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Chen X, Wan S, Wang Q, Gong Y. A Thorium(IV) metallacyclopropyne complex. Nat Commun 2024; 15:7130. [PMID: 39164248 PMCID: PMC11336175 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-51167-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2024] [Accepted: 07/31/2024] [Indexed: 08/22/2024] Open
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Actinide metallacyclic chemistry has been of interest due to its involvement in various chemical processes. However, fundamental understanding on the key species, actinide metallacyclic complexes, is limited to metallacyclopropenes whereas little is known about the actinide metallacyclopropynes presumably due to their unusual high reactivity. Herein, we report the preparation of a thorium metallacyclopropyne complex (η2-C ≡ C)ThCl3- in the gas phase by using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, and it is generated via a single-ligand strategy through sequential losses of CO2 and HCl from the monopropynoate precursor (HC ≡ CCO2)ThCl4- upon collision-induced dissociation. Alternatively, the dual-ligand strategy involving consecutive losses of two CO2 and one C2H2 from the dipropynoate precursor (HC ≡ CCO2)2ThCl3- works as well. According to the reactivity experiments and theoretical calculations, (η2-C ≡ C)ThCl3- possesses a dianionic ligand C22- coordinated to the Th(IV) center in a side-on fashion. Further bonding analysis demonstrates the presence of a triple bond between the two C atoms, and the Th 5 f orbitals are significantly involved in the Th-(C ≡ C) bonding. A Th metallacyclopropyne structure is thus established for (η2-C ≡ C)ThCl3-.
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- Xiuting Chen
- Key Laboratory of Thorium Energy, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Thorium Energy, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Thorium Energy, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Thorium Energy, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 201800, China.
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Wen M, Medel R, Deng G, Tsegaw YA, Lu Y, Riedel S. Infrared Spectroscopic and Theoretical Investigations of Group 13 Oxyfluorides OMF 2 and OMF (M=B, Al, Ga, In). Chemistry 2023; 29:e202301676. [PMID: 37340710 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202301676] [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: 05/26/2023] [Revised: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 06/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/22/2023]
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Group 13 oxyfluorides OMF2 were produced by the reactions of laser-ablated group 13 atoms M (M=B, Al, Ga and In) with OF2 and isolated in excess neon or argon matrices at 5 K. These molecules were characterized by matrix-isolation infrared spectroscopy and isotopic substitution experiments in conjunction with quantum-chemical calculations. The calculations indicate that the OMF2 molecules have a 2 B2 ground state with C2v symmetry. The computed molecular orbitals and spin densities show that the unpaired electron is mainly located at the terminal oxygen atom. Oxo monofluorides OMF were only observed in solid argon matrices and exhibit a linear structure in the singlet ground state. The M-O bonding in the OMF molecules can be rationalized as highly polar multiple bonds based on the calculated bond lengths and natural resonance theory (NRT) analyses. In particular, the molecular orbitals of OBF exhibit the character of a triple bond B-O resulting from two degenerate electron-sharing π bonds and an O→B dative σ bond formed by the oxygen 2p lone pair which donates electron density to the boron empty 2p orbital.
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- Mei Wen
- Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie-Anorganische Chemie, Fabeckstrasse 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie-Anorganische Chemie, Fabeckstrasse 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie-Anorganische Chemie, Fabeckstrasse 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie-Anorganische Chemie, Fabeckstrasse 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie-Anorganische Chemie, Fabeckstrasse 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Institut für Chemie und Biochemie-Anorganische Chemie, Fabeckstrasse 34/36, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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Wei R, Hu J, Chen X, Gong Y. Vanadium, niobium and tantalum complexes with terminal sulfur radical ligands. Dalton Trans 2021; 50:11300-11306. [PMID: 34342320 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt01956b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Sulfur radicals terminally bound to the metal center can be considered as the one-electron reduction products of complexes with terminal sulfido ligands which serve as the reactive sites in enzymes and precursors. However, there is limited information regarding this kind of metal stabilized sulfur radical, which contrasts the more commonly known metal stabilized thiyl radical. In this work, we report the preparation of vanadium, niobium and tantalum radical complexes in the form of M(O)(S)F2 from the reactions of laser-ablated metal atoms and SOF2 in cryogenic matrixes. Combined with the results from infrared spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations, the sulfur ligand in M(O)(S)F2 is characterized to be a terminally bound radical with the unpaired electron located on the sulfur 3p orbital. Besides this radical complex, calculations also predict the existence of MF2(η2-SO) with a side-on SO ligand, but this less stable isomer is not observed as a result of high exothermicity along with its formation from metal atoms and SOF2 that is large enough to overcome the energy barrier towards the occurrence of M(O)(S)F2.
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- Rui Wei
- Department of Radiochemistry, Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201800, China.
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Huang T, Zhao L, Jiang X, Yu W, Xu B, Wang X, Schwarz WHE, Li J. Metal Oxo-Fluoride Molecules O nMF 2 (M = Mn and Fe; n = 1-4) and O 2MnF: Matrix Infrared Spectra and Quantum Chemistry. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:7687-7696. [PMID: 34029065 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03806] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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On reacting laser-ablated manganese or iron difluorides with O2 or O3 during codeposition in solid neon or argon, infrared absorptions of several new metal oxo-fluoride molecules, including OMF2, (η1-O2)MF2, (η2-O3)MF2, (η1-O2)2MF2 (M = Mn and Fe), and O2MnF, have been observed. Quantum chemical density functional and multiconfiguration wavefunction calculations have been applied to characterize these new products by their geometric and electronic structures, vibrations, charges, and bonding. The assignment of the main vibrational absorptions as dominant symmetric or antisymmetric M-F or M-O stretching modes is confirmed by oxygen isotopic shifts and quantum chemical calculations of frequencies and thermal stabilities. The tendency of Fe to form polyoxygen complexes in lower oxidation states than the preceding element Mn is affirmed experimentally and supported theoretically. The M-F stretching frequencies of the isolated metal oxo-fluorides may provide a scale for the local charge on the MF2 sites in active energy conversion systems. The study of these species provides insights for understanding the trend of oxidation state changes across the transition-metal series.
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- Tengfei Huang
- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science & Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, Shanghai 200092, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Siegen University, Siegen 57068, Germany.,Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of the Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China.,Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science & Technology, Shenzhen 518055, China
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Li L, Beckers H, Stüker T, Lindič T, Schlöder T, Andrae D, Riedel S. Molecular oxofluorides OMFn of nickel, palladium and platinum: oxyl radicals with moderate ligand field inversion. Inorg Chem Front 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0qi01151g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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High-valent late transition metal oxo compounds attracted attention because of their peculiar metal–oxygen bond. Their oxo ligands exhibit an electrophilic and distinct radical oxyl (O˙−) rather than the more common nucleophilic (O2−) character.
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- Lin Li
- Freie Universität Berlin
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie – Anorganische Chemie
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie – Anorganische Chemie
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie – Anorganische Chemie
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie – Theoretische Chemie
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
- Institut für Nanotechnologie
- 76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen
- Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie – Theoretische Chemie
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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- Freie Universität Berlin
- Institut für Chemie und Biochemie – Anorganische Chemie
- 14195 Berlin
- Germany
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Park JW, Al-Saadon R, MacLeod MK, Shiozaki T, Vlaisavljevich B. Multireference Electron Correlation Methods: Journeys along Potential Energy Surfaces. Chem Rev 2020; 120:5878-5909. [PMID: 32239929 DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.9b00496] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Multireference electron correlation methods describe static and dynamical electron correlation in a balanced way and, therefore, can yield accurate and predictive results even when single-reference methods or multiconfigurational self-consistent field theory fails. One of their most prominent applications in quantum chemistry is the exploration of potential energy surfaces. This includes the optimization of molecular geometries, such as equilibrium geometries and conical intersections and on-the-fly photodynamics simulations, both of which depend heavily on the ability of the method to properly explore the potential energy surface. Because such applications require nuclear gradients and derivative couplings, the availability of analytical nuclear gradients greatly enhances the scope of quantum chemical methods. This review focuses on the developments and advances made in the past two decades. A detailed account of the analytical nuclear gradient and derivative coupling theories is presented. Emphasis is given to the software infrastructure that allows one to make use of these methods. Notable applications of multireference electron correlation methods to chemistry, including geometry optimizations and on-the-fly dynamics, are summarized at the end followed by a discussion of future prospects.
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- Jae Woo Park
- Department of Chemistry, Chungbuk National University, Chungdae-ro 1, Cheongju 28644, Korea
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States
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- Workday, 4900 Pearl Circle East, Suite 100, Boulder, Colorado 80301, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208, United States.,Quantum Simulation Technologies, Inc., 625 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of South Dakota, 414 East Clark Street, Vermillion, South Dakota 57069, United States
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