Infrared Spectra and Density Functional Calculations of the BCS and B(CS)2 Molecules in Solid Argon

Conversion of Carbon Dioxide into a Series of CBxOy- Compounds Mediated by LaB3,4O2- Anions: Synergy of the Electron Transfer and Lewis Pair Mechanisms to Construct B-C Bonds

Converting CO2 into value-added products containing B-C bonds is a great challenge, especially for multiple B-C bonds, which are versatile building blocks for organoborane chemistry. In the condensed phase, the B-C bond is typically formed through transition metal-catalyzed direct borylation of hydrocarbons via C-H bond activation or transition metal-catalyzed insertion of carbenes into B-H bonds. However, excessive amounts of powerful boryl reagents are required, and products containing B-C bonds are complex. Herein, a novel method to construct multiple B-C bonds at room temperature is proposed by the gas-phase reactions of CO2 with LaBmOn- (m = 1-4, n = 1 or 2). Mass spectrometry and density functional theory calculations are applied to investigate these reactions, and a series of new compounds, CB2O2-, CB3O3-, and CB3O2-, which possess B-C bonds, are generated in the reactions of LaB3,4O2- with CO2. When the number of B atoms in the clusters is reduced to 2 or 1, there is only CO-releasing channel, and no CBxOy- compounds are released. Two major factors are responsible for this quite intriguing reactivity: (1) Synergy of electron transfer and boron-boron Lewis acid-base pair mechanisms facilitates the rupture of C═O double bond in CO2. (2) The boron sites in the clusters can efficiently capture the newly formed CO units in the course of reactions, favoring the formation of B-C bonds. This finding may provide fundamental insights into the CO2 transformation driven by clusters containing lanthanide atoms and how to efficiently build B-C bonds under room temperature.

STRUCTURE AND STABILITY OF MONOCYCLIC $({\rm CH})_{4-n} ({\rm BL})_{n}^{2-}$(L = CO, N2, CS) DIANIONS AND THEIR DILITHIUM COMPLEXES

Structure and stability of monocyclic [Formula: see text] dianions ( L = CO , N 2, CS ) with 6π-electrons, which are isolobal with cyclobutadiene dianion [Formula: see text], have been investigated at the B3LYP and CCSD(T) levels of theory. ( CH )3( BL )2- have non-planar singlet ground states. [Formula: see text] have planar singlet ground states, while [Formula: see text] isomers have folded four-membered central rings. Both [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] have planar ground states, the ground state of [Formula: see text] has a six-membered ring with two bridging and one terminal CS. Both [Formula: see text] and [Formula: see text] have reduced aromaticity compared to [Formula: see text] as indicated by the less negative nucleus independent chemical shifts (NICS) values. The mono-, di- and trisubstituted ( CH )3( BL )2-, [Formula: see text], and [Formula: see text] also have reduced aromaticity, while the 1,3-substituted [Formula: see text] have positive NICS values due to the localization of the negative charge at the ring carbon centers. In addition, the electrostatic stabilization of Li + in favor of the singlet or triplet states depends on the nature of their structures.

Infrared spectrum of carbon trisulfide in solid argon

Cocondensation of carbon disulfide with high-frequency discharged argon at 4 K produced carbon monosulfide and atomic sulfur, which reacted spontaneously upon annealing to form the carbon trisulfide molecule as identified from the multiplets observed in mixed (12)C, (13)C and (32)S, (34)S isotopic spectra. On the basis of isotopic substitution and theoretical frequency calculations, infrared absorptions at 1263.3 and 570.1 cm(-1) were assigned to predominantly CS stretching and bending vibrations of CS(3) in solid argon. The CS(3) molecule, which was calculated to have a singlet ground state with C(2v) symmetry, dissociated to form the weakly bound SCS-S complex upon visible light irradiation.