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Rey MJ, Reilly CJ, Massari AM. Vibrational heavy atom effect on relaxation and solvent shell dynamics in group VIII trimetallic carbonyls. J Chem Phys 2024; 161:054305. [PMID: 39087540 DOI: 10.1063/5.0216474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2024] [Accepted: 07/20/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
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Infrared pump-probe and two-dimensional infrared (2D-IR) spectroscopies were used to study the vibrational dynamics of a homologous set of trimetallic dodecacarbonyls with increasingly heavy atomic masses in tetrahydrofuran solution. The vibrational lifetimes showed some evidence of the vibrational heavy atom effect (VHAE) but were not consistent across the sample set. Spectral diffusion was measured by 2D-IR spectroscopy to investigate whether the changes produced by the VHAE had influenced other aspects of vibrational dynamics. The triiron species was found to be more dynamic on very fast timescales and may exhibit evidence of a transient bridging CO structure. Centerline slope analysis of the high-frequency CO peak for each complex revealed that the vibrational dynamics were subtly but consistently slowed for the compounds with heavier metal atoms.
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- Melissa J Rey
- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Mapile AN, LeRoy MA, Fabrizio K, Scatena LF, Brozek CK. The Surface of Colloidal Metal-Organic Framework Nanoparticles Revealed by Vibrational Sum Frequency Scattering Spectroscopy. ACS NANO 2024; 18:13406-13414. [PMID: 38722052 DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c03758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2024]
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Solvation shells strongly influence the interfacial chemistry of colloidal systems, from the activity of proteins to the colloidal stability and catalysis of nanoparticles. Despite their fundamental and practical importance, solvation shells have remained largely undetected by spectroscopy. Furthermore, their ability to assemble at complex but realistic interfaces with heterogeneous and rough surfaces remains an open question. Here, we apply vibrational sum frequency scattering spectroscopy (VSFSS), an interface-specific technique, to colloidal nanocrystals with porous metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) as a case study. Due to the porous nature of the solvent-particle boundary, MOF particles challenge conventional models of colloidal and interfacial chemistry. Their multiweek colloidal stability in the absence of conventional surface ligands suggests that stability may arise in part from solvation forces. Spectra of colloidally stable Zn(2-methylimidazolate)2 (ZIF-8) in polar solvents indicate the presence of ordered solvation shells, solvent-metal binding, and spontaneous ordering of organic bridging linkers within the MOF. These findings help explain the unexpected colloidal stability of MOF colloids, while providing a roadmap for applying VSFSS to wide-ranging colloidal nanocrystals in general.
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- Ashley N Mapile
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon 97403, United States
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Nicholas AD, Arteaga A, Ducati LC, Buck EC, Autschbach J, Surbella RG. Insight into the Structural and Emissive Behavior of a Three-Dimensional Americium(III) Formate Coordination Polymer. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202300077. [PMID: 36973189 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202300077] [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: 01/09/2023] [Revised: 03/24/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023]
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We report the structural, vibrational, and optical properties of americium formate (Am(CHO2 )3 ) crystals synthesized via the in situ hydrolysis of dimethylformamide (DMF). The coordination polymer features Am3+ ions linked by formate ligands into a three-dimensional network that is isomorphous to several lanthanide analogs, (e. g., Eu3+ , Nd3+ , Tb3+ ). Structure determination revealed a nine-coordinate Am3+ metal center that features a unique local C3v symmetry. The metal-ligand bonding interactions were investigated by vibrational spectroscopy, natural localized molecular orbital calculations, and the quantum theory of atoms in molecules. The results paint a predominantly ionic bond picture and suggest the metal-oxygen bonds increase in strength from Nd-O
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- Aaron D Nicholas
- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Department of Fundamental Chemistry Institute of Chemistry, University of São Paulo, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes 748, São Paulo, 05508-000, Brazil
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, 14260-3000, USA
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- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, 902 Battelle Boulevard, Richland, WA, 99354, USA
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Maslowsky E. Vibrational and computational data for homoleptic main-group element carbonyl complexes. Coord Chem Rev 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/07/2023]
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Freindorf M, Delgado AAA, Kraka E. CO bonding in hexa‐ and pentacoordinate carboxy‐neuroglobin: A quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics and local vibrational mode study. J Comput Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26973] [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]
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- Marek Freindorf
- Department of Chemistry Southern Methodist University Dallas Texas USA
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- Department of Chemistry Southern Methodist University Dallas Texas USA
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Li B, Gu X, Jin P. Overlooked Effects of La-4f Orbitals in Endohedral Metallofullerenes. Inorg Chem 2022; 61:5891-5902. [PMID: 35381176 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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For endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs), a central issue is how to correctly describe the intracluster and metal-cage interactions, which are critical for understanding their structures, stabilities, and various properties. In this work, density functional theory calculations were carried out for 13 La-based EMFs covering all four reported types and a rather wide cage size range (C32-C104). The results reveal that the usually core-like lanthanide 4f subshell may play a critical role in the structural characteristics, energetic stabilities, frontier orbital energy levels, metal charges, and chemical reactivities of these endofullerenes. Regardless of the encapsulated forms, the La-4f contributions to the chemical bonding and structural stability increase with the reduced cage sizes because of the gradually enhanced cage confinement. The combination of metal-to-nonmetal charge transfer and compression of the cage cavity exposes and effectively activates the otherwise chemically inert 4f orbitals. By disclosing the important role of long-neglected metal orbitals inside fullerenes, the current work not only deepens our understanding of EMFs, but also provides new insights into the chemical bondings in general confined spaces at the subnanometer scale.
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- Bo Li
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China.,Key Laboratory of Special Functional Materials for Ecological Environment and Information, Hebei University of Technology, Ministry of Education, Tianjin 300130, China
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Rojales K, Tamizmani M, Bartholome TA, Martin CD. Assessing the donor ability of boratabenzene and 9-borataphenanthrene anions through metal complexes with carbonyl ligands. Dalton Trans 2022; 51:17216-17223. [DOI: 10.1039/d2dt02795j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A series of anionic group 6 tricarbonyl and neutral rhodium dicarbonyl complexes featuring substituted boratabenzene and borataphenanthrene ligands are prepared and the donor strengths of the boracyclic ligands are assessed.
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- Katherine Rojales
- Baylor University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, TX, 76798, USA
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- Baylor University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, TX, 76798, USA
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- Baylor University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, TX, 76798, USA
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- Baylor University, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, One Bear Place #97348, Waco, TX, 76798, USA
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Nanda A, Nasker SS, Kushwaha AK, Ojha DK, Dearden AK, Nayak SK, Nayak S. Gold Nanoparticles Augment N-Terminal Cleavage and Splicing Reactions in Mycobacterium tuberculosis SufB. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:773303. [PMID: 35004641 PMCID: PMC8735848 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.773303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Protein splicing is a self-catalyzed event where the intervening sequence intein cleaves off, joining the flanking exteins together to generate a functional protein. Attempts have been made to regulate the splicing rate through variations in temperature, pH, and metals. Although metal-regulated protein splicing has been more captivating to researchers, metals were shown to only inhibit splicing reactions that confine their application. This is the first study to show the effect of nanoparticles (NPs) on protein splicing. We found that gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) of various sizes can increase the splicing efficiency by more than 50% and the N-terminal cleavage efficiency by more than 45% in Mycobacterium tuberculosis SufB precursor protein. This study provides an effective strategy for engineering splicing-enhanced intein platforms. UV-vis absorption spectroscopy, isothermal titration calorimetry (ITC), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed AuNP interaction with the native protein. Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) analysis suggested a significant reduction in the energy barrier at the N-terminal cleavage site in the presence of gold atom, strengthening our experimental evidence on heightened the N-terminal cleavage reaction. The encouraging observation of enhanced N-terminal cleavage and splicing reaction can have potential implementations from developing a rapid drug delivery system to designing a contemporary protein purification system.
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- Ananya Nanda
- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Departments of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, United States
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, India
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- School of Biotechnology, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
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Fernández-Moyano S, Peñas-Defrutos MN, Bartolomé C, Espinet P. Expanding the Concepts Trans Influence and Back-Donation: Hybrid and Side Donations in [Cp*M III(L)XY] (M = Rh, Ir) Complexes with CO, CN -, and CNR Ligands. A Window to Cis Influence. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:14410-14417. [PMID: 34498456 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Analysis of the bonding contributions in molecules [MIIICp*(L)XY] (M = Rh, Ir; Cp* = C5Me5; L = CO, CN-, CNR) has uncovered a rich variety of types of interaction that seem to have escaped detection so far, in spite of the continuous popularity of cyclopentadienyl transition-metal complexes since the 1970s. At variance with the M-C≡O bond in square-planar systems, which shows typical metal-to-CO π-back-donation, the nonorthogonal arrangement of the Cp* plane and Rh-C≡O fragment and the pseudooctahedral geometry lead to the observation of many direct lateral donations from other ligands that do not involve the metal orbitals, and we name side donations, for instance, Cp* → π*(CO), Cl → π*(CO), and F → π*(CO). Hybrid donations partially involving the metal, M-Caryl → π*(CO), are also observed. The summation of multiple contributions other than back-donation can easily account for about 20% of the electron donation to the π*(C≡O) orbitals.
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- Sara Fernández-Moyano
- IU CINQUIMA/Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid 47071, Spain
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- IU CINQUIMA/Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid 47071, Spain
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- IU CINQUIMA/Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid 47071, Spain
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- IU CINQUIMA/Química Inorgánica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Valladolid, Valladolid 47071, Spain
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Rösch B, Harder S. New horizons in low oxidation state group 2 metal chemistry. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:9354-9365. [PMID: 34528959 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc04147a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Since the seminal report on Mg in the +I oxidation state in 2007, low-valent complexes featuring a MgI-MgI bond developed from trophy molecules to state-of-the-art reducing agents. Despite increasing interest in low-valency of the other group 2 metals, this area was restricted for a long time to a rare example of a CaI(arene)CaI inverse sandwich. This feature article focuses on the most recent developments in the field, highlighting recent breakthroughs for Be, Mg and Ca. The more exotic metal Be was the first to be isolated as a zero-valent complex which could be oxidized to a BeI species. There also has been interest in breaking the MgI-MgI bond with superbulky β-diketiminate ligands (BDI) that suppress (BDI)Mg-Mg(BDI) bond formation. This led to Mg-Mg bond elongation or Mg-N bond cleavage. Several reports on attempts to isolate (BDI)Mg˙ radicals by combinations of ligand bulk, addition of neutral ligands or UV(vis) irradiation led to reduction of the aromatic solvents, underscoring the high reactivity of these open shell species. Only recently, zero-valent complexes of Mg were introduced. Double reduction of a (BDI)MgI complex with Na gave [(BDI)Mg-]Na+. This Mg0 complex crystallized as a dimer in which the Na+ cations bridge the two (BDI)Mg- anions which react as Mg nucleophiles. Thermal decomposition led to spontaneous formation of Na0 and a trinuclear (BDI)MgMgMg(BDI) complex. This mixed-valence Mg3-complex is a prime example of the fleeting multinuclear Mgn intermediates discussed on the way from Mg metal to Grignard reagent. Attempts to prepare low-valent CaI compounds by reduction of (BDI)CaI led to dearomatization of the arene solvents: (BDI)Ca(arene)Ca(BDI). Reduction in alkanes prevented this decomposition pathway but led to N2 reduction and isolation of (BDI)Ca(N2)Ca(BDI), representing the first example of molecular nitrogen fixation with an early main group metal. As the N22- anion reacts in most cases as a very strong two-electron reductant, LCa(N2)CaL could be seen as a synthon for hitherto elusive CaI-CaI complexes. Theoretical calculations suggest that participation of Ca d-orbitals is relevant for N2 activation. These most recent developments in low-valent group 2 metal chemistry will revive this area and undoubtly lead to new reactivities and applications.
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- Bastian Rösch
- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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- Inorganic and Organometallic Chemistry, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Egerlandstrasse 1, 91058 Erlangen, Germany.
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Koch D, Chaker M, Ihara M, Manzhos S. Density-Based Descriptors of Redox Reactions Involving Transition Metal Compounds as a Reality-Anchored Framework: A Perspective. Molecules 2021; 26:molecules26185541. [PMID: 34577012 PMCID: PMC8465483 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26185541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Revised: 09/04/2021] [Accepted: 09/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Description of redox reactions is critically important for understanding and rational design of materials for electrochemical technologies, including metal-ion batteries, catalytic surfaces, or redox-flow cells. Most of these technologies utilize redox-active transition metal compounds due to their rich chemistry and their beneficial physical and chemical properties for these types of applications. A century since its introduction, the concept of formal oxidation states (FOS) is still widely used for rationalization of the mechanisms of redox reactions, but there exists a well-documented discrepancy between FOS and the electron density-derived charge states of transition metal ions in their bulk and molecular compounds. We summarize our findings and those of others which suggest that density-driven descriptors are, in certain cases, better suited to characterize the mechanism of redox reactions, especially when anion redox is involved, which is the blind spot of the FOS ansatz.
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- Daniel Koch
- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada;
- Correspondence: (D.K.); (S.M.); Tel.: +81-3-5734-3918 (S.M.)
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650 Boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X 1S2, Canada;
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- School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2-12-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan;
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- School of Materials and Chemical Technology, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Ookayama 2-12-1, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 152-8552, Japan;
- Correspondence: (D.K.); (S.M.); Tel.: +81-3-5734-3918 (S.M.)
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Zhou M, Frenking G. Transition-Metal Chemistry of the Heavier Alkaline Earth Atoms Ca, Sr, and Ba. Acc Chem Res 2021; 54:3071-3082. [PMID: 34264062 DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.1c00277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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ConspectusAlkaline earth elements beryllium, magnesium, calcium, strontium, and barium with an ns2 valence-shell configuration are usually classified as main-group elements that belong to the s-block atoms. For a long time, the elements were considered to be rather chemically uninteresting atomic species due to preconceived ideas about bonding, structure, and reactivity. They typically use the two ns valence electrons in forming ionic salt compounds with the metal in a formal oxidation state of +2. For the heavier alkaline earth atoms, calcium, strontium, and barium, their (n - 1)d atomic orbitals (AOs) are empty but lie close in energy to the valence np orbitals. Earlier theoretical investigations have already suggested that these elements can employ the (n - 1)d AOs to some extent to form polar bonds in divalent species in which the alkaline earth metal centers are sufficiently positively charged. The d orbital involvement increases from Ca to Sr and markedly in Ba. Thus, barium has been termed an honorary transition metal.Recently, molecular complexes of Ca, Sr, and Ba were prepared in the gas phase and in a low-temperature solid neon matrix and were detected by infrared spectroscopy. An analysis of the electronic structures of [Ba(CO)]+, [Ba(CO)]-, saturated coordinated octacarbonyls [M(CO)8] and [M(CO)8]+, isoelectronic dinitrogen complexes [M(N2)8] and [M(N2)8]+, and the tribenzene complexes [M(Bz)3] (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) revealed that the metal-ligand bonding can be straightforwardly discussed using the traditional Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson (DCD) model as in classical transition-metal complexes. The metal-ligand bonds can be explained with metal → ligand π back donation from occupied metal (n - 1)d AOs to vacant antibonding π molecular orbitals of the ligands with concomitant σ donation from occupied MOs of the ligands to vacant metal d orbitals of the alkaline earth atoms. In addition, heteronuclear Ca-Fe carbonyl cation complexes were also produced in the gas phase. Bonding analysis of the coordination saturated [CaFe(CO)10]+ complex implies that it can be described by the bonding interactions between a [Ca(CO)6]2+ fragment and an [Fe(CO)4]- anion fragment in forming a Fe → Ca d-d dative bond. The nature of metal-ligand and metal-metal bonding was quantitatively elucidated by the energy decomposition analysis in conjunction with the natural orbitals for the chemical valence (EDA-NOCV) method, which indicate that the (n - 1)d AOs of the alkaline earth metals are the dominant orbitals participating in the covalent interactions, just as typical transition metals. The results indicate that the heavier alkaline earth elements have a much richer covalent chemistry than previously thought. These findings, along with earlier studies, suggest that the heavier alkaline earth atoms Ca, Sr, and Ba should be classified as transition metals rather than main group atoms in the periodic table of the elements. This interesting structural chemistry, together with some recently reported examples of spectacular reactivity, establishes these elements as exciting and promising research targets in current research.
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- Mingfei Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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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, P. R. China
- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
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Yang L, Gu X, Li B, Niu K, Jin P. Small Amount Makes a Big Difference: Critical ( n - 1)d Valence Orbitals of Heavy Alkaline Earth Metals inside Cage Clusters. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:8621-8630. [PMID: 34096260 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c00606] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Heavy alkaline earth metals (Aes) are usually considered to engage in chemical bonding by donating the two electrons on ns atomic orbitals (AOs). In this work, a series of typical endohedrally doped cage clusters Ae@cage (Ae = Ca, Sr, Ba; cage = C32, C74, C94, B40, Si20, Sn12, Au16) were thoroughly investigated by means of density functional theory calculations. We found that their occupied molecular orbitals have ∼1 to 14% contributions from Ae-(n - 1)d AOs due to electron back-donation from the cage. Though the amount is small, it is hard to ignore: with the d orbitals, all these endohedral clusters exhibit obviously shortened Ae-cage distances, greatly enhanced encapsulation stabilities, changed highest occupied molecular orbital-lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (HOMO-LUMO) gaps, and much lowered Ae valences far from ideal +2. Evidently, the valence orbitals of Ca/Sr/Ba in these systems should include both ns and (n - 1)d. By disclosing the critical role of unnoticed metal orbitals, our work provides completely new insights into the cluster field.
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- Le Yang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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- School of Sciences, Tianjin University of Technology and Education, Tianjin 300222, China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin 300130, China
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Frenking G, Fernández I, Holzmann N, Pan S, Krossing I, Zhou M. Metal-CO Bonding in Mononuclear Transition Metal Carbonyl Complexes. JACS AU 2021; 1:623-645. [PMID: 34467324 PMCID: PMC8395605 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00106] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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DFT calculations have been carried out for coordinatively saturated neutral and charged carbonyl complexes [M(CO) n ] q where M is a metal atom of groups 2-10. The model compounds M(CO)2 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) and the experimentally observed [Ba(CO)]+ were also studied. The bonding situation has been analyzed with a variety of charge and energy partitioning approaches. It is shown that the Dewar-Chatt-Duncanson model in terms of M ← CO σ-donation and M → CO π-backdonation is a valid approach to explain the M-CO bonds and the trend of the CO stretching frequencies. The carbonyl ligands of the neutral complexes carry a negative charge, and the polarity of the M-CO bonds increases for the less electronegative metals, which is particularly strong for the group 4 and group 2 atoms. The NBO method delivers an unrealistic charge distribution in the carbonyl complexes, while the AIM approach gives physically reasonable partial charges that are consistent with the EDA-NOCV calculations and with the trend of the C-O stretching frequencies. The AdNDP method provides delocalized MOs which are very useful models for the carbonyl complexes. Deep insight into the nature of the metal-CO bonds and quantitative information about the strength of the [M] ← (CO)8 σ-donation and [M(d)] → (CO)8 π-backdonation visualized by the deformation densities are provided by the EDA-NOCV method. The large polarity of the M-CO π orbitals toward the CO end in the alkaline earth octacarbonyls M(CO)8 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) leads to small values for the delocalization indices δ(M-C) and δ(M···O) and significant overlap between adjacent CO groups, but the origin of the charge migration and the associated red-shift of the C-O stretching frequencies is the [M(d)] → (CO)8 π-backdonation. The heavier alkaline earth metals calcium, strontium and barium use their s/d valence orbitals for covalent bonding. They are therefore to be assigned to the transition metals.
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- Gernot Frenking
- 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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- Departamento
de Química Orgánica I and Centro de Innovación
en Química Avanzada (ORFEO−CINQA), Facultad de Ciencias
Químicas, Universidad Complutense
de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain
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- 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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- Institut
für Anorganische und Analytische Chemie, Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg, Albertstrasse 21, 79104 Freiburg, Germany
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- Department
of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy
Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative
Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Srivastava V, Salman M, Chauhan DS, Abdel-Azeim S, Quraishi M. (E)-2-styryl-1H-benzo[d]imidazole as novel green corrosion inhibitor for carbon steel: Experimental and computational approach. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2020.115010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Chen H, Fu Z, Zhai H, Guo XT. Understanding d-orbital participation in alkaline earth metal complexes. COMPUT THEOR CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2020.113122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Alfonso-Herrera LA, Torres-Martínez LM, Mora-Hernandez JM. A novel Co-based MOF/Pd composite: synergy of charge-transfer towards the electrocatalytic oxygen evolution reaction. CrystEngComm 2021. [DOI: 10.1039/d0ce01747g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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A novel Co-based MOF/Pd composite (LEEL-037/Pd-C) presented an electronic transference (Co 3d orbital → linkers π* → Pd 5S orbital) promoting an enhanced OH− adsorption, thus improving the oxygen evolution reaction (OER) in alkaline medium.
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- Luis A. Alfonso-Herrera
- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL
- Facultad de Ingeniería Civil
- Departamento de Ecomateriales y Energía
- San Nicolás de los Garza
- Mexico
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- Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL
- Facultad de Ingeniería Civil
- Departamento de Ecomateriales y Energía
- San Nicolás de los Garza
- Mexico
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- CONACYT – Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, UANL
- Facultad de Ingeniería Civil, Departamento de Ecomateriales y Energía
- San Nicolas de los Garza
- Mexico
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Fernández I, Holzmann N, Frenking G. The Valence Orbitals of the Alkaline-Earth Atoms. Chemistry 2020; 26:14194-14210. [PMID: 32666598 PMCID: PMC7702052 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202002986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Quantum chemical calculations of the alkaline-earth oxides, imides and dihydrides of the alkaline-earth atoms (Ae=Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba) and the calcium cluster Ca6 H9 [N(SiMe3 )2 ]3 (pmdta)3 (pmdta=N,N,N',N'',N''-pentamethyldiethylenetriamine) have been carried out by using density functional theory. Analysis of the electronic structures by charge and energy partitioning methods suggests that the valence orbitals of the lighter atoms Be and Mg are the (n)s and (n)p orbitals. In contrast, the valence orbitals of the heavier atoms Ca, Sr and Ba comprise the (n)s and (n-1)d orbitals. The alkaline-earth metals Be and Mg build covalent bonds like typical main-group elements, whereas Ca, Sr and Ba covalently bind like transition metals. The results not only shed new light on the covalent bonds of the heavier alkaline-earth metals, but are also very important for understanding and designing experimental studies.
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- Israel Fernández
- Departamento de Química Orgánica ICentro de Innovación en, Química Avanzada (ORFEO-CINQA)Facultad de Ciencias QuímicasUniversidad Complutense de Madrid28040MadridSpain
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- Research Center for Computer-Aided Drug DiscoveryShenzhen Institutes of Advanced TechnologyChinese Academy of SciencesShenzhen518055China
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- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerwein-Strasse 435032MarburgGermany
- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for, Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
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Bettens T, Pan S, De Proft F, Frenking G, Geerlings P. Alkaline Earth Metals Activate N 2 and CO in Cubic Complexes Just Like Transition Metals: A Conceptual Density Functional Theory and Energy Decomposition Analysis Study. Chemistry 2020; 26:12785-12793. [PMID: 32515082 PMCID: PMC7589404 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202001585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Following the recent discovery of stable octa-coordinated alkaline earth metals with N2 and CO, the role of group II metals in the catalytic reduction of these ligands by means of density functional theory (DFT) calculations and conceptual DFT-based reactivity indices is investigated. Cubic group IV and octahedral group VI transition metal complexes as well as the free ligands are computed for reference. The outer and most accessible atoms of N2 and CO become much more nucleophilic and electrophilic in all complexes, relevant for N2 fixation, as probed by the Fukui function and local softness. Within one row of the periodic table, the alkaline earth complexes often show the strongest activation. On the contrary, the electrostatic character is found to be virtually unaffected by complexation. Trends in the soft frontier orbital and hard electrostatic character are in agreement with calculated proton affinities and energy decomposition analyses of the protonated structures, demonstrating the dominance of the soft (HOMO-LUMO) orbital interactions.
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- Tom Bettens
- General Chemistry (ALGC)Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)Pleinlaan 21050BrusselsBelgium
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic innovation Centre for Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816P.R. China
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- General Chemistry (ALGC)Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)Pleinlaan 21050BrusselsBelgium
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic innovation Centre for Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816P.R. China
- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerweinstrasse 435043MarburgGermany
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- General Chemistry (ALGC)Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB)Pleinlaan 21050BrusselsBelgium
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Freindorf M, Kraka E. Critical assessment of the FeC and CO bond strength in carboxymyoglobin: a QM/MM local vibrational mode study. J Mol Model 2020; 26:281. [DOI: 10.1007/s00894-020-04519-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Remya GS, Suresh CH. Substituent Effect Parameters: Extending the Applications to Organometallic Chemistry. Chemphyschem 2020; 21:1028-1035. [PMID: 32181564 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Typically, metal complexes are constituted of an acceptor metal ion and one or more Iigands containing the donor atoms. Accordingly, the properties of a metal complex are equally dependent on the nature of the metal ion and the ligands. Minute structural variations in the ligand will may result in linear changes in the respective energetic parameters and such linear relationships have paramount importance in organometallic chemistry. The variation in ligands is virtually limitless and substantial because of the extent of organic chemistry available for the modelling of desirable ligands, apart from the variation in metal ions. Anyhow, there is still a need for new parameters for the design and quantification of new ligands which in turn leads to the synthesis of metal complexes with possibly predictable chemical properties. Previous studies have demonstrated that quantum chemically derived molecular electrostatic potential (MESP) parameters can be listed as one of the superior quantifiers in this regard, which can act as an effective ligand electronic parameter. The interaction between the ligand part and metal-containing part will be crucial in assessing the reactivity of organometallic complexes. Here we are applying MESP based substituent constants derived from substituted benzenes to forecast the interaction energies in (pyr* )W(CO)5 , (NHC* )Mo(CO)5 and (η6 -arene* )Cr(CO)3 complexes. Ligands and metal ions are varied in each case for better understanding and transparency.
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- Geetha S Remya
- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695 019, India.,Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 002, India
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- Chemical Sciences and Technology Division, CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, 695 019, India.,Academy of Scientific & Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad, 201 002, India
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Pan S, Frenking G. Comment on “Revisiting π backbonding: the influence of d orbitals on metal–CO bonds and ligand red shifts” by D. Koch, Y. Chen, P. Golub and S. Manzhos, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 20814. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:5377-5379. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp05951b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We challenge the statement of Koch et al. that the M → CO charge transfer and the decrease of the CO stretching frequency in metal carbonyl complexes do not depend on the metal d orbitals.
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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, Marburg 35032, 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, Marburg 35032, Germany
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Koch D, Chen Y, Golub P, Manzhos S. Reply to the ‘Comment on “Revisiting π backbonding: the influence of d orbitals on metal–CO bonds and ligand red shifts”’ by G. Frenking and S. Pan, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 22, DOI: 10.1039/C9CP05951B. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:5380-5382. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06927e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We respond to the comment by Pan and Frenking with regard to our investigation on transition and alkaline earth metal d orbital influence on their bonding to carbonyl ligands to clarify misconceptions.
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- Daniel Koch
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117575, Singapore
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, 9 Engineering Drive 1, Singapore, 117575, Singapore
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- Centre Énergie Matériaux Télécommunications, Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique, 1650, boulevard Lionel-Boulet, Varennes, QC J3X1S2, Canada
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Van der Maelen JF. Topological Analysis of the Electron Density in the Carbonyl Complexes M(CO)8 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba). Organometallics 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.9b00699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Juan F. Van der Maelen
- Departamento de Química Física y Analítica, Universidad de Oviedo, E-33006 Oviedo, Spain
- Centro de Investigación en Nanomateriales y Nanotecnología (CINN-CSIC), E-33940 El Entrego, Spain
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