ir≡B unit, (- OB)Ir≡B, whereas ReB2 O- is linear (C∞v , 3 Σ- ) with an electron-precise Re≡B triple bond, [Re≡B-B≡O]- . The results suggest the intriguing possibility of synthesizing compounds with electron-precise M≡B triple bonds analogous to classical carbyne systems.
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- Teng-Teng Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, 02912, USA
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Li SX, Zhang ZP, Long ZW, Chen DL. Structures, Electronic, and Spectral Properties of Doped Boron Clusters MB 12 0/- (M = Li, Na, and K). ACS OMEGA 2020; 5:20525-20534. [PMID: 32832805 PMCID: PMC7439372 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.0c02693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2020] [Accepted: 07/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Structures and electronic properties of alkali metal atom-doped boron clusters MB12 0/- (M = Li, Na, K) are determined using the CALYPSO method for the global minimum search followed by density functional theory. It is found that the global minima obtained for the neutral clusters correspond to the half-sandwich structure and those of the monoanionic clusters correspond to the boat-shaped structure. The neutral MB12 (M = Li, Na, K) can be considered as a member of the half-sandwich doped B12 clusters, and the geometrical pattern of anion MB12 - (M = Li, Na, K) is a new structure that is different from other doped B12 clusters. Natural population and chemical bonding analyses reveal that the alkali metal atom-doped boron clusters MB12 - are characterized as charge transfer complexes, M+B12 2-, resulting in symmetrically distributed chemical bonds and electrostatic interactions between cationic M+ and boron atoms. The calculated spectra indicate that MB12 0/- (M = Li, Na, K) has meaningful spectral features that can be compared with future experimental data. Our work enriches the varieties of geometrical structures of doped boron clusters and can provide much insight into boron nanomaterials.
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- Shi-Xiong Li
- School
of Physics and Electronic Science, Guizhou
Education University, Guiyang 550018, China
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- College
of Big Data and Information Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- College
of physics, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
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- School
of Physics and Electronic Science, Guizhou
Education University, Guiyang 550018, China
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Zhang Y, Zhao XY, Yan M, Li SD. From inverse sandwich Ta 2B 7 + and Ta 2B 8 to spherical trihedral Ta 3B 12 -: prediction of the smallest metallo-borospherene. RSC Adv 2020; 10:29320-29325. [PMID: 35521142 PMCID: PMC9055930 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra05570k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Transition-metal-doped boron nanoclusters exhibit interesting structures and bonding. Inspired by the experimentally discovered inverse sandwich D6h Ta2B6 and spherical trihedral D3h La3B18− and based on extensive first-principles theory calculations, we predict herein the structural transition from perfect di-metal-doped inverse sandwich D7h Ta2B7+ (1) and D8h Ta2B8 (2) to tri-metal-doped spherical trihedral D3h Ta3B12− (3). As the smallest metallo-borospherene reported to date, Ta3B12− (3) contains three octa-coordinate Ta atoms as integral parts of the cage surface coordinated in three equivalent η8-B8 rings which share two eclipsed equilateral B3 triangles on the top and bottom interconnected by three B2 units on the waist. Detailed orbital and bonding analyses indicate that both Ta2B7+ (1) and Ta2B8 (2) possess σ + π dual aromaticity, while Ta3B12− (3) is σ + π + δ triply aromatic in nature. The IR, Raman, and UV-vis or photoelectron spectra of the concerned species are computationally simulated to facilitate their future spectroscopic characterizations. Structural transition from inverse sandwich Ta2B7+ (1) and Ta2B8 (2) with σ + π dual aromaticity to the smallest metallo-borospherene D3h Ta3B12− (3) which is σ + π + δ triply aromatic in nature.![]()
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- Yu Zhang
- Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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Ranjan P, Lee JM, Kumar P, Vinu A. Borophene: New Sensation in Flatland. ADVANCED MATERIALS (DEERFIELD BEACH, FLA.) 2020; 32:e2000531. [PMID: 32666554 DOI: 10.1002/adma.202000531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2020] [Revised: 04/29/2020] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Borophene, a 2D allotrope of boron and the lightest elemental Dirac material, is the latest very promising 2D material owing to its unique structural and electronic characteristics of the X3 and β12 phases. The high atomic density on ridgelines of the β12 phase of borophene provides a substantial orbital overlap, which leads to an excellent electron density in the conduction level and thus to a highly metallic behavior. These unique structural characteristics and electronic properties of borophene attract significant scientific interest. Herein, approaches for crystal growth/synthesis of these unique nanostructures and their potential technological applications are discussed. Various substrate-supported ultrahigh-vacuum growth techniques for borophene, such as molecular beam epitaxy, atomic layer deposition, and chemical vapor deposition, along with their challenges, are also summarized. The sonochemical exfoliation and modified Hummer's technique for the synthesis of free-standing borophene are also discussed. Solution-phase exfoliation seems to address the scalability issues and expands the applications of these unique materials to various fields, including renewable energy devices and ultrafast sensors. Furthermore, the electronic, optical, thermal, and elastic properties of borophene are thoroughly discussed and are compared with those of graphene and its "cousins." Numerous frontline applications are envisaged and an outlook is presented.
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- Pranay Ranjan
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, Patna, Bihar, 801103, India
- Department of Physics, UAE University, Al-Ain, Abu Dhabi, 15551, United Arab Emirates
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Patna, Bihta, Patna, Bihar, 801103, India
- Birck Nanotechnology Centre, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Global Innovative Centre for Advanced Nanomaterials, School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, 2308, Australia
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Novel B-C binary fullerenes following the isolated B4C3 hexagonal pyramid rule. J Mol Model 2020; 26:199. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-020-04425-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 05/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hu SX, Zhang P, Zou W, Zhang P. New theoretical insights into high-coordination-number complexes in actinides-centered borane. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:15054-15065. [PMID: 32400819 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr01955k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The coordination number of a given element affects its behavior, and consequently, there is great interest in understanding the related chemistry, which could greatly promote the extension and development of new materials, but remains challenging. Herein, we report a new record high coordination number (CN) for actinides established in the cage-like An(BH)24 (An = Th to Cm) via using relativistic quantum chemistry methods. Analysis of U(BH)n (n = 1 to 24) confirmed these series of systems as being geometric minima, with the BH acting as a ligand located in the first shell around the uranium. In contrast, global searches revealed a low CN half-cage structure for UB24, which could be extended to the series of AnB24 materials and which prevails over the competing structural isomers, such as cages. The intrinsic geometric difference for AnB24 and An(BH)24 mainly arise from the B sp3 hybridization in borane inducing strong interactions between An 5f6d7s hybrid orbitals and B 2pz orbitals in An(BH)24 compared to that of AnB24. This fundamental trend presents a valuable insight for future experimental endeavors searching for isolable complexes with high-coordination actinide and provides details of a new structural motif of boron clusters and nanostructures.
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- Shu-Xian Hu
- School of Mathematics and Physics, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China and Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China. and Institute of Modern Physics, Northwest University, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Theoretical Physics Frontiers, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- Beijing Computational Science Research Center, Beijing 100193, China.
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- Institute of Modern Physics, Northwest University, and Shaanxi Key Laboratory for Theoretical Physics Frontiers, Xi'an, 710127, China
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- Laboratory of Computational Physics, Institute of Applied Physics and Computational Mathematics, Beijing 100088, China
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Shakerzadeh E, Duong LV, Pham-Ho MP, Tahmasebi E, Nguyen MT. The teetotum cluster Li 2FeB 14 and its possible use for constructing boron nanowires. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:15013-15021. [PMID: 32597424 DOI: 10.1039/d0cp02046j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Systematic density functional theory (DFT) calculations using the TPSSh functional and the def2-TZVP basis set were carried out to identify the global energy minimum structure of the Li2FeB14 cluster. Keeping the double ring tubular shape of FeB14, capping of two Li atoms leads to a teetotum form at a low spin state, in which the Fe atom is endohedrally covered by two B7 strings, and both Li atoms are attached to Fe along the C7 axis at both sides. Calculated results show that strong electrostatic interactions between 2Li+ and Fe2- arising from Li electron transfer upon doping particularly provide a key driving force for stabilizing this charge-transfer structure. The bonding pattern of the teetotum can be understood from the hollow cylinder model (HCM). TD-DFT calculations demonstrate that this cluster can also be regarded as a useful material for transparent optoelectronic devices. Furthermore, the Li2FeB14 superatom can be used as a building block for making boron-based nanowires with metallic character. Replacement of Li atoms by Mg atoms was also found to lead to nanowires.
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- Ehsan Shakerzadeh
- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Institute for Computational Science and Technology (ICST), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam and Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Quy Nhon University, Quy Nhon City, Vietnam
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- Institute for Computational Science and Technology (ICST), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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- Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, Shahid Chamran University of Ahvaz, Ahvaz, Iran
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- Computational Chemistry Research Group, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. and Faculty of Applied Sciences, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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Pei L, Ma Y, Yan M, Zhang M, Yuan R, Chen Q, Zan W, Mu Y, Li S. Bilayer B
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Clusters in a Universal Structural Pattern. Eur J Inorg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202000473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ling Pei
- Institute of Molecular Science Shanxi University 030006 Taiyuan China
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Safety Binzhou University 256603 Binzhou China
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- Institute of Molecular Science Shanxi University 030006 Taiyuan China
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- Institute of Molecular Science Shanxi University 030006 Taiyuan China
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- Institute of Molecular Science Shanxi University 030006 Taiyuan China
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- Institute of Molecular Science Shanxi University 030006 Taiyuan China
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- Institute of Molecular Science Shanxi University 030006 Taiyuan China
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- Institute of Molecular Science Shanxi University 030006 Taiyuan China
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- Institute of Molecular Science Shanxi University 030006 Taiyuan China
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- Institute of Molecular Science Shanxi University 030006 Taiyuan China
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Cheung LF, Czekner J, Kocheril GS, Wang LS. High-resolution photoelectron imaging of MnB 3 -: Probing the bonding between the aromatic B 3 cluster and 3d transition metals. J Chem Phys 2020; 152:244306. [PMID: 32610950 DOI: 10.1063/5.0013355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The B3 triangular unit is a fundamental bonding motif in all boron compounds and nanostructures. The isolated B3 - cluster has a D3h structure with double σ and π aromaticity. Here, we report an investigation of the bonding between a B3 cluster and a 3d transition metal using high-resolution photoelectron imaging and computational chemistry. Photoelectron spectra of MnB3 - are obtained at six different photon energies, revealing rich vibrational information for the ground state detachment transition. The electron affinity of MnB3 is determined to be 1.6756(8) eV, and the most Franck-Condon-active mode observed has a measured frequency of 415(6) cm-1 due to the Mn-B3 stretch. Theoretical calculations show that MnB3 - has a C2v planar structure, with Mn coordinated to one side of the triangular B3 unit. The ground states of MnB3 - (6B2) and MnB3 (5B2) are found to have high spin multiplicity with a significant decrease in the Mn-B bond distances in the neutral due to the detachment of an Mn-B3 anti-bonding electron. The Mn atom is shown to have weak interactions with the B3 unit, which maintains its double aromaticity with relatively small structural changes from the bare B3 cluster. The bonding in MnB3 is compared with that in 5d MB3 clusters, where the strong metal-B3 interactions strongly change the structures and bonding in the B3 moiety.
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- Ling Fung Cheung
- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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Li N, Wu B, Yu C, Li T, Zhang W, Xi Z. Trishomoaromatic (B
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- Nan Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- College of Chemistry Beijing Normal University China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS) Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education College of Chemistry Peking University Beijing 100871 China
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The discovery of borospherenes unveiled the capacity of boron to form fullerene-like cage structures. While fullerenes are known to entrap metal atoms to form endohedral metallofullerenes, few metal atoms have been observed to be part of the fullerene cages. Here we report the observation of a class of remarkable metallo-borospherenes, where metal atoms are integral parts of the cage surface. We have produced La3B18– and Tb3B18– and probed their structures and bonding using photoelectron spectroscopy and theoretical calculations. Global minimum searches revealed that the most stable structures of Ln3B18– are hollow cages with D3h symmetry. The B18-framework in the Ln3B18– cages can be viewed as consisting of two triangular B6 motifs connected by three B2 units, forming three shared B10 rings which are coordinated to the three Ln atoms on the cage surface. These metallo-borospherenes represent a new class of unusual geometry that has not been observed in chemistry heretofore. Borospherenes are the boron-based analogs of fullerene cages. Here, the authors report a class of Ln3B18– metallo-borospherenes with unusual spherical trihedron geometry, in which the lanthanide atoms surprisingly form a part of the cage surface.
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Allal H, Belhocine Y, Rahali S, Damous M, Ammouchi N. Structural, electronic, and energetic investigations of acrolein adsorption on B 36 borophene nanosheet: a dispersion-corrected DFT insight. J Mol Model 2020; 26:128. [PMID: 32388759 DOI: 10.1007/s00894-020-04388-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2020] [Accepted: 04/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The adsorption of acrolein (AC) onto the surface of B36 borophene nanosheet was studied using dispersion-corrected density functional theory (DFT). The structural and electronic properties were scrutinized by several quantum chemical parameters such as HOMO-LUMO gap, condensed Fukui function, molecular electrostatic potential (ESP), and the density of states (DOS). The non-covalent interactions (NCI) were explored by combined reduced density gradient (RDG-NCI) and energy decomposition analysis (EDA) techniques. It was found that the adsorption of acrolein on both convex and concave surfaces of borophene is mainly governed by van der Waals interactions. Our calculations showed that the adsorption energy is strengthened and favored when multiple acrolein molecules adsorb on the edge sides of borophene through their terminal carbonyl oxygen atom. Furthermore, the calculated HOMO-LUMO energy gaps were significantly reduced upon adsorption affecting, therefore, the electrical conductance of borophene. These results should be useful in designing acrolein sensors.
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- Hamza Allal
- Department of Technology, Faculty of Technology, 20 August 1955 University of Skikda, P.O. Box 26, El Hadaik Road, 21000, Skikda, Algeria.
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- Department of Petrochemical and Process Engineering, 20 August 1955 University of Skikda, P.O. Box 26, El Hadaik Road, 21000, Skikda, Algeria
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science & Arts at Al-Rass, Qassim University, P.O. 53, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Petrochemical and Process Engineering, 20 August 1955 University of Skikda, P.O. Box 26, El Hadaik Road, 21000, Skikda, Algeria.,Unité de Recherche de Chimie de l'Environnement et Moléculaire Structurale, CHEMS, Université Constantine 1, 25000, Constantine, Algeria
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- Department of Technology, Faculty of Technology, 20 August 1955 University of Skikda, P.O. Box 26, El Hadaik Road, 21000, Skikda, Algeria
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Cheung LF, Kocheril GS, Czekner J, Wang LS. The nature of the chemical bonding in 5d transition-metal diatomic borides MB (M = Ir, Pt, Au). J Chem Phys 2020; 152:174301. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0008484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Ling Fung Cheung
- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, 324 Brook Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, 324 Brook Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, 324 Brook Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, 324 Brook Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA
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Li N, Wu B, Yu C, Li T, Zhang WX, Xi Z. Trishomoaromatic (B 3 N 3 Ph 6 ) Dianion: Characterization and Two-Electron Reduction. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:8868-8872. [PMID: 32133711 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201916651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2019] [Revised: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Benzene, a common aromatic compound, can be converted into an unstable antiaromatic 8π-electron intermediate through two-electron reduction. However, as an isoelectronic equivalent of benzene, borazine (B3 N3 Ph6 ), having weak aromaticity, undergoes a totally different two-electron reduction to afford (B3 N3 R6 )2- homoaromatic compounds. Reported here is the synthesis of homoaromatic (B3 N3 Ph6 )2- by the reduction of B3 N3 Ph6 with either potassium or rubidium in the presence of 18-crown-6 ether. Theoretical investigations illustrate that two electrons delocalize over the three boron atoms in (B3 N3 Ph6 )2- , which is formed by the geometric and orbital reorganization and exhibits (π,σ)-mixed homoaromaticity. Moreover, (B3 N3 Ph6 )2- can act as a robust 2e reductant for unsaturated compounds, such as anthracene, chalcone, and tanshinones. This 2e reduction is of high efficiency and selectivity, proceeds under mild reaction conditions, and can regenerate neutral borazine.
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- Nan Li
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- College of Chemistry, Beijing Normal University, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Chemistry and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
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Lu XQ, Ao MZ, Tian XX, Zan WY, Mu YW, Li SD. Perfect cubic La-doped boron clusters La 6&[La@B 24] +/0 as the embryos of low-dimensional lanthanide boride nanomaterials. RSC Adv 2020; 10:12469-12474. [PMID: 35497573 PMCID: PMC9051253 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01616k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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La-doped boron nanoclusters have received considerable attention due to their unique structures and bonding. Inspired by recent experimental observations of the inverse sandwich D8h La2B8 (1) and triple-decker C2v La3B14− (2) and based on extensive global searches and first-principles theory investigations, we present herein the possibility of the perfect cubic La-doped boron clusters Oh La6&[La@B24]+ (3, 1A1g) and Oh La6&[La@B24] (4, 2A2g) which appear to be the embryos of the metallic one-dimensional La10B32 (5) nanowire, two-dimensional La3B10 (6) nanosheet, and three-dimensional LaB6 (7) nanocrystal, facilitating a bottom-up approach to build cubic lanthanide boride nanostructures from gas-phase clusters. Detailed molecular orbital and bonding analyses indicate that effective (d–p)σ, (d–p)π and (d–p)δ covalent coordination interactions exist in La6&[La@B24]+/0 (3/4) clusters, while the 1D La10B32 (5), 2D La3B10 (6), and 3D LaB6 (7) crystals exhibit mainly electrostatic interactions between the trivalent La centers and cubic B24 frameworks, with weak but discernible coordination contributions from La (5d) ← B (2p) back-donations. The IR and Raman spectra of La6&[La@B24]+/0 (3/4) and band structures of La10B32 (5) and La3B10 (6) are computationally simulated to facilitate their future characterizations. Perfect cubic clusters Oh La6&[La@B24]+/0 are predicted at first-principles levels to be the embryos of 1D La10B32, 2D La3B10, and 3D LaB6 lanthanide boride nanomaterials in a bottom-up approach.![]()
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- Xiao-Qin Lu
- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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Cheung LF, Kocheril GS, Czekner J, Wang LS. MnB6–: An Open-Shell Metallaboron Analog of 3d Metallabenzenes. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:2820-2825. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c00949] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Ling Fung Cheung
- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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Schmidt U, Werner L, Arrowsmith M, Deissenberger A, Hermann A, Hofmann A, Ullrich S, Mattock JD, Vargas A, Braunschweig H. trans-Selective Insertional Dihydroboration of a cis-Diborene: Synthesis of Linear sp 3 -sp 2 -sp 3 -Triboranes and Subsequent Cationization. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:325-329. [PMID: 31621993 PMCID: PMC6972689 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201911645] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The reaction of aryl- and amino(dihydro)boranes with dibora[2]ferrocenophane 1 leads to the formation 1,3-trans-dihydrotriboranes by formal hydrogenation and insertion of a borylene unit into the B=B bond. The aryltriborane derivatives undergo reversible photoisomerization to the cis-1,2-μ-H-3-hydrotriboranes, while hydride abstraction affords cationic triboranes, which represent the first doubly base-stabilized B3 H4 + analogues.
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- Uwe Schmidt
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, Sussex, UK
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Brighton, BN1 9QJ, Sussex, UK
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie and Institute for Sustainable Chemistry & Catalysis with Boron, Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg, Am Hubland, 97074, Würzburg, Germany
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- Uwe Schmidt
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Institut für nachhaltige Chemie und Katalyse mit Bor Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Institut für nachhaltige Chemie und Katalyse mit Bor Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Institut für nachhaltige Chemie und Katalyse mit Bor Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Institut für nachhaltige Chemie und Katalyse mit Bor Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Institut für nachhaltige Chemie und Katalyse mit Bor Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Institut für nachhaltige Chemie und Katalyse mit Bor Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Institut für nachhaltige Chemie und Katalyse mit Bor Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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- Department of Chemistry School of Life Sciences University of Sussex Brighton BN1 9QJ Sussex Großbritannien
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- Department of Chemistry School of Life Sciences University of Sussex Brighton BN1 9QJ Sussex Großbritannien
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie und Institut für nachhaltige Chemie und Katalyse mit Bor Julius-Maximilians-Universität Wüzburg Am Hubland 97074 Würzburg Deutschland
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Wei D, Ren M, Lu C, Bi J, Maroulis G. A quasi-plane IrB18− cluster with high stability. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:5942-5948. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06330g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A quasi-plane anionic IrB18− cluster with high stability is uncovered by a CALYPSO structural search method.
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- Donghe Wei
- Department of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering
- Yangtze University
- Jingzhou 434023
- China
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- Department of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering
- Yangtze University
- Jingzhou 434023
- China
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- Department of Physics and Optoelectronic Engineering
- Yangtze University
- Jingzhou 434023
- China
- School of Mathematics and Physics
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- School of Mathematics and Physics
- China University of Geosciences (Wuhan)
- Wuhan 430074
- China
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- Department of Chemistry
- University of Patras
- GR-26500 Patras
- Greece
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Cui ZH, Chen C, Wang Q, Zhao L, Wang MH, Ding YH. Inverse sandwich complexes of B 7M 2−, B 8M 2, and B 9M 2+ (M = Zr, Hf): the nonclassical M–M bonds embedded in monocyclic boron rings. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj03999c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Three delocalized σ orbitals of the boron rings are perpendicularly mixed with one negligible σ and two π bonds of the M2 (M = Zr, Hf) motifs, giving rise to less pronounced and nonclassical bonding interactions between two short-contact M atoms.
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- Zhong-hua Cui
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing
- China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis
- School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering
- Nanjing Tech University
- Nanjing
- China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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- Institute of Theoretical Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- China
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Feng W, Zhu C, Liu X, Zhang M, Geng Y, Zhao L, Su Z. A BPt4S4 cluster: a planar tetracoordinate boron system with three charges all at their global energy minima. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9nj05456a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The monoanion state of BPt4S4− possesses the lowest energy among the three oxidation states with planar tetracoordinate boron.
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- Wei Feng
- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry & National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry & National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry & National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry & National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry & National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry & National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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- Institute of Functional Material Chemistry
- Faculty of Chemistry & National & Local United Engineering Laboratory for Power Battery
- Northeast Normal University
- Changchun 130024
- P. R. China
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Pei L, Yan M, Zhao XY, Mu YW, Lu HG, Wu YB, Li SD. Sea-shell-like B31+ and B32: two new axially chiral members of the borospherene family. RSC Adv 2020; 10:10129-10133. [PMID: 35498596 PMCID: PMC9050388 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra01087a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Accepted: 03/05/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Since the discovery of the cage-like borospherenes D2d B40−/0 and the first axially chiral borospherenes C3/C2 B39−, a series of fullerene-like boron clusters in different charge states have been reported in theory. Based on extensive global minimum searches and first-principles theory calculations, we present herein two new axially chiral members C2 B31+ (I) and C2 B32 (VI) to the borospherene family. B31+ (I) features two equivalent heptagons on the top and one octagon at the bottom on the cage surface, while B32 (VI) possesses two equivalent heptagons on top and two equivalent heptagons at the bottom. Detailed bonding analyses show that both sea-shell-like B31+ (I) and B32 (VI) follow the universal σ + π double delocalization bonding pattern of the borospherene family, with ten delocalized π bonds over a σ skeleton, rendering spherical aromaticity to the systems. Extensive molecular dynamics simulations show that these novel borospherenes are kinetically stable below 1000 K. The IR, Raman, and UV-vis spectra of B31+ (I) and B32 (VI) are computationally simulated to facilitate their future experimental characterizations. Two new axially chiral sea-shell-like boron clusters C2 B31+ (a) and C2 B32 (b) are presented at first-principles theory level to the borospherene family.![]()
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- Ling Pei
- Institute of Molecular Science
- Shanxi University
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Safety
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- Institute of Molecular Science
- Shanxi University
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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- Institute of Molecular Science
- Shanxi University
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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- Institute of Molecular Science
- Shanxi University
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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- Institute of Molecular Science
- Shanxi University
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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- Institute of Molecular Science
- Shanxi University
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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- Institute of Molecular Science
- Shanxi University
- Taiyuan 030006
- China
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Bai H, Chen TT, Chen Q, Zhao XY, Zhang YY, Chen WJ, Li WL, Cheung LF, Bai B, Cavanagh J, Huang W, Li SD, Li J, Wang LS. Planar B 41- and B 42- clusters with double-hexagonal vacancies. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:23286-23295. [PMID: 31782482 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr09522e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Since the discovery of the B40 borospherene, research interests have been directed to the structural evolution of even larger boron clusters. An interesting question concerns if the borospherene cages persist in larger boron clusters like the fullerenes. Here we report a photoelectron spectroscopy (PES) and computational study on the structures and bonding of B41- and B42-, the largest boron clusters characterized experimentally thus far. The PE spectra of both clusters display broad and complicated features, suggesting the existence of multiple low-lying isomers. Global minimum searches for B41- reveal three low-lying isomers (I-III), which are all related to the planar B40- structure. Isomer II (Cs, 1A') possessing a double hexagonal vacancy is found to agree well with the experiment, while isomers I (Cs, 3A'') and III (Cs, 1A') both with a single hexagonal vacancy are also present as minor isomers in the experiment. The potential landscape of B42- is found to be much more complicated with numerous low-lying isomers (VII-XII). The quasi-planar structure VIII (C1, 2A) containing a double hexagonal vacancy is found to make major contributions to the observed PE spectrum of B42-, while the other low-lying isomers may also be present to give rise to a complicated spectral pattern. Chemical bonding analyses show isomer II of B41- (Cs, 1A') and isomer VIII of B42- (C1, 2A) are π aromatic, analogous to that in the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon C27H13+ (C2v, 1A1). Borospherene cage isomers are also found for both B41- and B42- in the global minimum searches, but they are much higher energy isomers.
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- Hui Bai
- Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology of Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China and Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China.
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China.
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- Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology of Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China and Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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- Key Laboratory of Coal Science and Technology of Ministry of Education and Shanxi Province, Taiyuan University of Technology, Taiyuan 030024, Shanxi, China
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, Shanxi, China.
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- Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China. and Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, USA.
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Lu XQ, Chen Q, Tian XX, Mu YW, Lu HG, Li SD. Predicting lanthanide boride inverse sandwich tubular molecular rotors with the smallest core-shell structure. NANOSCALE 2019; 11:21311-21316. [PMID: 31670360 DOI: 10.1039/c9nr07284e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lanthanide-boron binary clusters possess interesting structures and bonding which may provide insights into designing new boride nanomaterials. Inspired by the recently discovered mono-decker inverse sandwich D9h La2B9- (1A'1) (1) and based on the extensive first-principles theory calculations, we predict herein the possible existence of a series of bi-decker inverse sandwich di-lanthanide boron complexes including D9d La2[B18] (3A1g) (2), D9d La2[B18]2- (1A1g) (3), and C2h La2[B2@B18] (1Ag) (4) which all contain a tubular Bn ligand (n = 18, 20) sandwiched by two La atoms at the two ends. In these novel clusters, La2[B2@B18] (4) as a tubular molecular rotor with the smallest core-shell structure reported to date in boron-based nanoclusters possesses a B2-bar rotating constantly and almost freely inside the B18 tube around it at room temperature. Detailed bonding analyses indicate that these complexes are stablized by effective (d-p)σ, (d-p)π, and (d-p)δ coordination interactions between the La centers and Bn bi-decker ligand. Six multi-center fluxional σ-bonds between the B2-core and B18 tube in La2[B2@B18] (4) are found to be responsible for its unique fluxional behaviors. The IR and Raman spectra of the concerned species are simulated to facilitate their experimental characterization.
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- Xiao-Qin Lu
- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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- Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China.
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Probing the Fluxional Bonding Nature of Rapid Cope rearrangements in Bullvalene C 10H 10 and Its Analogs C 8H 8, C 9H 10, and C 8BH 9. Sci Rep 2019; 9:17074. [PMID: 31745136 PMCID: PMC6864245 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-53488-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 10/31/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Bullvalene C10H10 and its analogs semibullvalene C8H8, barbaralane C9H10, and 9-Borabarbaralane C8BH9 are prototypical fluxional molecules with rapid Cope rearrangements at finite temperatures. Detailed bonding analyses performed in this work reveal the existence of two fluxional π-bonds (2 2c-2e π → 2 3c-2e π → 2 2c-2e π) and one fluxional σ-bond (1 2c-2e σ → 1 4c-2e σ → 1 2c-2e σ) in their ground states and transition states, unveiling the universal π + σ double fluxional bonding nature of these fluctuating cage-like species. The highest occupied natural bond orbitals (HONBOs) turn out to be typical fluxional bonds dominating the dynamics of the systems. The 13C-NMR and 1H-NMR shielding tensors and chemical shifts of the model compound C8BH9 are computationally predicted to facilitate future experiments.
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Joshi M, Ghanty TK. Lanthanide and actinide doped B 12H 122- and Al 12H 122- clusters: new magnetic superatoms with f-block elements. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:23720-23732. [PMID: 31633129 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04333k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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In recent years, actinide containing clusters have attracted immense attention because of the distinctive bonding properties of their 5f and 6d electrons. In this context, in the present work, we have studied the isoelectronic series of actinide (An = Np+, Pu2+, Am3+) doped B12H122- and Al12H122- clusters using density functional theory (DFT). Similarly, corresponding isoelectronic lanthanide (Ln = Pm+, Sm2+, Eu3+) doped clusters are also investigated using DFT for comparison. Both exohedral and endohedral metal doped Al12H122- clusters are investigated in various possible spin states, whereas for B12H122- only exohedral metal doped clusters are studied due to its smaller cage diameter. Among all the metal doped clusters, the exohedral metal doped B12H122- and Al12H122- clusters in a septet spin state with retained high spin population on the doped actinide ion, are the most stable, indicating that all these doped clusters are magnetic in nature. The high stability of exohedral clusters is due to small steric repulsion as compared to that in the corresponding endohedral clusters. A prominent charge transfer from cage to metal ion is responsible for the strong interaction of the doped metal ion with the cage atoms. The studied Ln@B12H122- (Ln@Al12H122-) and An@B12H122- (An@Al12H122-) clusters are not only thermodynamically stable, but also kinetically stable. Metal ion encapsulated endohedral Al12H122- clusters are found to satisfy the 32-electron principle corresponding to the completely filled s, p, d and f shells of the central f-block atom. Theoretical predictions of these lanthanide and actinide doped stable B12H122- and Al12H122- clusters could encourage experimentalists for the preparation of these metal-doped clusters. Thus, the present work offers borane and alane clusters as new hosts for encapsulating radioactive actinides. Furthermore, various functional derivatives of these actinide doped B12H122- clusters may find applications in the field of radiation medicine.
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- Meenakshi Joshi
- Theoretical Chemistry Section, Chemistry Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400085, India.
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Kang D, Sun W, Shi H, Lu C, Kuang X, Chen B, Xia X, Maroulis G. Probing the structure and electronic properties of beryllium doped boron clusters: A planar BeB 16- cluster motif for metallo-borophene. Sci Rep 2019; 9:14367. [PMID: 31591442 PMCID: PMC6779740 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-50905-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Beryllium-doped boron clusters display essential similarities to borophene (boron sheet) with a molecular structure characterized by remarkable properties, such as anisotropy, metallicity and high conductivity. Here we have determined low-energy structures of BeBn0/- (n = 10-20) clusters by utilizing CALYPSO searching program and DFT optimization. The results indicated that most ground states of clusters prefer plane or quasi-plane structures by doped Be atom. A novel unexpected fascinating planar BeB16- cluster with C2v symmetry is uncovered which possesses robust relative stability. Furthermore, planar BeB16- offers a possibility to construct metallo-borophene nano-materials. Molecular orbital and chemical bonding analysis reveal the peculiarities of BeB16- cluster brings forth the aromaticity and the strong interaction of B-B σ-bonds in boron network.
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- Dongliang Kang
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- School of Mathematics and Physics, China University of Geosciences (Wuhan), Wuhan, 430074, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China.
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610065, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26500, Patras, Greece.
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Pan S, Barroso J, Jalife S, Heine T, Asmis KR, Merino G. Fluxional Boron Clusters: From Theory to Reality. Acc Chem Res 2019; 52:2732-2744. [PMID: 31487150 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.9b00336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Isolated boron clusters exhibit many intriguing properties, which have only recently been unfolding with the hand-in-hand advancement of state-of-the-art experimental and theoretical methods for the analyses of their electronic structure, chemical reactivity, and nuclear dynamics. A fascinating property that a number of these clusters display is fluxionality, a dynamical phenomenon associated with the delocalized nature of the chemical bonding and related to the continuous exchange between interatomic neighbors. The electron-deficient nature of boron is the driving force behind its extraordinary ability to form multicenter bonds, and this in turn leads to fluxional behavior only when an appropriate combination of topology and bonding is present. The first instance of fluxionality in boron clusters, the quasi-planar anion B19-, was reported in 2010. The rotational barrier of the inner B6 unit spinning within the peripheral B13 ring can be overcome even at low temperature, mimicking the characteristic motion of a rotary internal combustion engine, and hence, B19- was entitled a boron-based molecular Wankel engine. Shortly after that, it was found that other quasi-planar boron clusters, like B13+ and B182-, also exhibit an almost barrier-free rotation of internal planar moieties. The case of the B13+ cation is special because, on the one hand, it was chosen to examine the way to initiate, control, and direct the internal rotation using circularly polarized laser radiation, and on the other hand, the experimental manifestation of fluxionality was first established for this system through infrared experiments. Nevertheless, fluxional behavior is not limited to planar or pure boron clusters. Larger boron clusters, such as the fullerene-analogue borospherenes B40 and B39-, are also predicted to show pronounced dynamical behavior that is related to the interconversion between six- and seven-membered rings. Be6B11-, a triple-layer cluster, is another particularly interesting system since it exhibits multifold fluxionality consisting of the revolution of the outer boron ring around the Be6 core and the spinning of the two Be3 rings with respect to each other. The essential criteria for dynamical behavior in boron clusters are (1) the absence of a localized two-center, two-electron (2c-2e) bond between two molecular regions that tend to rotate with respect to each other, (2) the absence of steric hindrances for rotation and reorganization, and (3) retention of the delocalized electronic structure throughout the rotation/reorganization process. The fulfillment of the above three conditions ensures that low energy barriers will be associated with the rotation or reorganization of molecular moieties. The first two points can be illustrated from the facts that a single localized C-B σ bond in CB18 raises the rotational barrier by 27.0 kcal·mol-1 and the expansion of the outer ring by a single boron atom in moving from B12+ to B13+ lowers the rotational barrier by 7.5 kcal·mol-1. Alternatively, it is also possible to make a rigid boron cluster fluxional through doping, where the geometric and electronic changes caused by a suitable dopant, as in MB12- (M = Co, Rh, Ir) and B10Ca, reduce the corresponding rotational barriers enough to achieve fluxionality. At present, there are 13 pure boron clusters (B11-/0/+, B13+/0/-, B15+/0/-, B182-, B19-, and B20-/2-) and eight metal-doped boron clusters (B10Ca, NiB11-, [B2-Ta@B18]-, Be6B11-, Be6B102-, and MB18- (M = K, Rb, Cs)) that have sufficiently small rotational barriers (less than ∼1.5 kcal·mol-1) to exhibit fluxional behavior at low temperature. Some of the other reported boron clusters show more sizable barriers, and their dynamical behavior is manifested only at elevated temperatures. The research on such systems is driven by the notion that it ultimately will pave the way for the development of light-harvesting boron-based nanomotors/machines and robots, a reality that may not be that far away!
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- Sudip Pan
- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Unidad Mérida, Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73, Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Unidad Mérida, Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73, Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Unidad Mérida, Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73, Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
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- Faculty of Chemistry and Food Chemistry, School of Science, TU Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
- Institute of Resource Ecology, Leipzig Research Branch, Helmholtz Center Dresden-Rossendorf, Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
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- Wilhelm-Ostwald-Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Universität Leipzig, Linnéstr. 2, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Departamento de Física Aplicada, Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados Unidad Mérida, Km. 6 Antigua Carretera a Progreso, Apdo. Postal 73, Cordemex, 97310 Mérida, Yucatán, México
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Chen TT, Li WL, Bai H, Chen WJ, Dong XR, Li J, Wang LS. Re©B 8- and Re©B 9-: New Members of the Transition-Metal-Centered Borometallic Molecular Wheel Family. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:5317-5324. [PMID: 31204479 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b03942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Transition-metal-centered monocyclic boron wheel clusters (M©B n q) represent a family of interesting borometallic compounds with double aromaticity. A variety of early and late transition metal atoms have been found to form such structures with high symmetries and various B n ring sizes. Here we report a combined photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum-chemistry theoretical study of two M©B n- clusters from the middle of the transition metal series: Re©B8- and Re©B9-. Global minimum structure searches revealed that ReB8- adopts a pseudo- C8 v structure while ReB9- is a perfectly planar D9 h molecular wheel. Chemical bonding analyses showed that both clusters exhibit σ and π double aromaticity and obey the electronic design principle for metal-centered borometallic molecular wheels. The central Re atoms are found to possess unusually low oxidation states of +I in Re©B8- and +II in Re©B9-, i.e., the Re atom behaves similarly to late transition metal elements (Ru, Fe, Co, Rh, Ir) in the M©B n- molecular wheels. These two clusters become new members of the family of transition-metal-centered monocyclic borometallic molecular wheels, which may be viable for chemical syntheses with appropriate ligands.
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- Teng-Teng Chen
- Department of Chemistry , Brown University , Providence , Rhode Island 02912 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Brown University , Providence , Rhode Island 02912 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Brown University , Providence , Rhode Island 02912 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China.,Department of Chemistry , Southern University of Science and Technology , Shenzhen 518055 , China
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- Department of Chemistry , Brown University , Providence , Rhode Island 02912 , United States
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