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Li Q, Liu QY, Zhao YX, He SG. Conversion of Methane at Room Temperature Mediated by the Ta-Ta σ-Bond. JACS AU 2024; 4:1824-1832. [PMID: 38818048 PMCID: PMC11134373 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.4c00032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2024] [Revised: 04/03/2024] [Accepted: 04/04/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
Abstract
Metal-metal bonds constitute an important type of reactive centers for chemical transformation; however, the availability of active metal-metal bonds being capable of converting methane under mild conditions, the holy grail in catalysis, remains a serious challenge. Herein, benefiting from the systematic investigation of 36 metal clusters of tantalum by using mass spectrometric experiments complemented with quantum chemical calculations, the dehydrogenation of methane at room temperature was successfully achieved by 18 cluster species featuring σ-bonding electrons localized in single naked Ta-Ta centers. In sharp contrast, the other 18 remaining clusters, either without naked Ta-Ta σ-bond or with σ-bonding electrons delocalized over multiple Ta-Ta centers only exhibit molecular CH4-adsorption reactivity or inertness. Mechanistic studies revealed that changing cluster geometric configurations and tuning the number of simple inorganic ligands (e.g., oxygen) could flexibly manipulate the presence or absence of such a reactive Ta-Ta σ-bond. The discovery of Ta-Ta σ-type bond being able to exhibit outstanding activity toward methane conversion not only overturns the traditional recognition that only the metal-metal π- or δ-bonds of early transition metals could participate in bond activation but also opens up a new access to design of promising metal catalysts with dual-atom as reactive sites for chemical transformations.
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- Qian Li
- State
Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species,
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
- University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education
Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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- State
Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species,
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education
Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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- State
Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species,
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education
Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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- State
Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species,
Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy
of Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
- University
of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, PR China
- Beijing
National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences and CAS Research/Education
Centre of Excellence in Molecular Sciences, Beijing 100190, PR China
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Squire IAZ, Goult CA, Thompson BC, Alexopoulos E, Whitwood AC, Tanner TFN, Wilkinson LA. Enhancing the Air Stability of Dimolybdenum Paddlewheel Complexes: Redox Tuning through Fluorine Substituents. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:19144-19155. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York YO10 5DD, U.K
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Navarro M, Moreno JJ, Pérez-Jiménez M, Campos J. Small molecule activation with bimetallic systems: a landscape of cooperative reactivity. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:11220-11235. [PMID: 36128973 PMCID: PMC9536487 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc04296g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2022] [Accepted: 09/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
There is growing interest in the design of bimetallic cooperative complexes, which have emerged due to their potential for bond activation and catalysis, a feature widely exploited by nature in metalloenzymes, and also in the field of heterogeneous catalysis. Herein, we discuss the widespread opportunities derived from combining two metals in close proximity, ranging from systems containing multiple M-M bonds to others in which bimetallic cooperation occurs even in the absence of M⋯M interactions. The choice of metal pairs is crucial for the reactivity of the resulting complexes. In this context, we describe the prospects of combining not only transition metals but also those of the main group series, which offer additional avenues for cooperative pathways and reaction discovery. Emphasis is given to mechanisms by which bond activation occurs across bimetallic structures, which is ascribed to the precise synergy between the two metal atoms. The results discussed herein indicate a future landscape full of possibilities within our reach, where we anticipate that bimetallic synergism will have an important impact in the design of more efficient catalytic processes and the discovery of new catalytic transformations.
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- Miquel Navarro
- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Sevilla, Avenida Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Sevilla, Avenida Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Sevilla, Avenida Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica and Centro de Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Sevilla, Avenida Américo Vespucio 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
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Yu X, Jin T, Wang K, Li D, Cheng L. Benchmark studies on the large errors of calculated binding energies in metallophilic interactions. J Chem Phys 2022; 156:104103. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0085213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Xinlei Yu
- Anhui University - Qingyuan Campus, China
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- Anhui University - Qingyuan Campus, China
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- Anhui University - Qingyuan Campus, China
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- Anhui University - Qingyuan Campus, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Anhui University College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, China
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Pérez-Jiménez M, Curado N, Maya C, Campos J, Ruiz E, Álvarez S, Carmona E. Experimental and Computational Studies on Quadruply Bonded Dimolybdenum Complexes with Terminal and Bridging Hydride Ligands. Chemistry 2021; 27:6569-6578. [PMID: 33469945 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202004948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2020] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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This contribution focuses on complex [Mo2 (H)2 (μ-AdDipp2 )2 ] (1) and tetrahydrofuran and pyridine adducts [Mo2 (H)2 (μ-AdDipp2 )2 (L)2 ] (1⋅thf and 1⋅py), which contain a trans-(H)Mo≣Mo(H) core (AdDipp2 =HC(NDipp2 )2 ; Dipp=2,6-iPr2 C6 H3 ). Computational studies provide insights into the coordination and electronic characteristics of the central trans-Mo2 H2 unit of 1, with four-coordinate, fourteen-electron Mo atoms and ϵ-agostic interactions with Dipp methyl groups. Small size C- and N-donors give rise to related complexes 1⋅L but only one molecule of P-donors, for example, PMe3 , can bind to 1, causing one of the hydrides to form a three-centered, two-electron (3c-2e) Mo-H→Mo bond (2⋅PMe3 ). A DFT analysis of the terminal and bridging hydride coordination to the Mo≣Mo bond is also reported, along with reactivity studies of the Mo-H bonds of these complexes. Reactions investigated include oxidation of 1⋅thf by silver triflimidate, AgNTf2 , to afford a monohydride [Mo2 (μ-H)(μ-NTf2 )(μ-AdDipp2 )2 ] (4), with an O,O'-bridging triflimidate ligand.
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- Marina Pérez-Jiménez
- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica and Centro de, Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica and Centro de, Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica and Centro de, Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica and Centro de, Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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- Departament de Quimica Inorgànica and Institut de Quimica Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona, Marti i Franquès 1-11, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Departament de Quimica Inorgànica and Institut de Quimica Teòrica i Computacional, Universitat de Barcelona, Marti i Franquès 1-11, 08028, Barcelona, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica and Centro de, Innovación en Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) and University of Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092, Sevilla, Spain
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Kysliak O, Görls H, Kretschmer R. Cooperative Bond Activation by a Bimetallic Main-Group Complex. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:142-148. [PMID: 33356229 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c12166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
Inspired by natural metalloenzymes that efficiently catalyze a variety of transformations, chemists have developed large numbers of dinuclear transition-metal complexes with extraordinary properties and reactivity patterns. For main-group element compounds, however, metal-metal cooperativity is much less explored. Here we present the synthesis and characterization of a room-temperature-stable compound with two separated two-coordinated gallium(I) centers possessing both a lone pair of electrons and a vacant orbital, reminiscent of singlet carbenes. This species displays enhanced reactivity compared to its mononuclear counterpart due to bimetallic cooperativity that allows for the facile activation of strong C-F bonds across the gallium-gallium bond. Two mechanistic scenarios of the cooperative bond activation have been identified by DFT and DLPNO-CCSD(T) calculations.
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- Oleksandr Kysliak
- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (IAAC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstraße 8, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (IAAC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstraße 8, 07743 Jena, Germany
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- Institute of Inorganic and Analytical Chemistry (IAAC), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Humboldtstraße 8, 07743 Jena, Germany.,Jena Center for Soft Matter (JCSM), Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Philosophenweg 7, 07743 Jena, Germany
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Navarro M, Campos J. Bimetallic frustrated Lewis pairs. ADVANCES IN ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/bs.adomc.2021.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Zhou Y, Yu X, Cheng L. Multiple d-d bonds between early transition metals in TM 2Li n (TM = Sc, Ti) superatomic molecule clusters. NANOSCALE 2020; 12:20506-20512. [PMID: 33026386 DOI: 10.1039/d0nr05480a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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The synthesis and application of compounds with Cr-Cr and V-V d-d quintuple bonds (σ, 2π, 2δ) have led to new thinking about whether d-d multiple bonds also exist between early transition metals such as Sc-Sc and Ti-Ti. In this study, by extensive unbiased global search at the density functional theory level, the low-energy structures of 26e and 30e TM2Lin clusters were obtained. Based on the super valence bond (SVB) theory, the prolate double-core structure of TM2Lin clusters was regarded as a superatomic molecule, of which each half was regarded as an open-shell superatom, and the electronic shell-closure was realized by forming multiple bonds between superatoms. Then, the quintuple super bonds (2δ, 2π, σ) of the Li18Ti2, Li20Sc2, [Li17V2]+, [Li17Ti2]- clusters and the triple super bonds (2π, σ) of the Li24Sc2 and Li24Y2 clusters were confirmed via chemical-bonding analysis. This way of forming multiple bonds between early transition metals through superatomic bonding has promoted the experimental synthesis and application of early transition metal multiple bond compounds.
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- Yichun Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials of Anhui Province, Anhui University Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials of Anhui Province, Anhui University Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Key Laboratory of Functional Inorganic Materials of Anhui Province, Anhui University Hefei, Anhui 230601, P. R. China.
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Organometallic chemistry and its applications in homogeneous catalysis have been dominated by mononuclear transition-metal complexes. The catalytic performance and physico-chemical properties of these mononuclear complexes can be rationally tuned by ligand modification, which has also led to the discovery of new reactions. There is a growing body of evidence implicating the participation of two metals in catalytic processes originally believed to follow monometallic mechanisms. Moreover, the deliberate preparation of bimetallic structures has proven popular because these preorganized structures have many tunable features, such as metal-metal bond order and polarity. These structures can exhibit metal-metal complementarity and allow for multisite activation - reactivity unattainable with truly mononuclear species. This Perspective summarizes the features that are exclusive to bimetallic systems and their roles in substrate activation.
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Kang L, Huo S, Meng L, Li X. Reaction Mechanism and Kinetics study on Addition of CCl
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to 1‐hexene Catalyzed by Mo‐Mo Quintuply‐bond. Appl Organomet Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/aoc.5726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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- Lixia Kang
- College of Chemistry and Material Science Hebei Normal University Road East of 2nd Ring South Shijiazhuang 050024 China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science Hebei Normal University Road East of 2nd Ring South Shijiazhuang 050024 China
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- National Demonstratin Center for Experimental Chemistry Hebei Normal University Road East of 2nd Ring South Shijiazhuang 050024 China
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- College of Chemistry and Material Science Hebei Normal University Road East of 2nd Ring South Shijiazhuang 050024 China
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Nakagaki M, Nakatani N, Sakaki S. How to understand very weak Cr-Cr double bonds and negative spin populations in trinuclear Cr complexes: theoretical insight. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:22976-22989. [PMID: 31599298 DOI: 10.1039/c9cp03645h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Trinuclear Cr(ii) complex [Cr3(dpa)4Cl2] 1 (Hdpa = dipyridylamine) has two Cr-Cr double bonds linked with each other. DMRG-CASPT2 calculations reproduced its symmetrical structure. The Cr-Cr effective bond order (EBO) was evaluated to be only 0.59 based on the density matrix based on localized orbitals from DMRG-CASSCF orbitals. The CASCI calculations showed a significantly large α-spin population on the terminal Cr atoms as expected but a significantly large β-spin population on the central Cr atom against expectations. The very small EBO and the presence of a large β-spin population are not consistent with the simple understanding that 1 has two Cr-Cr double bonds and a quintet ground state, which requests correct understanding of 1 from the viewpoint of chemical bond theory. Comparison of 1 with the allene molecule and allyl radical disclosed that the linked Cr-Cr bonds of 1 resembled the C-C bond of the allyl radical but completely differed from the linked C-C double bonds of allene despite the similar molecular structure. Its N3 analogue [Cr3(dpa)4(N3)2] 2 has non-symmetrical structure with shorter Cr1-Cr2 and longer Cr2-Cr3 bonds unlike 1, indicating that 2 is a valence tautomer of 1. DMRG-CASPT2 could reproduce its non-symmetrical structure but DFT/B3PW91 could not. In 2, the EBO is 0.95 for the shorter Cr1-Cr2 bond and 0.47 for the longer Cr2-Cr3 one. The terminal Cr3 has a very large α spin population, and the other terminal Cr1 has a somewhat large α spin population, but the central Cr2 has a considerably large β spin population. These results indicate that the Cr1-Cr2 bond conjugates with the Cr2-Cr3 bond, which is inconsistent with the simple understanding that 2 has a quadruple bond between Cr1 and Cr2 and no bond between Cr2 and Cr3. The symmetrical structure has a stronger Cr-X coordinate bond (X = Cl or N3) but less stable Cr3 core than does the non-symmetrical one. The relative stabilities of the symmetrical and the non-symmetrical structures are determined by the balance between stabilization energies from the Cr3 core and the Cr-X coordinate bond. All these findings show that electronic structures and Cr-Cr bonds of 1 and 2 are interesting from the viewpoint of molecular science.
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- Masayuki Nakagaki
- Fukui Institute for Fundamental Chemistry, Kyoto University, Takano-Nishihiraki-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8103, Japan.
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Kang L, Sun Z, Meng L, Li X. Aromaticity analysis of fused heterometallacycles containing M M(M = Cr, Mo and W) quintuple bond. Chem Phys Lett 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.136600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Pérez-Jiménez M, Campos J, López-Serrano J, Carmona E. Reactivity of a trans-[H-Mo[quadruple bond, length as m-dash]Mo-H] unit towards alkenes and alkynes: bimetallic migratory insertion, H-elimination and other reactions. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:9186-9189. [PMID: 30062330 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc04945a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Complex [Mo2(H)2{μ-HC(NDipp)2}2(THF)2], (1·THF), reacts with C2H4 and PhCH[double bond, length as m-dash]CH2 to afford hydrido-hydrocarbyl and bis(hydrocarbyl) derivatives of the Mo[quadruple bond, length as m-dash]Mo bond. Reversible migratory insertion and β-hydrogen elimination, as well as reductive elimination and other reactions, have been uncovered. PhC[triple bond, length as m-dash]CH behaves instead as a Brönsted-Lowry acid towards the strongly basic Mo-H bonds of 1·THF.
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- Marina Pérez-Jiménez
- Instituto de Investigaciones Químicas (IIQ), Departamento de Química Inorgánica, Centro de Innovaciones Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA), Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad de Sevilla, Avda. Américo Vespucio, 49, 41092 Sevilla, Spain.
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Chen Y, Hasegawa JY, Yamaguchi K, Sakaki S. A coordination strategy to realize a sextuply-bonded complex. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2018; 19:14947-14954. [PMID: 28492645 DOI: 10.1039/c7cp00871f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The synthesis of higher-order multiple bonds is a great challenge in chemistry. However, no stable compound with a sextuple bond has been reported, except for Mo2 in an inert matrix at low temperatures. Herein, we propose a strategy to construct a sextuple bond in a dinuclear transition metal complex based on complete active space second-order perturbation theory (CASPT2) and density functional theory calculations. When the dinuclear core M2 (M = W, Mo, and Re+) is capped by two neutral electron-donating ligands at both M-M ends, a sextuple bond can be realized. The proposed ligands stabilize the M2 core by the coordination, conserve the six bonding orbitals in the occupied space, and suppress the weight of the δ-δ* excited electronic configuration. Calculated large formation energies of these complexes indicate the large possibility of the synthesis. Electronic structures and sextuply bonding interactions were analyzed in detail.
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- Yue Chen
- Institute for Catalysis, Hokkaido University, Kita 21 Nishi 10, Kita-ku, Sapporo 001-0021, Japan.
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