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Lara D, Santibañez D, Miranda-Rojas S, Mendizabal F. Is there a Covalent Au(I)-Au(I) Bond in the trans-(AuX) 2 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) Structure? A Post-Hartree-Fock and Density Functional Theory Study. Inorg Chem 2023; 62:15421-15431. [PMID: 37690083 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.3c01547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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We present an exhaustive exploration of the driving forces dominating the interaction between gold atoms in the trans-(AuX)2, where X is a halogen ligand. This work provides insights into the nature of the gold-gold contact in the trans-(AuX)2. The geometries and energies were calculated at the MP2, CCSD(T), and DFT-D3(BJ) (B3LYP, PBE, and TPSS) levels of theory. The results show a short Au-Au distance, typical of a covalent bond, but with a weak interaction energy associated with noncovalent interactions. It is established that the physical contributions from polarization and the electronic correlation forces are the most relevant at the post-Hartree-Fock level of theory. Also, the electrostatic term is attractive but with low contribution. Finally, the Wiberg indices and NBO analysis exposed a small covalent character between the gold atoms, revealing that this contribution is insufficient to explain the stability of the dimers. It is concluded that a sum of contributions makes it possible to establish an attraction between the gold atoms in the dimers studied beyond a classical aurophilic interaction.
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- Dina Lara
- Departamento de Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla, 653 Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla, 653 Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Andrés Bello, Avenida República 275, 8370146 Santiago, Chile
- Centro de Química Teórica & Computacional (CQT&C), Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Departamento de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Andrés Bellos, Avenida República 275, 8370146 Santiago de Chile, Chile
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- Departamento de Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Casilla, 653 Santiago, Chile
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Santibañez D, Mendizabal F. Quantum chemistry study in metallophilic interactions on complexes based in Au(I)-Pb(II) and Au(I)-Bi(III). MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2022. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2022.2068802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Daniel Santibañez
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Kasperkowiak M, Durnik M, Jankowski W, Hoffmann M, Gierczyk B, Frański R. Gas-phase generation of dinuclear Au(I)-Au(II) complexes by laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF MASS SPECTROMETRY (CHICHESTER, ENGLAND) 2021; 27:101-106. [PMID: 34187348 DOI: 10.1177/14690667211028785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Alkali metal chloroaurates(III) were analysed by laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry. Among a number of generated gas-phase ionic clusters, the unusual ions [MAu2Cl5]- (were M stands for Na, K, Rb, Cs) were detected. The spectra of metastable ions and quantum mechanics calculations show the presence of unprecedented Au(I)-Au(II) interactions in the clusters.
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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- Faculty of Chemistry, Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznań, Poland
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Seifert TP, Naina VR, Feuerstein TJ, Knöfel ND, Roesky PW. Molecular gold strings: aurophilicity, luminescence and structure-property correlations. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:20065-20088. [PMID: 33001101 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr04748a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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This review covers the compound class of one-dimensional gold strings. These compounds feature a formally infinite repetition of gold complexes as monomers/repeating units that are held together by aurophilic interactions, i.e. direct gold-gold contacts. Their molecular structures are primarily determined in the solid state using single crystal X-ray diffraction. The chemical composition of the employed gold complexes is diverse and furthermore plays a key role in terms of structure characteristics and the resulting properties. One of the most common features of gold strings is their photoluminescence upon UV excitation. The emission energy is often dependent on the distance of adjacent gold ions and the electronic structure of the whole string. In terms of gold strings, these parameters can be fine-tuned by external stimuli such as solvent, pH value, pressure or mechanical stress. This leads to direct structure-property correlations, not only with regard to the photophysical properties, but also electric conductivity for potential application in nanoelectronics. Concerning these correlations, gold strings, consisting of self-assembled individual complexes as building blocks, are the ideal compound class to look at, as perturbations by an inhomogeneity in the ligand sphere (such as the end of a molecule) can be neglected. Therefore, the aim of this review is to shed light on the past achievements and current developments in this area.
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- Tim P Seifert
- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 15, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 15, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 15, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 15, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Engesserstr. 15, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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Mendizabal F, Miranda-Rojas S. Electronic and optical properties of [Au(CH 3CSS)] 4 cluster. A quantum chemistry study. RSC Adv 2020; 10:33549-33557. [PMID: 35515021 PMCID: PMC9056745 DOI: 10.1039/d0ra06982e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Accepted: 09/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The uses of the sulfur-gold bond in the design of new molecular clusters have gained increasing attention in recent years. Their size and shape are diverse providing a wide variety of optical and electronic properties. Here we present a computational study of the absorption and emission properties of a small [Au(dithioacetate)]4 cluster as a model for these systems. The electronic structure of the Au4S8 core of this cluster permits rationalization of the source of the optical properties and how these are connected with that specific structural scaffold. Due to the complex nature of the aurophilic intramolecular interactions taking place in this system, several methods were used, such as the MP2, SCS-MP2, PBE-D3, and TPSS-D3 levels; both in gas and solvent phases. The absorption spectra of the cluster were calculated by the single excitation time-dependent-DFT (TD-DFT) method, CC2, SCS-CC2, and ADC(2) levels. The ab initio correlated calculations and previously reported experimental data have been used to assess the performance of our calculations. Moreover, the emission T1-So transition was calculated, where the SCS-CC2 level showed an excellent agreement with the experimental results. The core Au4S8 was identified as mainly responsible for the absorption and emission transitions according to the theoretical model.
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- Fernando Mendizabal
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile P.O. Box 653, Las Palmeras 3425, Ñuñoa Santiago Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Andrés Bello Avenida República 275 Santiago Chile
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Mendizabal F, Miranda-Rojas S, Castro-Latorre P. Quantum chemistry simulation of the electronic properties in [Au(NH3)2]NO3 and [Au(NCH)2][AuCl4] extended unsupported complexes. MOLECULAR SIMULATION 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/08927022.2020.1735634] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Fernando Mendizabal
- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Ciencias Químicas, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile
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- Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile
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Di(N-heterocyclic carbene) gold(III) imidate complexes obtained by oxidative addition of N-halosuccinimides. J Organomet Chem 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jorganchem.2018.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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