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Depastas T, Androutsopoulos A, Tzeli D. Analysis of chemical bonding of the ground and low-lying states of Mo 2 and of Mo 2Cl x complexes, x = 2 - 10. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:054302. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0091907] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
Abstract
In the present study, we perform accurate calculations via multireference configuration interaction and coupled cluster methodologies on the dimolybdenum molecule in conjunction with complete series of correlation and weighted core correlation consistent basis sets up to quintuple size. The bonding, dissociation energies, and spectroscopic parameters of the seven states that correlate to the ground state products are calculated. The ground state has a sextuple chemical bond and each of the calculated excited state has one less bond than the previous one. The calculated values for the ground(X1Σg+ ) state of Mo2 have been extrapolated to the complete basis set limits. Our final values, re=1.9324 Å and De(D0)=4.502{plus minus}0.007(4.471{plus minus}0.009) eV, are in excellent agreement with the experimental values of re=1.929, 1.938(9) Å and D0=4.476(10) eV. The Mo2 in 13Σg+ state is a weakly bound dimer, forming 5s...5pz bonds, with De=0.120 eV at re=3.53 Å. All calculated excited states (except 13Σg+) have a highly multireference character (C0=0.25-0.55). The ordering of the molecular bonding orbitals changes as the spin is increased from quintet to septet state. The quite low bond dissociation energy of the ground state is due to the splitting of the molecular bonding orbitals in two groups differing in energy by ~3 eV. Finally, the bond breaking of Mo2, as the multiplicity of spin is increased, is analyzed in parallel with the Mo-Mo bond breaking in a series of Mo2Clx complexes when x is increased. Physical insight into the nature of the sextuple bond and its low dissociation energy is provided.
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- Department of Chemistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens Department of Chemistry, Greece
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Brawand NP, Govoni M, Vörös M, Galli G. Performance and Self-Consistency of the Generalized Dielectric Dependent Hybrid Functional. J Chem Theory Comput 2017; 13:3318-3325. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.7b00368] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Nicholas P. Brawand
- Institute
for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Institute
for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Argonne National
Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Institute
for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Argonne National
Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Institute
for Molecular Engineering, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
- Argonne National
Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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Hilpert K, Ruthardt R. Determination of the Dissociation Energy of the Cr2Molecule. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/bbpc.19870910707] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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