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Zhang FX, Wang M, Ma JB. Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into a Series of CB xO y- Compounds Mediated by LaB 3,4O 2- Anions: Synergy of the Electron Transfer and Lewis Pair Mechanisms to Construct B-C Bonds. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:14206-14215. [PMID: 39012836 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/18/2024]
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Converting CO2 into value-added products containing B-C bonds is a great challenge, especially for multiple B-C bonds, which are versatile building blocks for organoborane chemistry. In the condensed phase, the B-C bond is typically formed through transition metal-catalyzed direct borylation of hydrocarbons via C-H bond activation or transition metal-catalyzed insertion of carbenes into B-H bonds. However, excessive amounts of powerful boryl reagents are required, and products containing B-C bonds are complex. Herein, a novel method to construct multiple B-C bonds at room temperature is proposed by the gas-phase reactions of CO2 with LaBmOn- (m = 1-4, n = 1 or 2). Mass spectrometry and density functional theory calculations are applied to investigate these reactions, and a series of new compounds, CB2O2-, CB3O3-, and CB3O2-, which possess B-C bonds, are generated in the reactions of LaB3,4O2- with CO2. When the number of B atoms in the clusters is reduced to 2 or 1, there is only CO-releasing channel, and no CBxOy- compounds are released. Two major factors are responsible for this quite intriguing reactivity: (1) Synergy of electron transfer and boron-boron Lewis acid-base pair mechanisms facilitates the rupture of C═O double bond in CO2. (2) The boron sites in the clusters can efficiently capture the newly formed CO units in the course of reactions, favoring the formation of B-C bonds. This finding may provide fundamental insights into the CO2 transformation driven by clusters containing lanthanide atoms and how to efficiently build B-C bonds under room temperature.
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- Feng-Xiang Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cluster Science of Ministry of Education, Beijing Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic/Electrophotonic Conversion Materials, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 102488, China
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Xu YH, Tian WJ, Sun JY, Scheer M, Sun ZM. Extension and Fusion of Cyclic Polyantimony Units. J Am Chem Soc 2024; 146:15473-15478. [PMID: 38782032 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.4c03843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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The synthesis and characterization of a series of polyantimony anionic clusters are reported. The products [(NbCp)2Sb10]2-, [MSb13]3- (M = Ru/Fe), and [MSb15]3- (M = Ru/Fe) were isolated as either K(18-crown-6) or K([2.2.2]-crypt) salts. The Sb10 ring contained in the [(NbCp)2Sb10]2- cluster can be viewed as an extension of two envelope-like cyclo-Sb5 units and represents by far the largest monocyclic all-antimony species. The clusters [MSb13]3- and [MSb15]3- (M = Ru/Fe) illustrate the variability of crown-like Sb8 ring motifs and reveal the fusion of different antimony fragments featuring unique Sb-Sb chain-like units. The reported synthetic approaches involve the fabrication of a variety of distinctive polyantimony anionic clusters, enhancing our understanding of the coordination chemistry of heavier group 15 elements.
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- Yu-He Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, Regensburg 93040, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Pan F, Weinert B, Dehnen S. Effect of La 3+ on the Formation of Endohedral Zintl Clusters Featuring In/Bi Shells. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:9670-9675. [PMID: 38580311 PMCID: PMC11134487 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/25/2024] [Accepted: 03/06/2024] [Indexed: 04/07/2024]
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Investigating the interactions of f-block metal ions with p-block polyanions in multinary cluster compounds is becoming increasingly attractive but remains a challenge in terms of both the synthetic approach and the control of the structures that are formed during the syntheses. So far, two types of reactions were dominant for the formation of corresponding clusters: the reaction of binary anions of p-block elements in 1,2-diamino-ethane (en) solutions or the reaction of organobismuth compounds with corresponding f-block metal complexes in THF. Herein, we report the synthesis of [La@In2Bi11]4- (1) and its doubly μ-Bi-bridged analogue in the doubly [K(crypt-222)]+-coordinated {[K(crypt-222)]2[La@In2Bi11](μ-Bi)2[La@In2Bi11]}4- (2) as their [K(crypt-222)]+ salts [K(crypt-222)]41 and [K(crypt-222)]42, respectively, achieved by reactions of [InMes3] and [La(C5Me4H)3] (Mes = mesityl, C5Me4H = tetramethylcyclopentadienyl) with K10Ga3Bi6.65/crypt-222 (crypt-222 = 4,7,13,16,21,24-hexaoxa-1,10-diazabicyclo[8.8.8]hexacosane) in en. In the absence of [La(C5Me4H)3], the otherwise unchanged reactions afford the anions [Bi6(InMes)(InMes2)]3- (3) and [Mes3In-InMes3]2- (4) instead, which can be isolated as their [K(crypt-222)]+ salts [K(crypt-222)]33 and [K(crypt-222)]24·tol (tol = toluene), respectively. The {Bi6} fragment observed in anion 3 is assumed to be one of the key intermediates not only toward the formation of 1 and 2 but also on the way to more general bismuth rich compounds.
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- Fuxing Pan
- Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Institute of Nanotechnology, P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
- Key
Laboratory of Nonferrous Metal Chemistry and Resources Utilization
of Gansu Province and State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry,
Key Laboratory of Special Function Materials and Structure Design,
Ministry of Education, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
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- Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Institute of Nanotechnology, P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Karlsruhe
Institute of Technology, Institute of Nanotechnology, P.O. Box 3640, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Du J, Dollberg K, Seed JA, Wooles AJ, von Hänisch C, Liddle ST. f-Element Zintl Chemistry: Actinide-Mediated Dehydrocoupling of H 2Sb 1- Affords the Trithorium and Triuranium Undeca-Antimontriide Zintl Clusters [{An(Tren TIPS)} 3(μ 3-Sb 11)] (An = Th, U; Tren TIPS = {N(CH 2CH 2NSi iPr 3) 3} 3-). Inorg Chem 2024. [PMID: 38767623 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c00923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Reaction of the cesium antimonide complex [Cs(18C6)2][SbH2] (1, 18C6 = 18-crown-6 ether) with the triamidoamine actinide separated ion pairs [An(TrenTIPS)(L)][BPh4] (TrenTIPS = {N(CH2CH2NSiiPr3)3}3-; An/L = Th/DME (2Th); U/THF (2U)) affords the triactinide undeca-antimontriide Zintl clusters [{An(TrenTIPS)}3(μ3-Sb11)] (An = Th (3Th), U (3U)) by dehydrocoupling. Clusters 3Th and 3U provide two new examples of the Sb113- Zintl trianion and are unprecedented examples of molecular Sb113- being coordinated to anything since all previous reports featured isolated Sb113- Zintl trianions in separated ion quadruple formulations with noncoordinating cations. Quantum chemical calculations describe dominant ionic An-Sb interactions in 3Th and 3U, though the data suggest that the latter exhibits slightly more covalent An-Sb linkages than the former. Complexes 3Th and 3U have been characterized by single crystal X-ray diffraction, NMR, IR, and UV/vis/NIR spectroscopies, elemental analysis, and quantum chemical calculations.
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- Jingzhen Du
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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Li ZS, Chen WX, Morgan HWT, Shu CC, McGrady JE, Sun ZM. Snap-shots of cluster growth: structure and properties of a Zintl ion with an Fe 3 core, [Fe 3Sn 18] 4. Chem Sci 2024; 15:1018-1026. [PMID: 38239679 PMCID: PMC10793239 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc04709a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/22/2024] Open
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The endohedral Zintl-ion cluster [Fe3Sn18]4- contains a linear Fe3 core with short Fe-Fe bond lengths of 2.4300(9) Å. The ground state is a septet, with significant σ and π contributions to the Fe-Fe bonds. The Sn18 cage is made up of two partially fused Sn9 fragments, and is structurally intermediate between [Ni2CdSn18]6-, where the fragments are clearly separated and [Pd2Sn18]4-, where they are completely fused. It therefore represents an intermediate stage in cluster growth. Analysis of the electronic structure suggests that the presence of the linear Fe-Fe-Fe unit is an important factor in directing reactions towards fusion of the two Sn9 units rather than the alternative of oligomerization via exo bond formation.
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- Zi-Sheng Li
- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford South Parks Road Oxford OX1 3QR UK
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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Du J, Cobb PJ, Ding J, Mills DP, Liddle ST. f-Element heavy pnictogen chemistry. Chem Sci 2023; 15:13-45. [PMID: 38131077 PMCID: PMC10732230 DOI: 10.1039/d3sc05056d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2023] [Accepted: 11/22/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023] Open
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The coordination and organometallic chemistry of the f-elements, that is group 3, lanthanide, and actinide ions, supported by nitrogen ligands, e.g. amides, imides, and nitrides, has become well developed over many decades. In contrast, the corresponding f-element chemisty with the heavier pnictogen analogues phosphorus, arsenic, antimony, and bismuth has remained significantly underdeveloped, due largely to a lack of suitable synthetic methodologies and also the inherent hard(f-element)-soft(heavier pnictogen) acid-base mismatch, but has begun to flourish in recent years. Here, we review complexes containing chemical bonds between the f-elements and heavy pnictogens from phosphorus to bismuth that spans five decades of endeavour. We focus on complexes whose identity has been unambiguously established by structural authentication by single-crystal X-ray diffraction with respect to their synthesis, characterisation, bonding, and reactivity, in order to provide a representative overview of this burgeoning area. By highlighting that much has been achieved but that there is still much to do this review aims to inspire, focus and guide future efforts in this area.
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- Jingzhen Du
- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- College of Chemistry, Zhengzhou University Zhengzhou 450001 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Department of Chemistry and Centre for Radiochemistry Research, The University of Manchester Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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Li Q, Hua Y, Tang C, Chen D, Luo M, Xia H. Isolation, Reactivity, and Tunable Properties of a Strained Antiaromatic Osmacycle. J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:7580-7591. [PMID: 36952602 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c00942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/25/2023]
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Strain and antiaromaticity in compounds are recognized as two substantial destabilizing features, and consequently, realization of dual destabilizing features in a single molecule is challenging and far more difficult in a single ring. Moreover, transformation of an antiaromatic framework to different antiaromatic or aromatic species is a significant subject in antiaromatic chemistry and has attracted increasing interest. In this work, we isolated a highly strained antiaromatic metallacycle in which a cyclic metal vinylidene unit is embedded. Computational studies revealed its ring strain energies and antiaromatic character and showed that the metal incorporation and the phosphonium substituents play a crucial role in its stabilization. The mechanism of its formation has been illustrated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations and the isolation of a key intermediate. We further discovered diverse reactivities and structural reshuffling of this unusual strained antiaromatic complex according to its two destabilizing characters. We obtained two isomers of metallaindenes fused with oxiranes from the direct oxidation of the metal vinylidene or by nucleophilic addition to an isolated metallacyclocumulene formed by the reaction of metal vinylidene with hydroxide ion, achieving a reconfiguration of the antiaromatic framework. Transformations of the antiaromatic metallacycle by electrophiles to various aromatic metallaindynes have been achieved, and that a condensed Fukui function was employed to confirm the regioselectivity of the electrophilic additions, and the acid/base-induced aromaticity switch along with tunable photophysical properties were investigated. These interesting transformations not only enrich the chemistry of metal vinylidenes and antiaromatics and could also perform potentially as switchable optical materials.
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- Qian Li
- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials (iChEM), College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, P. R. China
- Shenzhen Grubbs Institute, Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen 518055, P. R. China
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Beuthert K, Weinert B, Wilson RJ, Weigend F, Dehnen S. [M@Sn 14-xSb x] q- (M = La, Ce, or U; x = 6-8; q = 3, 4): Interaction of 4f or 5f Metal Ions with 5p Metal Atoms in Intermetalloid Clusters. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:1885-1890. [PMID: 35639728 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The impact of 4f metal ions Ln3+ (Ln = La or Ce) versus 5f metal ions Un+ (n = 3 or 4) on the compositions and distribution of 5p metal atoms in the cluster shells of endohedral species [M@Sn14-xSbx]q- (M = La, Ce, or U; x = 6-8; q = 3, 4) was studied by means of combined experimental and quantum chemical investigations. While all known f-block metal ion-centered endohedral clusters possessed combinations of larger main group metal atoms so far (Sn/Bi or Pb/Bi), resulting in mixtures of 13- and 14-atom cages, the 14-atom cages reported herein comprise exclusively Sn and Sb atoms and therefore are challenged in accommodating the large 4f and 5f ions. We show that the clusters form in reactions of (Sn2Sb2)2- anions with [Ln(C5Me4H)3] or [U(C5Me4H)3Cl], and that salts of [La@Sn6Sb8]3-, [La@Sn7Sb7]4-, [U@Sn8Sb6]4-, and [U@Sn7Sb7]3- can be isolated from them. The assignment of Sn versus Sb in the encapsulating cage follows a simple rule. Different central atoms cause only slight differences in this regard and with respect to distortions of the cluster shells. The reactions also yielded the salt of the new binary anion (Sn4Sb4)2- that was recently predicted by quantum chemical studies.
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- Katrin Beuthert
- Fachbereich Chemie and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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Inorganic metallocene derivatives containing only cyclo-Pn ligands have been targeted for more than 20 years, but their syntheses have never been achieved by pursuing the conventional route of using P4 phosphorus except for the generation of [Ti(η5-P5)2]2-. Herein, we report a facile one-step method for the synthesis of the homoleptic iron complex [Fe(P4)2]2- by the Zintl-phase-type precursor KP. 31P NMR analyses indicate that upon dissolving the KP phase in ethylenediamine P42- was generated only in the presence of 2,2,2-crypt. The amounts of cation-sequestering agents, the type of iron precursor, and their consuming ratio have a decisive impact on the yield of [Fe(P4)2]2-. Both the FeII and the FeIII precursors can oxidize P42- to give a concomitant product [(P7)Fe(P4)]3-, which can be partially inhibited by the addition of potassium to produce relatively pure crystalline [K(2,2,2-crypt)]2[Fe(P4)2].
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- Zi-Chuan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Regensburg, 93040 Regensburg, Germany
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Zhang WQ, Morgan HWT, Shu CC, McGrady JE, Sun ZM. Synthesis and Characterization of Ternary Clusters Containing the [As 16] 10- Anion, [MM'As 16] 4- (M = Nb or Ta; M' = Cu or Ag). Inorg Chem 2022; 61:4421-4427. [PMID: 35230830 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c03940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The [Nb@As8]3- anion was first isolated from solution in 1986, and a number of isostructural [M@Pn8]n- clusters (M = Nb, Cr, or Mo; Pn = As or Sb; n = 2 or 3) have since been reported. We show here how anions of this class can be used as synthetic precursors that, in combination with sources of low-valent late transition metals (Cu and Ag), generate ternary polyarsenide cluster anions with unprecedented structural motifs. Chain type [MM'As16]4- (M = Nb or Ta; M' = Cu or Ag) units are found in compounds 2-5. These clusters contain a nortricyclane-like As7 cage and a [M@As8] crown, linked by a single As atom, and represent a fusion of two quite distinct branches of polyarsenide chemistry. Our analysis of the electronic structure confirms that the cluster retains many of the features of the component units. Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry reveals a series of smaller component ions containing 8-12 As atoms, the density functional theory-computed structures of which can be understood in terms of the pseudoelement concept. This work not only presents a new type of coordination mode for As clusters but also offers a point of entry for the rational design of multinary arsenic-based materials.
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- Wei-Qiang Zhang
- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, U.K
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- State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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McGrady JE, Weigend F, Dehnen S. Electronic structure and bonding in endohedral Zintl clusters. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 51:628-649. [PMID: 34931207 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00775k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Endohedral Zintl clusters-multi-metallic anionic molecules in which a d-block or f-block metal atom is enclosed by p-block (semi)metal atoms-are very topical in contemporary inorganic chemistry. Not only do they provide insight into the embryonic states of intermetallic compounds and show promise in catalytic applications, they also shed light on the nature of chemical bonding between metal atoms. Over the past two decades, a plethora of endohedral Zintl clusters have been synthesized, revealing a fascinating diversity of molecular architectures. Many different perspectives on the bonding in them have emerged in the literature, sometimes complementary and sometimes conflicting, and there has been no concerted effort to classify the entire family based on a small number of unifying principles. A closer look, however, reveals distinct patterns in structure and bonding that reflect the extent to which valence electrons are shared between the endohedral atom and the cluster shell. We show that there is a much more uniform relationship between the total valence electron count and the structure and bonding patterns of these clusters than previously anticipated. All of the p-block (semi)metal shells can be placed on a ladder of total valence electron count that ranges between 4n+2 (closo deltahedra), 5n (closed, three-bonded polyhedra) and 6n (crown-like structures). Although some structural isomerism can occur for a given electron count, the presence of a central metal cation imposes a preference for rather regular and approximately spherical structures which maximise electrostatic interactions between the metal and the shell. In cases where the endohedral metal has relatively accessible valence electrons (from the d or f shells), it can also contribute its valence electrons to the total electron count of the cluster shell, raising the effective electron count and often altering the structural preferences. The electronic situation in any given cluster is considered from different perspectives, some more physical and some more chemical, in a way that highlights the important point that, in the end, they explain the same situation. This article provides a unifying perspective of bonding that captures the structural diversity across this diverse family of multimetallic clusters.
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- John E McGrady
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3QZ, UK.
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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Gimferrer M, Aldossary A, Salvador P, Head-Gordon M. Oxidation State Localized Orbitals: A Method for Assigning Oxidation States Using Optimally Fragment-Localized Orbitals and a Fragment Orbital Localization Index. J Chem Theory Comput 2021; 18:309-322. [PMID: 34929084 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.1c01011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
Oxidation states represent the ionic distribution of charge in a molecule and are significant in tracking redox reactions and understanding chemical bonding. While effective algorithms already exist based on formal Lewis structures as well as using localized orbitals, they exhibit differences in challenging cases where effects such as redox noninnocence are at play. Given a density functional theory (DFT) calculation with chosen total charge and spin multiplicity, this work reports a new approach to obtaining fragment-localized orbitals that is termed oxidation state localized orbitals (OSLO), together with an algorithm for assigning the oxidation state using the OSLOs and an associated fragment orbital localization index (FOLI). Evaluating the FOLI requires fragment populations, and for this purpose a new version of the intrinsic atomic orbital (IAO) scheme is introduced in which the IAOs are evaluated using a reference minimal basis formed from on-the-fly superposition of atomic density (IAO-AutoSAD) calculations in the target basis set and at the target level of theory. The OSLO algorithm is applied to a range of challenging cases including high valent metal oxide complexes, redox noninnocent NO and dithiolate transition metal complexes, a range of carbene-containing TM complexes, and other examples including the potentially inverted ligand field in [Cu(CF3)4]-. Across this range of cases, OSLO produces generally satisfactory results. Furthermore, in borderline cases, the OSLOs and associated FOLI values provide direct evidence of the emergence of covalent interactions between fragments that nicely complements existing approaches.
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- Martí Gimferrer
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlsi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlsi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Gimferrer M, Danés S, Andrada DM, Salvador P. Unveiling the Electronic Structure of the Bi(+1)/Bi(+3) Redox Couple on NCN and NNN Pincer Complexes. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:17657-17668. [PMID: 34766771 PMCID: PMC8653152 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
Abstract
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Low-valent group
15 compounds stabilized by pincer ligands have
gained particular interest, given their direct access to fine-tune
their reactivity by the coordination pattern. Recently, bismuth has
been employed in a variety of catalytic transformations by taking
advantage of the (+1/+3) redox couple. In this work, we present a
detailed quantum–chemical study on the electronic structure
of bismuth pincer complexes from two different families, namely, bis(ketimine)phenyl
(NCN) and triamide bismuthinidene (NNN). The use of the so-called
effective oxidation state analysis allows the unambiguous assignation
of the bismuth oxidation state. In contrast to previous studies, our
calculations suggest a Bi(+1) assignation for NCN pincer ligands,
while Bi(+3) character is found for NNN pincer complexes. Notably,
regardless of its oxidation state, the central bismuth atom disposes
of up to two lone pairs for coordinating Lewis acids, as indicated
by very high first and second proton affinity values. Besides, the
Bi–NNN systems can also accommodate two Lewis base ligands,
indicating also ambiphilic behavior. The effective fragment orbital
analysis of Bi and the ligand allows monitoring of the intricate electron
flow of these processes, revealing the noninnocent nature of the NNN
ligand, in contrast with the NCN one. By the dissection of the electron
density into effective fragment orbitals, we are able to quantify
and rationalize the Lewis base/acid character. Effective oxidation state analysis sheds
light on the electronic
structure of chemical systems. The oxidation state of bismuthinidene
pincer complexes can be assigned as Bi(+1) or Bi(+3) depending on
the nature of the ligands. Despite this assignation, the reactivity
pattern as Lewis base or acid is similar. The occupation of the effective
fragment orbitals gives a straightforward method to quantify the reactivity.
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- Martí Gimferrer
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain.,Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Federal Republic of Germany
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology, Department of Chemistry, Saarland University, 66123 Saarbrücken, Federal Republic of Germany
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Li AM, Wang Y, Zavalij PY, Chen YS, Muñoz-Castro A, Eichhorn BW. Contrasting Bonding Extremes in Two [Ge 6] n- Complexes: A Wadian Polyhedron ( n = 2) versus a Hydrocarbon-like 2c-2e Polygermanide ( n = 12). Inorg Chem 2021; 60:14697-14705. [PMID: 34555280 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c01799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
[Nb(η6-C6H3Me3)2] reacts with ethylenediamine (en) solutions of K4Ge9 in the presence of 18-crown-6 to give [(η6-C6H3Me3)NbHGe6]2- (1) and [(η6-C6H3Me3)NbGe6Nb(η6-C6H3Me3)]2- (2) as their corresponding [K(18-crown-6)]+ salts. The crystalline solids are dark brown, air-sensitive, and sparingly soluble or insoluble in most solvents. The [K(18-crown-6)]+ salts of cluster ions 1 and 2 have been characterized by energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis, NMR studies, single-crystal X-ray diffraction, and electrospray ionization time-of-flight (ESI-TOF) mass spectrometry studies. Cluster ions 1 and 2 have markedly different [Ge6] moieties: an electron-deficient carborane-like subunit in 1 and a two-center, two-electron cyclohexane-like subunit in 2.
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- Ai-Min Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- ChemMatCARS, Center for Advanced Radiation Sources, The University of Chicago, 9700 South Cass Avenue, Argonne, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica y Materiales Moleculares, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autonoma de Chile, Llano Subercaseaux 2801, San Miguel, Santiago Chile
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Chen WJ, Kulichenko M, Choi HW, Cavanagh J, Yuan DF, Boldyrev AI, Wang LS. Photoelectron Spectroscopy of Size-Selected Bismuth-Boron Clusters: BiB n- ( n = 6-8). J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:6751-6760. [PMID: 34333984 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c05846] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Because of its low toxicity, bismuth is considered to be a "green metal" and has received increasing attention in chemistry and materials science. To understand the chemical bonding of bismuth, here we report a joint experimental and theoretical study on a series of bismuth-doped boron clusters, BiBn- (n = 6-8). Well-resolved photoelectron spectra are obtained and are used to understand the structures and bonding of BiBn- in conjunction with theoretical calculations. Global minimum searches find that all three BiBn- clusters have planar structures with the Bi atom bonded to the edge of the planar Bn moiety via two Bi-B σ bonds as well as π bonding by the 6pz orbital. BiB6- is found to consist of a double-chain B6 with a terminal Bi atom. Both BiB7- and BiB8- are composed of a Bi atom bonded to the planar global minima of the B7- and B8- clusters. Chemical bonding analyses reveal that BiB6- is doubly antiaromatic, whereas BiB7- and BiB8- are doubly aromatic. In the neutral BiBn (n = 6-8) clusters, except BiB6 which has a planar structure similar to the anion, the global minima of both BiB7 and BiB8 are found to be half-sandwich-type structures due to the high stability of the doubly aromatic B73- and B82- molecular wheel ligands.
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- Wei-Jia Chen
- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, 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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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island 02912, United States
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Shu C, Qiao L, Muñoz‐Castro A, Sun Z. [
As
3
M
(
As
3
Pb
3
)]
3−
(M = Nb, Ta): Ternary Heterometallic Clusters with Early Transition Metal Atoms and Aromatic [Pb
3
]
2−. CHINESE J CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.202100161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Cong‐Cong Shu
- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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- Grupo de Química Inorgánicay Materiales Moleculares, Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad Autonoma de Chile, El Llano Subercaseaux Santiago 2801 Chile
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Elemento‐Organic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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Sitkiewicz SP, Ramos-Cordoba E, Luis JM, Matito E. How Many Electrons Does a Molecular Electride Hold? J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:4819-4835. [PMID: 34038110 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c02760] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Abstract
Electrides are very peculiar ionic compounds where electrons occupy the anionic positions. In a crystal lattice, these isolated electrons often form channels or surfaces, furnishing electrides with many traits with promising technological applications. Despite their huge potential, thus far, only a few stable electrides have been produced because of the intricate synthesis they entail. Due to the difficulty in assessing the presence of isolated electrons, the characterization of electrides also poses some serious challenges. In fact, their properties are expected to depend on the arrangement of these electrons in the molecule. Among the criteria that we can use to characterize electrides, the presence of a non-nuclear attractor (NNA) of the electron density is both the rarest and the most salient feature. Therefore, a correct description of the NNA is crucial to determine the properties of electrides. In this paper, we analyze the NNA and the surrounding region of nine molecular electrides to determine the number of isolated electrons held in the electride. We have seen that the correct description of a molecular electride hinges on the electronic structure method employed for the analyses. In particular, one should employ a basis set with sufficient flexibility to describe the region close to the NNA and a density functional approximation that does not suffer from large delocalization errors. Finally, we have classified these nine molecular electrides according to the most likely number of electrons that we can find in the NNA. We believe this classification highlights the strength of the electride character and will prove useful in designing new electrides.
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- Sebastian P Sitkiewicz
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain.,Polimero eta Material Aurreratuak: Fisika, Kimika eta Teknologia, Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain.,Polimero eta Material Aurreratuak: Fisika, Kimika eta Teknologia, Kimika Fakultatea, Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea UPV/EHU, P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi (IQCC) and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain.,Ikerbasque Foundation for Science, Plaza Euskadi 5, 48009 Bilbao, Euskadi, Spain
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Reinfandt N, Schoo C, Dütsch L, Köppe R, Konchenko SN, Scheer M, Roesky PW. Synthesis of Unprecedented 4d/4f-Polypnictogens. Chemistry 2021; 27:3974-3978. [PMID: 33010187 PMCID: PMC7986065 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003905] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
A series of 4d/4f-polyarsenides, -polyarsines and -polystibines was obtained by reduction of the Mo-pnictide precursor complexes [{Cpt Mo(CO)2 }2 (μ,η2:2 -E2 )] (E=As, Sb; Cpt =tBu substituted cyclopentadienyl) with two different divalent samarocenes [Cp*2 Sm] and [(CpMe4nPr )2 Sm]. For the reductive conversion of the Mo-stibide only one product was isolated, featuring a planar tetrastibacyclobutadiene moiety as an unprecedented ligand for organometallic compounds. For the corresponding Mo-arsenide a tetraarsacyclobutadiene and a second species with a side-on coordinated As2 2- anion was isolated. The latter can be considered as reaction intermediate for the formation of the tetraarsacyclobutadiene.
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- Niklas Reinfandt
- Institut für Anorganische ChemieKarlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)Engesserstr. 15, Geb. 30.4576131KarlsruheGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieKarlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)Engesserstr. 15, Geb. 30.4576131KarlsruheGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieUniversität RegensburgUniversitätsstraße 3193040RegensburgGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieKarlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)Engesserstr. 15, Geb. 30.4576131KarlsruheGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieKarlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)Engesserstr. 15, Geb. 30.4576131KarlsruheGermany
- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RASProsp. Lavrentieva 3630090NovosibirskRussia
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieUniversität RegensburgUniversitätsstraße 3193040RegensburgGermany
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- Institut für Anorganische ChemieKarlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)Engesserstr. 15, Geb. 30.4576131KarlsruheGermany
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Eulenstein AR, Franzke YJ, Lichtenberger N, Wilson RJ, Deubner HL, Kraus F, Clérac R, Weigend F, Dehnen S. Substantial π-aromaticity in the anionic heavy-metal cluster [Th@Bi 12] 4. Nat Chem 2021; 13:149-155. [PMID: 33288891 DOI: 10.1038/s41557-020-00592-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 10/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
Abstract
The concept of aromaticity was originally defined as a property of unsaturated, cyclic planar organic molecules like benzene, which gain stability by the inherent delocalization of 4n + 2 π-electrons over the ring atoms. Since then, π-aromaticity has been observed for a large variety of organic and inorganic non-metal compounds, yet, for molecules consisting only of metal atoms, it has remained restricted to systems with three to five atoms. Here, we present the straightforward synthesis of a metal 12-ring that exhibits 2π-aromaticity and has a ring current much stronger than that of benzene (6π) and equivalent to that of porphine (26π), despite these organic molecules having (much) larger numbers of π-electrons. Highly reducing reaction conditions allowed access to the heterometallic anion [Th@Bi12]4-, with interstitial Th4+ stabilizing a Bi128- moiety. Our results show that it is possible to design and generate substantial π-aromaticity in large metal rings, and we hope that such π-aromatic heavy-metal cycles will eventually find use in cluster-based reactions.
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- Armin R Eulenstein
- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Physical Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Karlsruhe, Germany.,Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany.,Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Univ. Bordeaux, CNRS, Centre de Recherche Paul Pascal, Pessac, France
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany. .,Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
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Kulichenko M, Fedik N, Monfredini A, Muñoz-Castro A, Balestri D, Boldyrev AI, Maestri G. "Bottled" spiro-doubly aromatic trinuclear [Pd 2Ru] + complexes. Chem Sci 2020; 12:477-486. [PMID: 34163610 PMCID: PMC8178750 DOI: 10.1039/d0sc04469e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
Abstract
Following an ongoing interest in the study of transition metal complexes with exotic bonding networks, we report herein the synthesis of a family of heterobimetallic triangular clusters involving Ru and Pd atoms. These are the first examples of trinuclear complexes combining these nuclei. Structural and bonding analyses revealed both analogies and unexpected differences for these [Pd2Ru]+ complexes compared to their parent [Pd3]+ peers. Noticeably, participation of the Ru atom in the π-aromaticity of the coordinated benzene ring makes the synthesized compound the second reported example of ‘bottled’ double aromaticity. This can also be referred to as spiroaromaticity due to the participation of Ru in two aromatic systems at a time. Moreover, the [Pd2Ru]+ kernel exhibits unprecedented orbital overlap of Ru dz2 AO and two Pd dxy or dx2−y2 AOs. The present findings reveal the possibility of synthesizing stable clusters with delocalized metal–metal bonding from the combination of non-adjacent elements of the periodic table which has not been reported previously. Synthesis of a triangular [Pd2Ru]+ complex with delocalized metal–metal bonding between non-adjacent elements of the periodic table, double aromaticity and overlap of d-AOs with different angular momentum.![]()
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- Maksim Kulichenko
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University Logan UT 84322 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University Logan UT 84322 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A 43124 Parma Italy
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- Grupo de Química Inorgánica y Materiales Moleculares, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Autonoma de Chile El Llano Subercaseaux 2801 Santiago Chile
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A 43124 Parma Italy
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University Logan UT 84322 USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Università di Parma Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A 43124 Parma Italy
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Gimferrer M, Van der Mynsbrugge J, Bell AT, Salvador P, Head-Gordon M. Facing the Challenges of Borderline Oxidation State Assignments Using State-of-the-Art Computational Methods. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:15410-15420. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Martí Gimferrer
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Maria Aurèlia Capmany 69, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, California 94720, United States
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Alkali metal naphthalenide or anthracenide reacted with scandium(III) anilides [Sc(X){N(tBu)Xy}2 (thf)] (X=N(tBu)Xy (1); X=Cl (2); Xy=C6 H3 -3,5-Me2 ) to give scandium complexes [M(thf)n ][Sc{N(tBu)Xy}2 (RA)] (M=Li-K; n=1-6; RA=C10 H8 2- (3-Naph-K) and C14 H10 2- (3-Anth-M)) containing a reduced arene ligand. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed the scandium(III) center bonded to the naphthalene dianion in a σ2 :π-coordination mode, whereas the anthracene dianion is symmetrically attached to the scandium(III) center in a σ2 -fashion. All compounds have been characterized by multinuclear, including 45 Sc NMR spectroscopy. Quantum chemical calculations of these intensely colored arene complexes confirm scandium to be in the oxidation state +3. The intense absorptions observed in the UV/Vis spectra are due to ligand-to-metal charge transfers. Whereas nitriles underwent C-C coupling reaction with the reduced arene ligand, the reaction with one equivalent of [NEt3 H][BPh4 ] led to the mono-protonation of the reduced arene ligand.
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- Priyabrata Ghana
- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152056AachenGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152056AachenGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152056AachenGermany
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryRWTH Aachen UniversityLandoltweg 152056AachenGermany
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Chen S, Li Z, Yuan B, Lin L, Whangbo MH, Xu L. Aggregation of Polybismuthide Anions in a Single Compound Using +Rh-CO Units: Heterometallic Cluster Ions [Rh@Bi10(RhCO)6]3– and [Rh@Bi9(RhCO)5]3–. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:10628-10633. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Shan Chen
- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
- University of the Chinese Academy of Science, Beijing 100049, P. R. China
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
- Department of Chemistry, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-8204, United States
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- Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Fuzhou 350002, P. R. China
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In situ construction of tandem nitrogen-doped MoP nanocrystals for high-efficient electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Qiao L, Zhang C, Zhang X, Wang Z, Yin H, Sun Z. Recent Advances in Rare‐Earth Polypnictides. CHINESE J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/cjoc.201900181] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Lei Qiao
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Element‐Organic ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Element‐Organic ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Element‐Organic ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Element‐Organic ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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- Division of Chemistry and Chemical EngineeringCalifornia Institute of Technology Pasadena CA 91125 United States
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Element‐Organic ChemistryNankai University Tianjin 300350 China
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How do the Hückel and Baird Rules Fade away in Annulenes? Molecules 2020; 25:molecules25030711. [PMID: 32045990 PMCID: PMC7037833 DOI: 10.3390/molecules25030711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Two of the most popular rules to characterize the aromaticity of molecules are those due to Hückel and Baird, which govern the aromaticity of singlet and triplet states. In this work, we study how these rules fade away as the ring structure increases and an optimal overlap between p orbitals is no longer possible due to geometrical restrictions. To this end, we study the lowest-lying singlet and triplet states of neutral annulenes with an even number of carbon atoms between four and eighteen. First of all, we analyze these rules from the Hückel molecular orbital method and, afterwards, we perform a geometry optimization of the annulenes with several density functional approximations in order to analyze the effect that the distortions from planarity produce on the aromaticity of annulenes. Finally, we analyze the performance of three density functional approximations that employ different percentages of Hartree-Fock exchange (B3LYP, CAM-B3LYP and M06-2X) and Hartree-Fock. Our results reveal that functionals with a low percentage of Hartree-Fock exchange at long ranges suffer from severe delocalization errors that result in wrong geometrical structures and the overestimation of the aromatic character of annulenes.
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Li AM, Wang Y, Zavalij PY, Chen F, Muñoz-Castro A, Eichhorn BW. [Cp*RuPb11]3− and [Cu@Cp*RuPb11]2−: centered and non-centered transition-metal substituted zintl icosahedra. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:10859-10862. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03656k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cluster anions [Cp*RuPb11]3− (1) and [Cu@Cp*RuPb11]2− (2) represent the first vertex-substituted zintl icosahedra and 1 is the first non-centered zintl icosahedron isolated in the condensed phase.
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- Ai-Min Li
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Laboratorio de Química Inorgánica y Materiales Moleculares
- Facultad de Ingeniería
- Universidad Autonoma de Chile
- Llano Subercaseaux 2801
- San Miguel
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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Wang ZC, Tkachenko NV, Qiao L, Matito E, Muñoz-Castro A, Boldyrev AI, Sun ZM. All-metal σ-antiaromaticity in dimeric cluster anion {[CuGe 9Mes] 2} 4. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:6583-6586. [PMID: 32400811 DOI: 10.1039/d0cc02525a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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In this work, we report a dimeric cluster anion, {[CuGe9Mes]2}4-, which was isolated as the [K(2,2,2-crypt)]+ salt and characterized by using single-crystal X-ray diffraction and ESI mass spectroscopy. The title cluster represents the first locally σ-antiaromatic compound in the solid state, as well as the first heteroatomic antiaromatic compound.
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- Zi-Chuan Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-0300, USA.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia 20080, Euskadi, Spain and IKERBASQUE, Basque Foundation for Science, Bilbao 48011, Euskadi, Spain
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- Grupo de Química Inorgánicay Materiales Moleculares, Facultad de Ingenieria, Universidad Autonoma de Chile, El Llano Subercaseaux, Santiago 2801, Chile
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University 0300 Old Main Hill, Logan, UT 84322-0300, USA.
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, State Key Laboratory of Element-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Gimferrer M, Salvador P, Poater A. Computational Monitoring of Oxidation States in Olefin Metathesis. Organometallics 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00591] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Martí Gimferrer
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi and Departament de Química, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, 17003 Girona, Catalonia, Spain
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Wilson RJ, Lichtenberger N, Weinert B, Dehnen S. Intermetalloid and Heterometallic Clusters Combining p-Block (Semi)Metals with d- or f-Block Metals. Chem Rev 2019; 119:8506-8554. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.8b00658] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Robert J. Wilson
- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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Liu N, You XR, Zhai HJ. Chemical Bonding in Transition Metal Nitride Os 3N 3 + Cluster: 6π Inorganic Benzene and δ 2δ* 1δ* 1 Aromaticity. ACS OMEGA 2018; 3:17083-17091. [PMID: 31458328 PMCID: PMC6643571 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/29/2018] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Inorganic benzene-like clusters with a planar hexagonal ring are of interest in chemistry, as are new types of aromaticity, multifold aromaticity, and in particular δ aromaticity beyond carbon-based organic systems. Here we report on a computational study of chemical bonding in a binary Os3N3 + D 3h (7A2″) cluster. This transition metal nitride cluster assumes a perfectly planar, heteroatomic, hexagonal geometry. An array of quantum chemistry tools is exploited to elucidate the electronic, structural, and bonding properties of D 3h Os3N3 + cluster, which include canonical molecular orbitals, adaptive natural density partitioning, natural bond orbital analysis, orbital composition calculations, and nucleus-independent chemical shifts. The computational data collectively support the bonding picture of 2-fold π/δ aromaticity: 6π electrons delocalized over all Os/N centers versus an Os-based 4δ framework in the unique δ2δ*1δ*1 configuration. The π sextet renders this heteroatomic cluster an inorganic analog of benzene. Transition metal-based inorganic benzenes are unknown in the literature, to our knowledge. The triplet 4δ electron-counting is a rare case of d-orbital aromaticity and δ-aromaticity, following the reversed 4n Hückel rule for aromaticity in a triplet system. This bonding picture is concrete, differing fundamentally from a recent study on the relevant system.
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Wilson RJ, Weinert B, Dehnen S. Recent developments in Zintl cluster chemistry. Dalton Trans 2018; 47:14861-14869. [PMID: 30239543 DOI: 10.1039/c8dt03174f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Zintl anions have been known for more than a century and were studied systematically by Eduard Zintl in the 1930s. Since then, they have been investigated for their interesting structures, bonding, and physical properties - in solid Zintl phases, in solvate salts, and in solution. While their popularity remained limited for several decades, Zintl ion chemistry has recently experienced a renaissance as a result of breakthroughs regarding their modifications into multinary anions that include transition metal atoms, their organic derivatization, and their oxidative linkage. A plethora of reports from the past two decades - demonstrating the ever growing variety of Zintl ion chemistry - have been since summarized in several review articles. Herein, we intend to present the most recent developments, which also shed light on Zintl anions and clusters as useful precursors for materials development, as illustrated by one recent example.
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- Robert J Wilson
- Fachbereich Chemie and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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- Lei-Jiao Li
- School of Chemistry & Environmental Engineering; Changchun University of Science & Technology; Changchun, Jilin 130022 China
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun, Jilin 130022 China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun, Jilin 130022 China
- University of Science and Technology of China; Hefei Anhui 230026 China
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- Department of Chemistry; University of Puerto Rico; Rio Piedras Campus, San Juan PR 00931 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization; Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Changchun, Jilin 130022 China
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Liu C, Popov IA, Chen Z, Boldyrev AI, Sun Z. Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity in Zintl Clusters. Chemistry 2018; 24:14583-14597. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201801715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2018] [Revised: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Chao Liu
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials Center Nankai University Tianjin 300350 P. R. China
- China State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130022 P. R. China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 P. R. China
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- Theoretical Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos NM 87545 USA
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- Department of Chemistry Institute for Functional Nanomaterials University of Puerto Rico San Juan USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322-0300 USA
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Rare Earth and Inorganic Functional Materials Center Nankai University Tianjin 300350 P. R. China
- China State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun Jilin 130022 P. R. China
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Schoo C, Bestgen S, Egeberg A, Klementyeva S, Feldmann C, Konchenko SN, Roesky PW. Molekulare Samariumpolystibide aus aktiviertem Antimon. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201802250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Christoph Schoo
- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT); Engesserstraße 15 76131 Karlsruhe Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT); Engesserstraße 15 76131 Karlsruhe Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT); Engesserstraße 15 76131 Karlsruhe Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT); Engesserstraße 15 76131 Karlsruhe Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT); Engesserstraße 15 76131 Karlsruhe Deutschland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT); Engesserstraße 15 76131 Karlsruhe Deutschland
- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS; Prosp. Lavrentieva 3 630090 Novosibirsk Russland
- Novosibirsk State University; Pirogovastr. 2 630090 Novosibirsk Russland
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- Institut für Anorganische Chemie; Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT); Engesserstraße 15 76131 Karlsruhe Deutschland
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Schoo C, Bestgen S, Egeberg A, Klementyeva S, Feldmann C, Konchenko SN, Roesky PW. Samarium Polystibides Derived from Highly Activated Nanoscale Antimony. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [PMID: 29528543 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201802250] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Zintl ions in molecular compounds are of fundamental interest for basic research and application. Two reactive antimony sources are presented that allow direct access to molecular polystibide compounds. These are Sb amalgam (Sb/Hg) and ultrasmall Sb0 nanoparticles (d=6.6±0.8 nm), which were used independently as precursors for the synthesis of the largest f-element polystibide, [(Cp*2 Sm)4 Sb8 ]. Whereas the reaction of the nanoparticles with [Cp*2 Sm] directly led to [(Cp*2 Sm)4 Sb8 ], Sm/Sb/Hg intermediates were isolated when using Sb/Hg as the precursor. These Sm/Sb/Hg intermediates [{(Cp*2 Sm)2 Sb}2 (μ-Hg)] and [{(Cp*2 Sm)3 (μ4 ,η1:2:2:2 -Sb4 )}2 Hg] were synthetically trapped and structurally characterized, giving insight in the formation mechanism of polystibide compounds.
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- Christoph Schoo
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
- Nikolaev Institute of Inorganic Chemistry SB RAS, Prosp. Lavrentieva 3, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
- Novosibirsk State University, Pirogovastr. 2, 630090, Novosibirsk, Russia
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstraße 15, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany
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Rookes TM, Wildman EP, Balázs G, Gardner BM, Wooles AJ, Gregson M, Tuna F, Scheer M, Liddle ST. Actinide-Pnictide (An-Pn) Bonds Spanning Non-Metal, Metalloid, and Metal Combinations (An=U, Th; Pn=P, As, Sb, Bi). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:1332-1336. [PMID: 29232498 PMCID: PMC5814731 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201711824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2017] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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The synthesis and characterisation is presented of the compounds [An(TrenDMBS ){Pn(SiMe3 )2 }] and [An(TrenTIPS ){Pn(SiMe3 )2 }] [TrenDMBS =N(CH2 CH2 NSiMe2 But )3 , An=U, Pn=P, As, Sb, Bi; An=Th, Pn=P, As; TrenTIPS =N(CH2 CH2 NSiPri3 )3 , An=U, Pn=P, As, Sb; An=Th, Pn=P, As, Sb]. The U-Sb and Th-Sb moieties are unprecedented examples of any kind of An-Sb molecular bond, and the U-Bi bond is the first two-centre-two-electron (2c-2e) one. The Th-Bi combination was too unstable to isolate, underscoring the fragility of these linkages. However, the U-Bi complex is the heaviest 2c-2e pairing of two elements involving an actinide on a macroscopic scale under ambient conditions, and this is exceeded only by An-An pairings prepared under cryogenic matrix isolation conditions. Thermolysis and photolysis experiments suggest that the U-Pn bonds degrade by homolytic bond cleavage, whereas the more redox-robust thorium compounds engage in an acid-base/dehydrocoupling route.
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- Thomas M. Rookes
- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryUniversity of RegensburgUniversitätsstr.3193053RegensburgGermany
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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- Institute of Inorganic ChemistryUniversity of RegensburgUniversitätsstr.3193053RegensburgGermany
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- School of ChemistryThe University of ManchesterOxford RoadManchesterM13 9PLUK
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Casademont-Reig I, Woller T, Contreras-García J, Alonso M, Torrent-Sucarrat M, Matito E. New electron delocalization tools to describe the aromaticity in porphyrinoids. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 20:2787-2796. [DOI: 10.1039/c7cp07581b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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There are several possible pathways in the macrocycle of large porphyrinoids and, among aromaticity indices, only AVminis capable of recognizing the most aromatic one.
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- Irene Casademont-Reig
- Kimika Fakultatea
- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU)
- and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
- P.K. 1072
- 20080 Donostia
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- Eenheid Algemene Chemie (ALGC). Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
- Pleinlaan 2
- 1050 Brussels
- Belgium
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ. Paris
- UMR 7616 Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique
- CNRS
- UMR 7616
- Paris
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- Eenheid Algemene Chemie (ALGC). Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)
- Pleinlaan 2
- 1050 Brussels
- Belgium
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- Kimika Fakultatea
- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU)
- and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
- P.K. 1072
- 20080 Donostia
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- Kimika Fakultatea
- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU)
- and Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC)
- P.K. 1072
- 20080 Donostia
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Wang Y, Zavalij P, Eichhorn B. The cyclo-Sb6 ring in the [Sb6(RuCp*)2]2− ion. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:11917-11920. [DOI: 10.1039/c8cc06542j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The [Sb6(RuCp*)2]2− anion represents the first example of a Zintl cluster with a boat-like cyclo-Sb6 subunit and the first ruthenium polyantimonide complex. The anion is dynamic in solution and fragments in the gas phase. Structural parameters and DFT calculations suggest the possibility of SbSb double bond character.
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- Yi Wang
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland
- College Park
- USA
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Rookes TM, Wildman EP, Balázs G, Gardner BM, Wooles AJ, Gregson M, Tuna F, Scheer M, Liddle ST. Actinide-Pnictide (An−Pn) Bonds Spanning Non-Metal, Metalloid, and Metal Combinations (An=U, Th; Pn=P, As, Sb, Bi). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201711824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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- Thomas M. Rookes
- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry; University of Regensburg; Universitätsstr.31 93053 Regensburg Germany
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry; University of Regensburg; Universitätsstr.31 93053 Regensburg Germany
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- School of Chemistry; The University of Manchester; Oxford Road Manchester M13 9PL UK
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- Chao Liu
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun, Jilin 130022 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300, Old Main Hill Logan Utah 84322-0300 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun, Jilin 130022 China
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- Rigaku (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Beijing 100044 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300, Old Main Hill Logan Utah 84322-0300 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry Chinese Academy of Sciences Changchun, Jilin 130022 China
- State Key Laboratory of Coordination Chemistry School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Nanjing University Nanjing 210023 P. R. China
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Edelmann FT. Lanthanides and actinides: Annual survey of their organometallic chemistry covering the year 2016. Coord Chem Rev 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2017.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Popov IA, Pan FX, You XR, Li LJ, Matito E, Liu C, Zhai HJ, Sun ZM, Boldyrev AI. Peculiar All-Metal σ-Aromaticity of the [Au2Sb16]4−Anion in the Solid State. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:15344-15346. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201609497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ivan A. Popov
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Changchun Jilin 130022 China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Utah State University; 0300 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322-0300 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Changchun Jilin 130022 China
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- Shanxi University; Institute of Molecular Science; Taiyuan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Changchun Jilin 130022 China
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- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC); Euskadi Spain
- IKERBASQUE Basque Foundation for Science; Bilbao Spain
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Changchun Jilin 130022 China
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- Shanxi University; Institute of Molecular Science; Taiyuan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Changchun Jilin 130022 China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry; Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Utah State University; 0300 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322-0300 USA
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Popov IA, Pan FX, You XR, Li LJ, Matito E, Liu C, Zhai HJ, Sun ZM, Boldyrev AI. Peculiar All-Metal σ-Aromaticity of the [Au2Sb16]4−Anion in the Solid State. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201609497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ivan A. Popov
- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Changchun Jilin 130022 China
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Utah State University; 0300 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322-0300 USA
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Changchun Jilin 130022 China
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- Shanxi University; Institute of Molecular Science; Taiyuan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Changchun Jilin 130022 China
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- Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC); Euskadi Spain
- IKERBASQUE Basque Foundation for Science; Bilbao Spain
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Changchun Jilin 130022 China
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- Shanxi University; Institute of Molecular Science; Taiyuan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Rare Earth Resource Utilization, Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry; Changchun Jilin 130022 China
- State Key Laboratory of Structural Chemistry; Fujian Institute of Research on the Structure of Matter; Chinese Academy of Sciences; Fuzhou Fujian 350002 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry; Utah State University; 0300 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322-0300 USA
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Xia X, Kuang X, Lu C, Jin Y, Xing X, Merino G, Hermann A. Deciphering the Structural Evolution and Electronic Properties of Magnesium Clusters: An Aromatic Homonuclear Metal Mg17 Cluster. J Phys Chem A 2016; 120:7947-7954. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b07322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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- Xinxin Xia
- Institute
of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
- Department
of Physics, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
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- Institute
of Atomic and Molecular Physics, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, China
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- Department
of Physics, Nanyang Normal University, Nanyang 473061, China
- Department
of Physics and High Pressure Science and Engineering Center, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Nevada 89154, United States
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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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- 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, Mexico
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- Centre
for Science at Extreme Conditions and SUPA, School of Physics and
Astronomy, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH9 3JZ, United Kingdom
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Lichtenberger N, Wilson RJ, Eulenstein AR, Massa W, Clérac R, Weigend F, Dehnen S. Main Group Metal-Actinide Magnetic Coupling and Structural Response Upon U(4+) Inclusion Into Bi, Tl/Bi, or Pb/Bi Cages. J Am Chem Soc 2016; 138:9033-6. [PMID: 27392253 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.6b04363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 69] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
The encapsulation of actinide ions in intermetalloid clusters has long been proposed but was never realized synthetically. We report the isolation and experimental, as well as quantum chemical, characterization of the uranium-centered clusters [U@Bi12](3-), [U@Tl2Bi11](3-), [U@Pb7Bi7](3-), and [U@Pb4Bi9](3-), upon reaction of (EE'Bi2)(2-) (E = Ga, Tl, E' = Bi; E = E' = Pb) and [U(C5Me4H)3] or [U(C5Me4H)3Cl] in 1,2-diaminoethane. For [U@Bi12](3-), magnetic susceptibility measurements rationalize an unprecedented antiferromagnetic coupling between a magnetic U(4+) site and a unique radical Bi12(7-) shell.
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- Niels Lichtenberger
- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg , Hans-Meerwein-Straße, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg , Hans-Meerwein-Straße, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg , Hans-Meerwein-Straße, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg , Hans-Meerwein-Straße, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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- CNRS, CRPP, UPR 8641 , F-33600 Pessac, France.,Univ. Bordeaux, CRPP, UPR 8641 , F-33600 Pessac, France
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- Institut für Nanotechnologie, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie , Hermann-von-Helmholtz Platz 1, D-76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie und Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften (WZMW), Philipps-Universität Marburg , Hans-Meerwein-Straße, 35043 Marburg, Germany
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