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Wagner FR. Delocalization-ratio analysis of 3-center bonding in position-space for closo-boranes and related systems: Approaching the styx picture and beyond. J Comput Chem 2024. [PMID: 39211997 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27486] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2024] [Revised: 07/31/2024] [Accepted: 08/06/2024] [Indexed: 09/04/2024]
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Closo-boron hydrides BnHn 2- (n = 5-12) are a conceptually well understood class of compounds. For these and a few related prototype compounds, both the local and the global picture of 3-center bonding are extracted from position-space quantities based on the electron density and the pair density. For this purpose, three-center delocalization indices between quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) atoms in position space are used to develop a consistent set of local bond and triangle, and global cluster delocalization ratios (DRs), which are quantitatively compared with conceptual Γ values derived from the styx code for each cluster. Combination of the cluster DRs with associated effective numbers of skeletal electron sharing (SES) for selected cluster surface edges, triangles, or the whole cluster yields effective styx type values describing the trend and even the size of the conceptual styx codes for closo-boranes BnHn 2- and related systems with increasing cluster size n reasonably well. For nonuniform cluster topologies, the different vertex degrees are shown to cause systematic 3-center wise bond delocalization effects for the associated edges and triangles of different average vertex degrees. Extension of DR analysis beyond the styx type triangular cluster-surface bonding corresponds to a triangulation of multicentric bonding. The cluster-wise results keep indicating consistency with the mixed 2- and 3-center bonding approach. The successfully established chemical meaning of the local edge, triangle, and global cluster DRs and their associated SES values constitutes the basis for systematic investigations of mixed 2- and 3-center bonding scenarios in particular in intermetallic and related (endohedral) cluster compounds in the future.
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- Frank R Wagner
- Chemical Metals Science, Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids, Dresden, Germany
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Guha AK. Chemical bonding misnomer in AeF - (Ae = Be-Ca) anions. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:21653-21658. [PMID: 39087589 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp01778a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2024]
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Chemical bonding is the fundamental concept in chemistry and multiple bonding holds a special position. Recent quantum chemical calculations predicted the presence of triple dative bonds in BeF- and MgF- and quadruple dative bonds in CaF- anions. The present quantum chemical calculations based on quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM), electron localization function (ELF) and adaptive density partitioning (AdNDP) analyses find no sign of multiple dative bonding in these anions. In fact, the bond is actually an electron-sharing covalent one, rather than dative. Charge distribution analysis and comparison with a neutral AeF molecule reveal no difference in bonding between the neutral AeF molecule and its anion.
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- Ankur K Guha
- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam-781001, India.
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Wang X, Niu Z, Li Q, Scheiner S. Strong Triel Bonds with Be as Electron Donor. Inorg Chem 2024; 63:14656-14664. [PMID: 39034471 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c02186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/23/2024]
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A systematic theoretical study was conducted on the triel bonds (TrBs) within the TrX3···Be(CO)3 complexes (Tr = B, Al, Ga, In, Tl; X = H, F, Cl, Br, I). The interaction energies of these systems range between 4 and 38 kcal/mol. The TrB weakens as X becomes more electronegative in the B and Al systems, while the opposite pattern of stronger bonds is observed in the In and Tl analogues. The dominant component of the TrB is polarization energy, which arises from charge transfer from Be(CO)3 to TrX3. The source of the density is a confluence of CO π-bonding orbitals at the Be center that resembles a Be lone pair, and which makes the molecular electrostatic potential above the Be somewhat negative. This π-lump is paired with the highly positive π-hole above the Tr, and a large amount of charge is transferred to the empty pz orbital of Tr. These factors, when considered in conjunction with large AIM measures, confer on this TrB a certain degree of covalency.
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- Xin Wang
- The Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, P. R. China
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- The Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, P. R. China
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- The Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai 264005, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah 84322-0300, United States
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Badri Z, Foroutan-Nejad C. Classical versus Collective Interactions in Asymmetric Trigonal Bipyramidal Alkaline Metal-Boron Halide Complexes. Chemistry 2024; 30:e202400156. [PMID: 38642012 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202400156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2024] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/15/2024] [Indexed: 04/22/2024]
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Collective interactions are a novel type of chemical bond formed between metals and electron-rich substituents around an electron-poor central atom. So far only a limited number of candidates for having collective interactions are reported. In this work, we extend the newly introduced concept of collective bonding to a series of neutral boron complexes with the general formula M2BX3 (M=Li, Na, and K; X=F, Cl, and Br). Our state-of-the-art ab initio computations suggest that these complexes form trigonal bipyramidal structures with a D3h to C3v distortion along the C3 axis of symmetry. The BX3 unit in the complexes distorts from planar to pyramidal akin to a sp3 hybridized atom. Interestingly, the interaction of the metals with the pyramidal side of BX3, where the lone pair in a hypothetical [BX3]2- should be located, is weaker than the interactions of metals with the inverted side, i. e., the middle of three halogen atoms. The origin of this stronger interaction can be explained by the formation of collective interactions between metals and halogen atoms as we explored via energy decomposition within the context of the theory of interacting quantum atoms, IQA.
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- Zahra Badri
- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland
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Kalita AJ, Rohman SS, Sahu PP, Guha AK. Reply to the Comments on Planar Tetracoordinate Hydrogen: Pushing the Limit of Multicentre Bonding. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202403214. [PMID: 38517260 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202403214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/23/2024]
Abstract
Recently, Huo et al. has commented on our communication (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2024, 63, e202317312, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202317312), regarding the multireference character (MRC) of our proposed cluster. Their argument is based on small HOMO-LUMO gap, fractional occupation density (FOD) and CASPT2(12,13) calculations. They also proposed that the singlet planar In4H+ cluster cannot be observed. We present our calculations which reveals that some of their arguments are based on wrong interpretation of data and inadequate use of methodology. While we certainly agree with the strong physical ground of FOD, CASSF and CASPT2 methodology, we believe that such analysis for clusters is not adequate.
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- Amlan J Kalita
- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam, INDIA-, 781001
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- Department of Chemistry, National Institute of Technology, Calicut, Kerala, 673601, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad, Kandi, Sangareddy, Telangana, 502284, India
- Department of Chemistry "Ugo Schiff", University of Florence, Via della, Lastruccia 3, 50019, Sesto Fiorentino, Italy
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- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam, INDIA-, 781001
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Kozuch S. When, Where and Why Boron Prefers Boron to Nitrogen. Chemphyschem 2024; 25:e202300875. [PMID: 38146920 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300875] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2023] [Revised: 12/20/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 12/27/2023]
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Boron is the archetypal Lewis acid, and therefore it is only natural that it prefers to bind nitrogen, its usual Lewis base counterpart. To challenge this assumption, we present a computationally designed bicyclopentane molecule akin to [1.1.1]propellane, but with pyramidal B and N inner atoms bonded by an "inverted" dative bond. Unexpectedly, the dimer of this system prefers to interact via an atypical boron-boron bond over the supposedly obvious boron-nitrogen bond. A molecular orbital analysis shows that the boron in this peculiar entity acts both as an electron donor and an electron acceptor, making the dimerization an amphoteric-amphoteric interaction process.
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- Sebastian Kozuch
- Department of Chemistry, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel, 84105
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Pino-Rios R, Báez-Grez R, Foroutan-Nejad C. Anti-electrostatic cation⋯π-hole and cation⋯lp-hole interactions are stabilized via collective interactions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2024; 60:400-403. [PMID: 38079184 DOI: 10.1039/d3cc05451a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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Collective interactions are a novel type of bond between metals and AX3 fragments with an electropositive central atom, A, and electronegative X substituents. Here, using electrostatic potential maps and state-of-the-art bonding analysis tools we have shown that collective interactions are anti-electrostatic cation⋯π-Hole or cation⋯lp-Hole interactions.
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- Ricardo Pino-Rios
- Química y Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat., Casilla 121, Iquique 1100000, Chile.
- Instituto de Estudios de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat, Iquique, 1100000, Chile
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Andres Bello, Av. República 275, Santiago 8370146, Chile
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- Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kasprzaka 44/52, 01-224, Warsaw, Poland.
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Hait D, Head-Gordon M. When Is a Bond Broken? The Polarizability Perspective. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2023; 62:e202312078. [PMID: 37713599 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202312078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 09/15/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023]
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The question of when a chemical bond can be said to be broken is of fundamental chemical interest but has not been widely studied. Herein we propose that the maxima of static polarizability along bond dissociation coordinates naturally define cutoff points for bond rupture, as they represent the onset of localization of shared electron density into constituent fragments. Examples of computed polarizability maxima over the course of bond cleavage in main-group and transition metal compounds are provided, across covalent, dative and charge-shift bonds. The behavior along reaction paths is also considered. Overall, the static polarizability is found to be a sensitive reporter of electronic structure reorganization associated with bond stretching, and thus can serve as a metric for describing bond cleavage (or diagnose the absence of a chemical bond).
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- Diptarka Hait
- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Department of Chemistry and PULSE Institute, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA
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- Kenneth S. Pitzer Center for Theoretical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
- Chemical Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA
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Davison N, Waddell PG, Lu E. Reduction of K + or Li + in the Heterobimetallic Electride K +[LiN(SiMe 3) 2]e . J Am Chem Soc 2023; 145:17007-17012. [PMID: 37478322 PMCID: PMC10416298 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c06066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/23/2023]
Abstract
Given their very negative redox potential (e.g., Li+ → Li(0), -3.04 V; K+ → K(0), -2.93 V), chemical reduction of Group-1 metal cations is one of the biggest challenges in inorganic chemistry: they are widely accepted as irreducible in the synthetic chemistry regime. Their reduction usually requires harsh electrochemical conditions. Herein we suggest a new strategy: via a heterobimetallic electride intermediate and using the nonbinding "free" electron as reductant. Based on our previously reported K+[LiN(SiMe3)2]e- heterobimetallic electride, we demonstrate the reducibility of both K+ and Li+ cations. Moreover, we find that external Lewis base ligands, namely tris[2-(dimethylamino)ethyl]amine (Me6Tren) or 2,2,2-cryptand, can exert a level of reducing selectivity by preferably binding to Li+ (Me6Tren) or K+ (2,2,2-cryptand), hence pushing the electron to the other cation.
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- Nathan Davison
- Chemistry−School of Natural
and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1
7RU, U.K.
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- Chemistry−School of Natural
and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1
7RU, U.K.
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- Chemistry−School of Natural
and Environmental Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1
7RU, U.K.
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Pal R, Das P, Chattaraj PK. Global Optimization: A Soft Computing Perspective. J Phys Chem Lett 2023; 14:3468-3482. [PMID: 37011157 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c00246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Tackling the problem of global optimization is one of the most important domains that physicists and chemists are working on. The use of soft computing (SC) techniques has made this easier by reducing nonlinearity and instability and making it technologically rich. This Perspective aims at explaining the basic mathematical models of the most efficient and commonly used SC techniques in computational chemistry for finding the global minimum (GM) energy structures of chemical systems. In this Perspective, we discuss the global optimizations of several chemical systems that our group has worked on using CNN, PSO, FA, ABC, BO, and some hybrid techniques, two of which are interfaced to achieve better-quality results.
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- Ranita Pal
- Advanced Technology Development Centre, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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Meng Y, Liu Q. New Insights into Adsorption Properties of the Tubular Au 26 from AIMD Simulations and Electronic Interactions. Molecules 2023; 28:molecules28072916. [PMID: 37049681 PMCID: PMC10096096 DOI: 10.3390/molecules28072916] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2023] [Revised: 03/20/2023] [Accepted: 03/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/14/2023] Open
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Recently, we revealed the electronic nature of the tubular Au26 based on spherical aromaticity. The peculiar structure of the Au26 could be an ideal catalyst model for studying the adsorptions of the Au nanotubes. However, through Google Scholar, we found that no one has reported connections between the structure and reactivity properties of Au26. Here, three kinds of molecules are selected to study the fundamental adsorption behaviors that occur on the surface of Au26. When one CO molecule is adsorbed on the Au26, the σ-hole adsorption structure is quickly identified as belonging to a ground state energy, and it still maintains integrity at a temperature of 500 K, where σ donations and π-back donations take place; however, two CO molecules make the structure of Au26 appear with distortions or collapse. When one H2 is adsorbed on the Au26, the H-H bond length is slightly elongated due to charge transfers to the anti-bonding σ* orbital of H2. The Au26-H2 can maintain integrity within 100 fs at 300 K and the H2 molecule starts moving away from the Au26 after 200 fs. Moreover, the Au26 can act as a Lewis base to stabilize the electron-deficient BH3 molecule, and frontier molecular orbitals overlap between the Au26 and BH3.
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- Ying Meng
- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huainan Normal University, Huainan 232000, China
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- School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huainan Normal University, Huainan 232000, China
- Anhui Province Key Laboratory of Low Temperature Co-Fired Materials, Huainan 232000, China
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Searching for Systems with Planar Hexacoordinate Carbons. ATOMS 2023. [DOI: 10.3390/atoms11030056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/14/2023] Open
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Here, we present evidence that the D2h M2C50/2+ (M = Li-K, Be-Ca, Al-In, and Zn) species comprises planar hexacoordinate carbon (phC) structures that exhibit four covalent and two electrostatic interactions. These findings have been made possible using evolutionary methods for exploring the potential energy surface (AUTOMATON program) and the Interacting Quantum Atoms (IQA) methodology, which support the observed bonding interactions. It is worth noting, however, that these structures are not the global minimum. Nonetheless, incorporating two cyclopentadienyl anion ligands (Cp) into the CaC52+ system has enhanced the relative stability of the phC isomer. Moreover, cycloparaphenylene ([8]CPP) provides system protection and kinetic stability. These results indicate that using appropriate ligands presents a promising approach for expanding the chemistry of phC species.
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Báez-Grez R, Yáñez O, Pino-Rios R. Electronic Transmutation Concept: Is the Inverse Process Possible? An Evaluation of Main Group Compounds. ACS OMEGA 2023; 8:2880-2886. [PMID: 36713707 PMCID: PMC9878657 DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.2c03865] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/07/2022] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The electronic transmutation (ET) concept states that when an element with atomic number Z gains an electron, it transmutes into a Z + 1 element, leading to species that possess similar chemical bonding patterns and geometric structures regarding the original (Z + 1) element. In this work, the opposite concept, that is, the inverse ET, is assessed. For this purpose, several main group compounds have been analyzed in terms of the adaptive natural density partitioning. The obtained results suggest that when an atom Z loses an electron, it transmutes into a Z - 1 atom, acquiring its geometrical structure and bonding pattern.
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- Rodrigo Báez-Grez
- Computational
and Theoretical Chemistry Group, Departamento de Ciencias Químicas,
Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad
Andres Bello, República
275, Santiago 8320000, Chile
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- Facultad
de Ingeniería y Negocios, Universidad
de las Américas, Santiago 7500000, Chile
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- Química
y Farmacia, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Arturo Prat. Casilla 121, Iquique 1100000, Chile
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Frenking G. Heretical thoughts about the present understanding and description of the chemical bond*. Mol Phys 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2022.2110168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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- Gernot Frenking
- Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), Donostia, Spain
- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany
- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, People’s Republic of China
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Kalita AJ, Purkayastha SK, Sarmah K, Guha AK. Can an alkalide act as a perfect Lewis base? Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:18144-18149. [PMID: 35857062 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp02800j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The Lewis basic character of alkali metals forming donor-acceptor complexes is a very rare phenomenon. No Lewis adduct with an alkalide as the Lewis basic centre has ever been reported. Herein, we theoretically designed EXH2- (E = Li, Na, K; X = Be, Mg, Ca) clusters which represent the first true example of Lewis adducts with alkalides as the two-electron donor basic sites. Our high level ab initio calculations reveal the formation of an unprecedented E:- → XH2 donor-acceptor interaction. Topological analysis within the realm of the electron localization function confirms this bonding scenario. The bonding scenario is exactly replicated in all the clusters, rendering support to our proposal. The calculated bond dissociation energies are significant, suggesting their possible spectroscopic identification.
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- Amlan J Kalita
- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre, Department of Chemistry, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam, 781001, India.
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- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre, Department of Chemistry, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam, 781001, India.
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- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre, Department of Chemistry, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam, 781001, India.
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- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre, Department of Chemistry, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam, 781001, India.
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Kalita AJ, Sarmah K, Borah RR, Yashmin F, Mazumder LJ, Purkayastha SK, Das K, Dutta T, Guha AK. Missing Recipe in the Na‐B Bond in NaBH
3
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Cluster. ChemistrySelect 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202201536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Amlan J. Kalita
- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre Cotton University Panbazar Guwahati Assam India- 781001
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- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre Cotton University Panbazar Guwahati Assam India- 781001
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- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre Cotton University Panbazar Guwahati Assam India- 781001
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- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre Cotton University Panbazar Guwahati Assam India- 781001
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- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre Cotton University Panbazar Guwahati Assam India- 781001
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- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre Cotton University Panbazar Guwahati Assam India- 781001
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- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre Cotton University Panbazar Guwahati Assam India- 781001
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- Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre Cotton University Panbazar Guwahati Assam India- 781001
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Collective interactions among organometallics are exotic bonds hidden on lab shelves. Nat Commun 2022; 13:2069. [PMID: 35440588 PMCID: PMC9018958 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-29504-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Recent discovery of an unusual bond between Na and B in NaBH3- motivated us to look for potentially similar bonds, which remained unnoticed among systems isoelectronic with NaBH3-. Here, we report a novel family of collective interactions and a measure called exchange-correlation interaction collectivity index (ICIXC; [Formula: see text]) to characterize the extent of collective versus pairwise bonding. Unlike conventional bonds in which ICIXC remains close to one, in collective interactions ICIXC may approach zero. We show that collective interactions are commonplace among widely used organometallics, as well as among boron and aluminum complexes with the general formula [Ma+AR3]b- (A: C, B or Al). In these species, the metal atom interacts more efficiently with the substituents (R) on the central atoms than the central atoms (A) upon forming efficient collective interactions. Furthermore, collective interactions were also found among fluorine atoms of XFn systems (X: B or C). Some of organolithium and organomagnesium species have the lowest ICIXC among the more than 100 studied systems revealing the fact that collective interactions are rather a rule than an exception among organometallic species.
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Auride ion interaction with borane: A theoretical study of AuBH3−. Chem Phys Lett 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2021.139288] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Tkachenko NV, Popov IA, Kulichenko M, Fedik N, Sun Z, Muñoz‐Castro A, Boldyrev AI. Bridging Aromatic/Antiaromatic Units: Recent Advances in Aromaticity and Antiaromaticity in Main‐Group and Transition‐Metal Clusters from Bonding and Magnetic Analyses. Eur J Inorg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ejic.202100519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Nikolay V. Tkachenko
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300 Old Main Hill 84322-0300 Logan UT USA
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- Theoretical Division Los Alamos National Laboratory 87545 Los Alamos NM USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300 Old Main Hill 84322-0300 Logan UT USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300 Old Main Hill 84322-0300 Logan UT USA
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- Tianjin Key Lab of Rare Earth Materials and Applications State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry School of Materials Science and Engineering Nankai University 300350 Tianjin China
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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 and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300 Old Main Hill 84322-0300 Logan UT USA
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Yi J, Gong B, Xu C, Zhang W, Cheng L. Prediction of an Al 4C 4 superatom organic framework (SOF) material based on the superatom network model. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:24294-24300. [PMID: 34673858 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp02798k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Metal organic framework (MOF) materials have attracted significant attention due to their wide potential applications, but it is still a challenge to design MOFs with advanced properties by exploring novel metal nodes. In this study, a kind of superatom organic framework (SOF) material is proposed based on the superatom network (SAN) model. Tetrahedron Al4 superatom unit is used as nodes in the MOF structure, and linear -CC- ligands are chosen as linkers. Localized chemical bonding analysis and nucleus-independent chemical shift (NICS) scan confirm that the Al4 core keeps the superatom electronic shell in the SOF structure. Further calculations demonstrate that this Al4C4 crystal has high dynamic and thermal stabilities, with an indirect semiconductor band gap of 2.57 eV. Analysis of its optical properties indicates its potential applications as an optoelectronic device. This novel kind of SOF material has both porous framework as traditional MOFs and superatomic character in its nodes, indicating its unique potential properties. Our work would provide a new way for designing functional MOF materials.
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- Jiuqi Yi
- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, CAS, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion, CAS, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui 230026, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China. .,Key Laboratory of Structure and Functional Regulation of Hybrid Materials (Anhui University), Ministry of Education, Hefei, 230601, P. R. China
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Rincón L, Mora JR, Rodriguez V, Torres FJ. Na⋯B bond in NaBH 3 - : An induced spin-polarized bond. Chemphyschem 2021; 23:e202100676. [PMID: 34708497 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The nature of the Na⋯B bond, in the recently synthesized NaBH 3 - adduct, is analyzed on the light of the Na- propensity to polarize along the bond axis as a consequence of the electric field produced by the BH3 fragment. The observed induced polarization has two consequences: (i) the energetic stabilization of the Na- , and (ii) the split of its valence electrons into two opposite lobes along the bond axis. Additionally, an analysis of the electron localization is presented using the information content of the correlated conditional pair density that reveals a significant delocalization between one lobe of the polarized Na- anion and the BH3 fragment at the equilibrium distance. Our findings reported here complement previous works on this system.
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- Luis Rincón
- Grupo de Química Computacional y Teórica (QCT-USFQ), Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Colegio Politecnico de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, 170157, Ecuador.,Instituto de Simulación Computacional, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, 170157, Ecuador
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- Grupo de Química Computacional y Teórica (QCT-USFQ), Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Colegio Politecnico de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, 170157, Ecuador.,Instituto de Simulación Computacional, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, 170157, Ecuador
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- Instituto de Simulación Computacional, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, 170157, Ecuador.,Departamento de Matemáticas, Colegio Politecnico de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Quito, 170157, Ecuador
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- Grupo de Química Computacional y Teórica (QCT-USFQ), Departamento de Ingeniería Química, Colegio Politecnico de Ciencias e Ingeniería, Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Quito, 170157, Ecuador.,Grupo de Química Computacional y Teórica (QCT-UR), Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, 111221, Colombia
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Pan S, Frenking G. A Critical Look at Linus Pauling's Influence on the Understanding of Chemical Bonding. Molecules 2021; 26:4695. [PMID: 34361846 PMCID: PMC8348226 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26154695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 07/27/2021] [Accepted: 07/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The influence of Linus Pauling on the understanding of chemical bonding is critically examined. Pauling deserves credit for presenting a connection between the quantum theoretical description of chemical bonding and Gilbert Lewis's classical bonding model of localized electron pair bonds for a wide range of chemistry. Using the concept of resonance that he introduced, he was able to present a consistent description of chemical bonding for molecules, metals, and ionic crystals which was used by many chemists and subsequently found its way into chemistry textbooks. However, his one-sided restriction to the valence bond method and his rejection of the molecular orbital approach hindered further development of chemical bonding theory for a while and his close association of the heuristic Lewis binding model with the quantum chemical VB approach led to misleading ideas until today.
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- Sudip Pan
- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Institute of Advanced Synthesis, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China;
- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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- Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Institute of Advanced Synthesis, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China;
- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Str. 4, 35037 Marburg, Germany
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Yang Q, Li Q, Scheiner S. Diboron Bonds Between BX 3 (X=H, F, CH 3 ) and BYZ 2 (Y=H, F; Z=CO, N 2 , CNH). Chemphyschem 2021; 22:1461-1469. [PMID: 34089563 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2021] [Revised: 05/27/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The ability of B atoms on two different molecules to engage with one another in a noncovalent diboron bond is studied by ab initio calculations. Due to electron donation from its substituents, the trivalent B atom of BYZ2 (Z=CO, N2 , and CNH; Y=H and F) has the ability to in turn donate charge to the B of a BX3 molecule (X=H, F, and CH3 ), thus forming a B⋅⋅⋅B diboron bond. These bonds are of two different strengths and character. BH(CO)2 and BH(CNH)2 , and their fluorosubstituted analogues BF(CO)2 and BF(CNH)2 , engage in a typical noncovalent bond with B(CH3 )3 and BF3 , with interaction energies in the 3-8 kcal/mol range. Certain other combinations result in a much stronger diboron bond, in the 26-44 kcal/mol range, and with a high degree of covalent character. Bonds of this type occur when BH3 is added to BH(CO)2 , BH(CNH)2 , BH(N2 )2 , and BF(CO)2 , or in the complexes of BH(N2 )2 with B(CH3 )3 and BF3 . The weaker noncovalent bonds are held together by roughly equal electrostatic and dispersion components, complemented by smaller polarization energy, while polarization is primarily responsible for the stronger ones.
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- Qingqing Yang
- The Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, P. R. China
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- The Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yantai University, Yantai, 264005, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 84322-0300, USA
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Radenković S, Shaik SS, Braïda B. Na⋅⋅⋅B Bond in NaBH
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: Solving the Conundrum. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202100616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Institute of Chemistry The Hebrew University of Jerusalem 9190401 Jerusalem Israel
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- Sorbonne Université Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique 75005 Paris France
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Pino‐Rios R, Inostroza D, Tiznado W. Neither too Classic nor too Exotic: One‐Electron Na⋅B Bond in NaBH
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Cluster. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202101403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Ricardo Pino‐Rios
- Laboratorio de Química teórica Facultad de Química y Biología Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH) Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 3363 Santiago, Estación Central, Región Metropolitana Chile
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- Universidad Andres Bello Programa de Doctorado en Fisicoquímica Molecular Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Santiago Chile
- Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Group Departamento de Ciencias Químicas Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Universidad Andres Bello República 498 Santiago Chile
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- Universidad Andres Bello Programa de Doctorado en Fisicoquímica Molecular Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Santiago Chile
- Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Group Departamento de Ciencias Químicas Facultad de Ciencias Exactas Universidad Andres Bello República 498 Santiago Chile
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Radenković S, Shaik SS, Braïda B. Na⋅⋅⋅B Bond in NaBH 3 - : Solving the Conundrum. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:12723-12726. [PMID: 33794051 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202100616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Bonding in the recently synthesized NaBH3 - cluster is investigated using the high level Valence Bond BOVB method. Contrary to earlier conclusions, the Na-B bond is found to be neither a genuine dative bond, nor a standard polar-covalent bond at equilibrium. It is rather revealed as a split and polarized weakly coupled electron-pair, which allows this cluster to be more effectively stabilized by a combination of (major) dipole-dipole electrostatic interaction and (secondary) resonant one-electron bonding mechanism. Our analysis of this unprecedented bonding situation extends to similar clusters, and the VB model unifies and articulates the previously published variegated views on this exotic "bond".
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- Slavko Radenković
- University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Science, 34000, Kragujevac, Serbia
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- Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 9190401, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Sorbonne Université, Laboratoire de Chimie Théorique, 75005, Paris, France
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Pino-Rios R, Inostroza D, Tiznado W. Neither too Classic nor too Exotic: One-Electron Na⋅B Bond in NaBH 3 - Cluster. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:12747-12753. [PMID: 33876517 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202101403] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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It is here reported that the NaBH3 - cluster exhibits a Na⋅B one-electron bond, a well-established type of electron-deficient bonding in the literature. The topological analysis of the electron localization function, at the correlated level, reveals that Na- , when approaching the bonding distance, fairly distributes its valence electron pair between two lobes. One of these electrons is used to bond with BH3 , which participates through its boron empty p-orbital. Furthermore, the bonding situation of LiBH3 - , KBH3 - , MgBH3 , and CaBH3 global minima structures are similar to that of NaBH3 - , extending the family of these new one-electron bond systems with biradicaloid character.
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- Ricardo Pino-Rios
- Laboratorio de Química teórica, Facultad de Química y Biología, Universidad de Santiago de Chile (USACH), Av. Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins 3363, Santiago, Estación Central, Región Metropolitana, Chile
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- Universidad Andres Bello, Programa de Doctorado en Fisicoquímica Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Santiago, Chile.,Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Group, Departamento de Ciencias Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Andres Bello, República 498, Santiago, Chile
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- Universidad Andres Bello, Programa de Doctorado en Fisicoquímica Molecular, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Santiago, Chile.,Computational and Theoretical Chemistry Group, Departamento de Ciencias Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Andres Bello, República 498, Santiago, Chile
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Chapple PM, Cartron J, Hamdoun G, Kahlal S, Cordier M, Oulyadi H, Carpentier JF, Saillard JY, Sarazin Y. Metal-metal bonded alkaline-earth distannyls. Chem Sci 2021; 12:7098-7114. [PMID: 34123338 PMCID: PMC8153243 DOI: 10.1039/d1sc00436k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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The first families of alkaline-earth stannylides [Ae(SnPh3)2·(thf) x ] (Ae = Ca, x = 3, 1; Sr, x = 3, 2; Ba, x = 4, 3) and [Ae{Sn(SiMe3)3}2·(thf) x ] (Ae = Ca, x = 4, 4; Sr, x = 4, 5; Ba, x = 4, 6), where Ae is a large alkaline earth with direct Ae-Sn bonds, are presented. All complexes have been characterised by high-resolution solution NMR spectroscopy, including 119Sn NMR, and by X-ray diffraction crystallography. The molecular structures of [Ca(SnPh3)2·(thf)4] (1'), [Sr(SnPh3)2·(thf)4] (2'), [Ba(SnPh3)2·(thf)5] (3'), 4, 5 and [Ba{Sn(SiMe3)3}2·(thf)5] (6'), most of which crystallised as higher thf solvates than their parents 1-6, were established by XRD analysis; the experimentally determined Sn-Ae-Sn' angles lie in the range 158.10(3)-179.33(4)°. In a given series, the 119Sn NMR chemical shifts are slightly deshielded upon descending group 2 from Ca to Ba, while the silyl-substituted stannyls are much more shielded than the phenyl ones (δ 119Sn/ppm: 1', -133.4; 2', -123.6; 3', -95.5; 4, -856.8; 5, -848.2; 6', -792.7). The bonding and electronic properties of these complexes were also analysed by DFT calculations. The combined spectroscopic, crystallographic and computational analysis of these complexes provide some insight into the main features of these unique families of homoleptic complexes. A comprehensive DFT study (Wiberg bond index, QTAIM and energy decomposition analysis) points at a primarily ionic Ae-Sn bonding, with a small covalent contribution, in these series of complexes; the Sn-Ae-Sn' angle is associated with a flat energy potential surface around its minimum, consistent with the broad range of values determined by experimental and computational methods.
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- Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, INSA de Rouen, CNRS, Laboratoire COBRA (UMR 6014 & FR 3038) 76000 Rouen France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226 35000 Rennes France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226 35000 Rennes France
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- Normandie Université, UNIROUEN, INSA de Rouen, CNRS, Laboratoire COBRA (UMR 6014 & FR 3038) 76000 Rouen France
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- Univ Rennes, CNRS, ISCR-UMR 6226 35000 Rennes France
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Salvador P, Vos E, Corral I, Andrada DM. Beyond the Classical Electron-Sharing and Dative Bond Picture: Case of the Spin-Polarized Bond. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:1498-1502. [PMID: 32866305 PMCID: PMC7839703 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2020] [Revised: 08/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Chemical bonds are traditionally assigned as electron-sharing or donor-acceptor/dative. External criteria such as the nature of the dissociation process, energy partitioning schemes, or quantum chemical topology are invoked to assess the bonding situation. However, for systems with marked multi-reference character, this binary categorization might not be precise enough to render the bonding properties. A third scenario can be foreseen: spin polarized bonds. To illustrate this, the case of a NaBH3 - cluster is presented. According to the analysis NaBH3 - exhibits a strong diradical character and cannot be classified as either electron-sharing or a dative bond. Elaborated upon are the common problems of popular bonding descriptions. Additionally, a simple model, based on the bond order and local spin indicators, which discriminates between all three bonding situations, is provided.
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- Pedro Salvador
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi i Departament de QuímicaUniversitat de Gironac/M Aurelia Capmany 6917003GironaSpain
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- Departamento de QuímicaFacultad de CienciasMódulo 13, and Institute of Advanced Chemical Sciences (IadChem)Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Excelencia UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco28049MadridSpain
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- Departamento de QuímicaFacultad de CienciasMódulo 13, and Institute of Advanced Chemical Sciences (IadChem)Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Excelencia UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco28049MadridSpain
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and TechnologyDepartment of ChemistrySaarland University66123SaarbrückenGermany
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Salvador P, Vos E, Corral I, Andrada DM. Über die klassische Elektronenpaar‐ und die dative Bindung hinaus: Die Spin‐polarisierte Bindung. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202010948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Pedro Salvador
- Institut de Química Computacional i Catàlisi i Departament de Química Universitat de Girona c/M Aurelia Capmany 69 17003 Girona Spanien
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- Departamento de Química Facultad de Ciencias Módulo 13, and Institute of Advanced Chemical Sciences (IadChem) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Excelencia UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spanien
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- Departamento de Química Facultad de Ciencias Módulo 13, and Institute of Advanced Chemical Sciences (IadChem) Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Campus de Excelencia UAM-CSIC, Cantoblanco 28049 Madrid Spanien
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- Faculty of Natural Sciences and Technology Department of Chemistry Saarland University 66123 Saarbrücken Deutschland
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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: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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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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Wang W, Wang J, Gong C, Mu C, Zhang D, Zhang X. Designer Mg−Mg and Zn−Zn single bonds facilitated by double aromaticity in the M2B7− (M=Mg, Zn) clusters. CHINESE J CHEM PHYS 2020. [DOI: 10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2004057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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- Wei Wang
- Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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- Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 300071, China
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Foroutan-Nejad C. The Na⋅⋅⋅B Bond in NaBH 3 - : A Different Type of Bond. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:20900-20903. [PMID: 32757234 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202010024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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A newly introduced Na-B bond in NaBH3 - has been a challenge for the chemical bonding community. Here, a series of MBH3 - (M=Li, Na, K) species and NaB(CN)3 - are studied within the context of quantum chemical topology approaches. The analyses suggest that M-B interaction cannot be classified as an ordinary covalent, dative, or even simple ionic interaction. The interactions are controlled by coulombic forces between the metals and the substituents on boron, for example, H or CN, more than the direct M-B interaction. On the other hand, while the characteristics of the (3, -1) critical points of the bonds are comparable to weak hydrogen bonds, not covalent bonds, the metal and boron share a substantial sum of electrons. To the best of the author's knowledge, the characteristics of these bonds are unprecedented among known molecules. Considering all paradoxical properties of these bonds, they are herein described as ionic-enforced covalent bonds.
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- Cina Foroutan-Nejad
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University & National Centre for Biomolecular Research, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, 62500, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Cina Foroutan‐Nejad
- Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Masaryk University & National Centre for Biomolecular Research Faculty of Science Masaryk University 62500 Brno Czech Republic
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Fedik N, Mu C, Popov IA, Wang W, Wang J, Wang H, Bowen KH, Boldyrev AI, Zhang X. Boron‐Made N
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Cluster. Chemistry 2020; 26:8017-8021. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2020] [Revised: 04/05/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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- Nikita Fedik
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University 0300 Old Main Hill Logan UT 84322-0300 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of, Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST) College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Theoretical Division Los Alamos National Laboratory Los Alamos New Mexico 87545 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of, Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST) College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of, Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST) College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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- Departments of Chemistry and Material Science Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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- Departments of Chemistry and Material Science Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD 21218 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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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of, Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST) College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 300071 P. R. China
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Liu G, Fedik N, Martinez‐Martinez C, Ciborowski SM, Zhang X, Boldyrev AI, Bowen KH. Reply to the Comment on “Realization of Lewis Basic Sodium Anion in the NaBH
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland 21218 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University Logan Utah 84322 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST) College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 30007 China
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- Department of Chemistry Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland 21218 USA
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Liu G, Fedik N, Martinez-Martinez C, Ciborowski SM, Zhang X, Boldyrev AI, Bowen KH. Reply to the Comment on "Realization of Lewis Basic Sodium Anion in the NaBH 3 - Cluster". Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:8760-8764. [PMID: 32350985 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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We reply to the comment by S. Pan and G. Frenking who challenged our interpretation of the Na- :→BH3 dative bond in the recently synthesized NaBH3 - cluster. Our conclusion remains the same as that in our original paper (https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201907089 and https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201907089). This conclusion is additionally supported by the energetic pathways and NBO charges calculated at UCCSD and CASMP2(4,4) levels of theory. We also discussed the suitability of the Laplacian of electron density (QTAIM) and Adaptive Natural Density Partitioning (AdNDP) method for bond type assignment. It seems that AdNDP yields more sensible results. This discussion reveals that the complex realm of bonding is full of semantic inconsistencies, and we invite experimentalists and theoreticians to elaborate this topic and find solutions incorporating different views on the dative bond.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 84322, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 30007, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 84322, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, USA
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Pan S, Frenking G. Comment on "Realization of Lewis Basic Sodium Anion in the NaBH 3 - Cluster". Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:8756-8759. [PMID: 32249989 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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We challenge the interpretation of the chemical bond in NaBH3 - proposed by Liu et al. We argue that NaBH3 - has an electron-sharing Na-BH3 - covalent bond rather than a dative bond Na- →BH3 .
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- Sudip Pan
- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China.,Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Jiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced Materials, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China.,Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35032, Marburg, Germany
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Kulichenko M, Fedik N, Steglenko D, Minyaev RM, Minkin VI, Boldyrev AI. Periodic F-defects on the MgO surface as potential single-defect catalysts with non-linear optical properties. Chem Phys 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2020.110680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Fedik N, Kulichenko M, Steglenko D, Boldyrev AI. Can aromaticity be a kinetic trap? Example of mechanically interlocked aromatic [2-5]catenanes built from cyclo[18]carbon. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:2711-2714. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cc09483k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Aromaticity serves as a kinetic trap for mechanically interlocked cyclo[18]carbon rings.
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- Nikita Fedik
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Utah State University
- Logan
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Utah State University
- Logan
- USA
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- Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry
- Southern Federal University
- Rostov-on-Don 344090
- Russia
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Utah State University
- Logan
- USA
- Institute of Physical and Organic Chemistry
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Fedik N, Boldyrev AI, Muñoz-Castro A. Aromatic character of [Au13]5+ and [MAu12]4+/6+ (M = Pd, Pt) cores in ligand protected gold nanoclusters – interplay between spherical and planar σ-aromatics. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:25215-25219. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04477a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ligand-protected superatoms are able to behave as both spherical and planar aromatic species, providing a strong link between spherical and planar σ-aromatics, which can be controlled selectively by tuning their redox charge states.
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- Nikita Fedik
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Utah State University
- Logan
- USA
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- Grupo de Química Inorgánica y Materiales Moleculares
- Facultad de Ingenieria
- Universidad Autonoma de Chile
- Santiago
- Chile
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