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Xu X, Zhu YK, Dai CM, Xu J, Jian J. Synthesis and characterization of azaborepin radicals in solid neon through boron-mediated C-N bond cleavage of pyridine. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:11048-11055. [PMID: 38528841 DOI: 10.1039/d4cp00228h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/27/2024]
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The reactivity of pyridine is a complex topic due to its unique electronic structure. The reactions of atomic boron with pyridine molecules in solid neon have been investigated using matrix isolation infrared absorption spectroscopy. Three products (marked as A, B, and C) were observed and characterized through 10B, D and 15N isotopic substitution pyridine regents as well as quantum chemical calculations. In the reaction, the ground-state boron atom can attack the lone pair electrons of the nitrogen atom in the pyridine molecule, resulting in the formation of a 1-boropyridinyl radical (A). Alternatively, addition to the aromatic π-system of pyridine can occur in a [1,4] type, leading to the formation of a B[η2(1,4)-C5H5N] complex (B). Under UV-visible light (280 < λ < 580 nm) irradiation, these two compounds can further undergo photo-isomerization to form BN-embedded seven-membered azaborepin compounds (C). The observation of species A, B, and the subsequent photo-isomerization to species C is consistent with theoretical predictions, indicating that these reactions are kinetically favorable. This research provides valuable insights into the future design and synthesis of corresponding BN heterocyclic derivatives.
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- Xin Xu
- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311231, China.
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- Xiaoshan Campus, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311231, China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311231, China.
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- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311231, China.
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- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311231, China.
- Xiaoshan Campus, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311231, China
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Xu J, Dai CM, Xu X, Jian J. Structural and spectroscopic characterization of large boron heterocyclic radicals: Matrix infrared spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations. SPECTROCHIMICA ACTA. PART A, MOLECULAR AND BIOMOLECULAR SPECTROSCOPY 2024; 305:123539. [PMID: 37857070 DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2023.123539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2023] [Revised: 10/08/2023] [Accepted: 10/14/2023] [Indexed: 10/21/2023]
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Six boron heterocyclic radicals with different conformations or configurations were synthesized in solid neon and identified by matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy as well as quantum-chemical calculations. The ground-state boron atom selectively attacks the C = C bond of cycloheptene forming η2 (1,2)-BC7H12 complex (A), which contains a chair conformation and a boat conformation. Species A isomerizes to the 2,3,4,5,6,7-hexahydroborocine radical (B), which involves an eight-membered boron heterocyclic ring and also has two isomers observed. The 1-(prop-1-en-1-yl)-2,3,4-dihydro borole radical (C) with E-configuration and Z-configuration is generated as the final product under UV light irradiation through ring contraction reaction and the hydrogen atom transfer reaction. The observation of species A and further photo-isomerization to species C is consistent with theoretical predictions that these reactions are thermodynamically exothermic and kinetically facile. This work not only provides a possible route for future design and synthesis of corresponding borole derivatives, but also provides new insights into the structural and spectroscopic information of boron heterocyclic radicals with different conformations and configurations.
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- Jiaping Xu
- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311231, China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311231, China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311231, China
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- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 311231, China.
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Wang L, Jiang X, Wang G, Zeng X, Zhou M. Phosphorus-Boron Multiple Bonding in the π Radical HBP. Chemistry 2023; 29:e202203704. [PMID: 36562651 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202203704] [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: 11/28/2022] [Revised: 12/21/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The HBP radical was generated via the reaction of laser ablated boron atom with PH3 in a solid neon matrix, which is identified via IR spectroscopy with isotopic substitutions and quantum chemical calculations. The results show that HBP has a 2 Π electronic ground state with a short B-P bond. Bonding analysis indicates that besides an electron-sharing σ bond, there are two degenerate π bonding orbitals that are occupied by three electrons, resulting in a bond order of two and half between P and B. This is in sharp contrast to the bonding properties of the isovalent HNB, which was characterized to be a N≡B triply bonded σ radical with the unpaired electron locating on the B atom.
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- Lina Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and, Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and, Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and, Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and, Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and, Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, P. R. China
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Claveau EE, Sader S, Jackson BA, Khan SN, Miliordos E. Transition metal oxide complexes as molecular catalysts for selective methane to methanol transformation: any prospects or time to retire? Phys Chem Chem Phys 2023; 25:5313-5326. [PMID: 36723253 DOI: 10.1039/d2cp05480a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Transition metal oxides have been extensively used in the literature for the conversion of methane to methanol. Despite the progress made over the past decades, no method with satisfactory performance or economic viability has been detected. The main bottleneck is that the produced methanol oxidizes further due to its weaker C-H bond than that of methane. Every improvement in the efficiency of a catalyst to activate methane leads to reduction of the selectivity towards methanol. Is it therefore prudent to keep studying (both theoretically and experimentally) metal oxides as catalysts for the quantitative conversion of methane to methanol? This perspective focuses on molecular metal oxide complexes and suggests strategies to bypass the current bottlenecks with higher weight on the computational chemistry side. We first discuss the electronic structure of metal oxides, followed by assessing the role of the ligands in the reactivity of the catalysts. For better selectivity, we propose that metal oxide anionic complexes should be explored further, while hydrophylic cavities in the vicinity of the metal oxide can perturb the transition-state structure for methanol increasing appreciably the activation barrier for methanol. We also emphasize that computational studies should target the activation reaction of methanol (and not only methane), the study of complete catalytic cycles (including the recombination and oxidation steps), and the use of molecular oxygen as an oxidant. The titled chemical conversion is an excellent challenge for theory and we believe that computational studies should lead the field in the future. It is finally shown that bottom-up approaches offer a systematic way for exploration of the chemical space and should still be applied in parallel with the recently popular machine learning techniques. To answer the question of the title, we believe that metal oxides should still be considered provided that we change our focus and perform more systematic investigations on the activation of methanol.
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- Emily E Claveau
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5312, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5312, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5312, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5312, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849-5312, USA.
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Li H, Zhou Y, Wang G, Zeng X, Zhou M. Formation and infrared spectroscopic characterization of carbon suboxide complexes TM-η 1 -C 3 O 2 and the inserted ketenylidene complexes OCTMCCO (TM=Cu, Ag, Au) in solid neon. J Comput Chem 2023; 44:129-137. [PMID: 35130353 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26817] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 01/17/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The reactions of coinage metal atoms Cu, Ag and Au with carbon suboxide (C3 O2 ) are studied by matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy. The weakly bound complexes TM-η1 -C3 O2 (TM=Cu, Ag, Au), in which the carbon suboxide ligand binds to the metal center in the monohapto fashion are formed as initial reaction products. The complexes subsequently isomerize to the inserted products OCTMCCO upon visible light (λ = 400-500 nm) excitation. The analysis of the electronic structure using modern quantum chemistry methods suggests that the linear OCTMCCO complexes are best described by the bonding interactions between the TM+ cation in the electronic singlet ground state and the [OC…CCO]- ligands in the doublet state forming two TM+ ← ligands σ donation and two TM+ → ligands π backdonation bonding components. In addition, the CuCCO, AgCCO and AuCCO complexes are also formed, which are predicted to be bent.
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- Hongmin Li
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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A combined theoretical and experimental study of photo-induced intramolecular hydrogen transfer of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene. FIREPHYSCHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fpc.2022.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Wang L, Pan S, Wang G, Zeng X, Zhou M, Frenking G. Triple bonding between beryllium and nitrogen in HNBeCO. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:8532-8535. [PMID: 35802125 DOI: 10.1039/d2cc02969c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The HNBeCO complex is generated via the reaction of a beryllium atom with a HNCO molecule in a solid neon matrix, which is identified via infrared absorption spectroscopy with isotopic substitutions. The complex is characterized to have a linear structure with a very short Be-N bond distance. Bonding analyses indicate that the complex involves an unprecedented HNBeCO triple bond consisting of two degenerate electron-sharing π bonds and a dative σ bond with the π bonds being much stronger than the σ bond.
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- Lina Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, D-35043, Marburg, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China.
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, D-35043, Marburg, Germany. .,Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing, 211816, China.,Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), P.K. 1072, 20080 Donostia, Euskadi, Spain
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Dong X, Wang L, Wang G, Zhou M. Carbon Dioxide Activation by Alkaline-Earth Metals: Formation and Spectroscopic Characterization of OCMCO 3 and MC 2O 4 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) in Solid Neon. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:4598-4607. [PMID: 35816036 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c02948] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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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The reactions of alkaline-earth metal atoms (Ca, Sr, and Ba) with carbon dioxide are investigated using matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy in solid neon. The ground-state metal atoms react with two carbon dioxide molecules to produce the oxalate complexes MC2O4 and the carbonate-carbonyl complexes OCMCO3 (M = Ca, Sr, Ba) spontaneously on annealing. The species are identified by the effects of isotopic substitution on their infrared spectra as well as density functional calculations. Bonding analyses reveal that the attractive forces between M2+ and (CO3)2- or (C2O4)2- in the OCMCO3 and MC2O4 complexes come mainly from electrostatic attraction, but covalent orbital interactions also play an important role, which are dominated by the ligand-to-metal donation bonding. The calcium, strontium, and barium metal centers in these complexes use their ns and predominately (n - 1)d atomic orbitals for covalent bonding that mimic transition metals.
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- Xuelin Dong
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Department of Chemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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Zhou Y, Liu H, Jin X, Xing X, Wang X, Wang G, Zhou M. Significant π Bonding in Coinage Metal Complexes OCTMCCO- from Infrared Photodissociation Spectroscopy and Theoretical Calculations. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:014302. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0099789] [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
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A series of coinage metal complexes in the form of TMC(CO)n- (TM=Cu, Ag, Au; n = 0-3) were generated using a laser ablation-supersonic expansion ion source in the gas phase. Mass-selected infrared photodissociation spectroscopy in conjunction with quantum chemical calculations indicated that the TMC(CO)3- complexes contain a linear OCTMCCO- core anion. Bonding analyses suggest that the linear OCTMCCO- anions are better described as the bonding interactions between a singlet ground state TM+ metal cation and the OC/CCO2- ligands in the singlet ground state. Besides the strong ligands to metal σ donation bonding components, the π-bonding components also contribute significantly to the metal-ligands bonding due to the synergetic effects of the CO and CCO2- ligands. The strengths of the bonding of the three metals show a V-shaped trend in which the second-row transition metal Ag exhibits the weakest interactions whereas the third-row transition metal Au has the strongest interactions due to the relativistic effects.
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- School of Chemical Science and Engineering, Tongji University, China
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Hockey EK, Vlahos K, Howard T, Palko J, Dodson LG. Weakly Bound Complex Formation between HCN and CH 3Cl: A Matrix-Isolation and Computational Study. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:3110-3123. [PMID: 35583384 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c00716] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The matrix-isolated infrared spectrum of a hydrogen cyanide-methyl chloride complex was investigated in a solid argon matrix. HCN and CH3Cl were co-condensed onto a substrate held at 10 K with an excess of argon gas, and the infrared spectrum was measured using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Quantum chemical geometry optimization, harmonic frequency, and natural bonding orbital calculations indicate stabilized hydrogen- and halogen-bonded structures. The two resulting weakly bound complexes are both composed of one CH3Cl molecule bound to a (HCN)3 subunit, where the three HCN molecules are bound head-to-tail in a ring formation. Our study suggests that─in the presence of CH3Cl─the formation of (HCN)3 is promoted through complexation. Since HCN aggregates are an important precursor to prebiotic monomers (amino acids and nucleobases) and other life-bearing polymers, this study has astrophysical implications toward the search for life in space.
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- Emily K Hockey
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, United States
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Zhou Y, Pan S, Dong X, Wang L, Zhou M, Frenking G. Generation and Characterization of the Charge-Transferred Diradical Complex CaCO 2 with an Open-Shell Singlet Ground State. J Am Chem Soc 2022; 144:8355-8361. [PMID: 35482295 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.2c02768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The CaCO2 complex is generated via the reaction of excited-state calcium atom with carbon dioxide in a solid neon matrix. Infrared absorption spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations reveal that the complex has a planar four-membered ring structure with a strongly bent CO2 ligand side-on coordinated to the calcium center in an η2-O, O manner. The complex has an open-shell singlet ground state, which can be described as the bonding interactions between a Ca+ (4s1) cation in the doublet ground state and a doublet ground state CO2- anion. The analysis of the bonding situation suggests that the Ca-O2C bonds have a large (75%) electrostatic character. The covalent (orbital) interactions come from the coupling of the unpaired electrons of Ca+ and CO2- giving rise to electron-sharing bonding and a stronger contribution from dative bonding (Ca+)←(CO2-). The atomic orbitals (AOs) of Ca+ that are engaged in the covalent bonds are the 4s AO for the electron-sharing bonds and the 3d AOs for the dative bonds. This is further evidence for the assignment of the heavier alkaline-earth atoms as transition metals rather than main-group elements.
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- Yangyu Zhou
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, China
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, D-35043 Marburg, Germany.,Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, China.,Donostia International Physics Center (DIPC), 20018 San Sebastian, Spain
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Xu J, Xu X, Li D, Jian J. Spectroscopic Characterization of Two Boron Heterocyclic Radicals in the Solid Neon Matrix. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:7961-7968. [DOI: 10.1039/d2cp00076h] [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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Two novel boron heterocyclic radicals, 3,4,5-trihydroborinine radical and 1-methyl-2-dihydro-1H-borole radical, were observed in the reaction of boron atom with cyclopentene. These radicals were trapped in solid neon and identified by...
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Li D, Xu J, Xu X, Yang W, Jian J. Matrix Infrared Spectra of 1-Ethynyl-1H-Silole Species from Reaction of Silicon Atoms with Benzene. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:4978-4986. [DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05245d] [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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The reaction of silicon atoms with benzene molecule in solid neon are studied by matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy. Aided by carbon-13 and deuterium isotopic shifts as well as quantum-chemical predictions,...
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Wu H, Wu XN, Jin X, Zhou Y, Li W, Ji C, Zhou M. Quadruple C-H Bond Activations of Methane by Dinuclear Rhodium Carbide Cation [Rh 2C 3] . JACS AU 2021; 1:1631-1638. [PMID: 34723266 PMCID: PMC8549038 DOI: 10.1021/jacsau.1c00265] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2021] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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The structure of the [Rh2C3]+ ion and its reaction with CH4 in the gas phase have been studied by infrared photodissociation spectroscopy and mass spectrometry in conjunction with quantum chemical calculations. The [Rh2C3]+ ion is characterized to have an unsymmetrical linear [Rh-C-C-C-Rh]+ structure existing in two nearly isoenergetic spin states. The [Rh2C3]+ ion reacts with CH4 at room temperature to form [Rh2C]+ + C3H4 and [Rh2C2H2]+ + C2H2 as the major products. In addition to the [Rh2C]+ ion, the [Rh2 13C]+ ion is formed at about one-half of the [Rh2C]+ intensity when the isotopic-labeled 13CH4 sample is used. The production of [Rh2 13C]+ indicates that the linear C3 moiety of [Rh2C3]+ can be replaced by the bare carbon atom of methane with all four C-H bonds being activated. The calculations suggest that the overall reactions are thermodynamically exothermic, and that the two Rh centers are the reactive sites for C-H bond activation and hydrogen atom transfer reactions.
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Dong X, Ding C, Zhang Q, Chen M, Zhao L, Zhou M, Frenking G. Covalent Bonding Between Be + and CO 2 in BeOCO + with a Surprisingly High Antisymmetric OCO Stretching Vibration. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:14300-14305. [PMID: 34449204 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The cationic complex BeOCO+ is produced in a solid neon matrix. Infrared absorption spectroscopic study shows that it has a very high antisymmetric OCO stretching vibration of 2418.9 cm-1, which is about 71 cm-1 blue-shifted from that of free CO2. The quantum chemical calculations are in very good agreement with the experimental observation. Depending on the theoretical method, a linear or quasi-linear structure is predicted for the cation. The analysis of the electronic structure shows that the bonding of Be+ to one oxygen atom induces very little charge migration between the two moieties, but it causes a significant change in the σ-charge distribution that strengthens the terminal C-O bond, leading to the observed blue shift. The bonding analysis reveals that the Be+ ← OCO donation results in strong binding due to the interference of the wave function and a charge polarization within the CO2 fragment and hybridization to Be+ but only negligible charge donation.
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- Xuelin Dong
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200438, P. R. China
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- Institute of Advanced Synthesis, School of Chemistry and Molecular Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, Nanjing 211816, P. R. China.,Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
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Wang L, Pan S, Lu B, Dong X, Li H, Deng G, Zeng X, Zhou M, Frenking G. Generation and Characterization of the C
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- Lina Wang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 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 China
- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 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 China
- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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Wang L, Pan S, Lu B, Dong X, Li H, Deng G, Zeng X, Zhou M, Frenking G. Generation and Characterization of the C 3 O 2 - Anion with an Unexpected Unsymmetrical Structure. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2021; 60:4518-4523. [PMID: 33210794 PMCID: PMC7986081 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202013921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2020] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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The carbon suboxide anion C3 O2 - is generated in solid neon matrix. It is characterized by infrared absorption spectroscopy as well as quantum chemical calculations to have a planar Cs structure where two CO groups with significantly different bond lengths and angles are attached in a zigzag fashion to the central carbon atom. Bonding analysis indicates that it is best described by the bonding interactions between a neutral CO in a triplet excited state and a doublet excited state of CCO- .
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- Lina Wang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, 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, China.,Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, 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, China.,Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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Deng G, Pan S, Jin J, Wang G, Zhao L, Zhou M, Frenking G. Generation and Identification of the Linear OCBNO and OBNCO Molecules with 24 Valence Electrons. Chemistry 2021; 27:412-418. [PMID: 33104262 PMCID: PMC7839540 DOI: 10.1002/chem.202003886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Two structural isomers containing five second-row element atoms with 24 valence electrons were generated and identified by matrix-isolation IR spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations. The OCBNO complex, which is produced by the reaction of boron atoms with mixtures of carbon monoxide and nitric oxide in solid neon, rearranges to the more stable OBNCO isomer on UV excitation. Bonding analysis indicates that the OCBNO complex is best described by the bonding interactions between a triplet-state boron cation with an electron configuration of (2s)0 (2pσ )0 (2pπ )2 and the CO/NO- ligands in the triplet state forming two degenerate electron-sharing π bonds and two ligand-to-boron dative σ bonds.
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- Guohai Deng
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsDepartment of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of, Molecular Catalysts and Innovative MaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200438P.R. China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816P.R. China
- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerwein-Strasse 435043MarburgGermany
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsDepartment of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of, Molecular Catalysts and Innovative MaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200438P.R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsDepartment of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of, Molecular Catalysts and Innovative MaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200438P.R. China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816P.R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsDepartment of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of, Molecular Catalysts and Innovative MaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200438P.R. China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816P.R. China
- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerwein-Strasse 435043MarburgGermany
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Deng G, Pan S, Wang G, Zhao L, Zhou M, Frenking G. Beryllium Atom Mediated Dinitrogen Activation via Coupling with Carbon Monoxide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:18201-18207. [PMID: 32583528 PMCID: PMC7589277 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202007241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2020] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
Abstract
The reactions of laser-ablated beryllium atoms with dinitrogen and carbon monoxide mixtures form the end-on bonded NNBeCO and side-on bonded (η2 -N2 )BeCO isomers in solid argon, which are predicted by quantum chemical calculations to be almost isoenergetic. The end-on bonded complex has a triplet ground state while the side-on bonded isomer has a singlet electronic ground state. The complexes rearrange to the energetically lowest lying NBeNCO isomer upon visible light excitation, which is characterized to be an isocyanate complex of a nitrene derivative with a triplet electronic ground state. A bonding analysis using a charge- and energy decomposition procedure reveals that the electronic reference state of Be in the NNBeCO isomers has an 2s0 2p2 excited configuration and that the metal-ligand bonds can be described in terms of N2 →Be←CO σ donation and concomitant N2 ←Be→CO π backdonation. The results demonstrate that the activation of N2 with the N-N bond being completely cleaved can be achieved via coupling with carbon monoxide mediated by a main group atom.
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- Guohai Deng
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsDepartment of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative MaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200438China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerwein-Strasse 435043MarburgGermany
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsDepartment of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative MaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200438China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsDepartment of ChemistryShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative MaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200438China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerwein-Strasse 435043MarburgGermany
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Deng G, Pan S, Wang G, Zhao L, Zhou M, Frenking G. Beryllium Atom Mediated Dinitrogen Activation via Coupling with Carbon Monoxide. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202007241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Guohai Deng
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 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 China
- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 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 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 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 China
- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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Deng G, Lei S, Pan S, Jin J, Wang G, Zhao L, Zhou M, Frenking G. Filling a Gap: The Coordinatively Saturated Group 4 Carbonyl Complexes TM(CO) 8 (TM=Zr, Hf) and Ti(CO) 7. Chemistry 2020; 26:10487-10500. [PMID: 32191361 PMCID: PMC7496348 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905552] [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: 12/09/2019] [Revised: 01/31/2020] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
Abstract
Homoleptic Group 4 metal carbonyl cation and neutral complexes were prepared in the gas phase and/or in solid neon matrix. Infrared spectroscopy studies reveal that both zirconium and hafnium form eight-coordinate carbonyl neutral and cation complexes. In contrast, titanium forms only the six-coordinate Ti(CO)6 + and seven-coordinate Ti(CO)7 . Titanium octacarbonyl Ti(CO)8 is unstable as a result of steric repulsion between the CO ligands. The 20-electron Zr(CO)8 and Hf(CO)8 complexes represent the first experimentally observed homoleptic octacarbonyl neutral complexes of transition metals. The molecules still fulfill the 18-electron rule, because one doubly occupied valence orbital does not mix with any of the metal valence atomic orbitals. Zr(CO)8 and Hf(CO)8 are stable against the loss of one CO because the CO ligands encounter less steric repulsion than Zr(CO)7 and Hf(CO)7 . The heptacarbonyl complexes have shorter metal-CO bonds than that of the octacarbonyl complexes due to stronger electrostatic and covalent bonding, but the significantly smaller repulsive Pauli term makes the octacarbonyl complexes stable.
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- Guohai Deng
- Department of ChemistryCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and InnovativeMaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
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- Department of ChemistryCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and InnovativeMaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for AdvancedMaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerwein-Strasse 435043MarburgGermany
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- Department of ChemistryCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and InnovativeMaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
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- Department of ChemistryCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and InnovativeMaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for AdvancedMaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
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- Department of ChemistryCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and InnovativeMaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for AdvancedMaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerwein-Strasse 435043MarburgGermany
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Jian J, Wu X, Chen M, Zhou M. Boron-Mediated Carbon-Carbon Bond Cleavage and Rearrangement of Benzene Forming the Borepinyl Radical and Borole Derivatives. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:10079-10086. [PMID: 32383858 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c02131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The reaction of atomic boron with benzene in solid neon has been investigated by matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy with isotopic substitutions as well as quantum chemical calculations. The reaction is initiated by boron atom addition to benzene in forming an η2-(1, 4) π adduct (A). A borepinyl radical (B) formed by C-C bond insertion is also observed on annealing. The η2-(1,4) π adduct photoisomerizes to an unprecedented borole substituted vinyl radical intermediate (C) via ring-opening and rearrangement reactions involving an antiaromatic borole subunit. A previously unconsidered 1-ethynyl-2-dihydro-1H-borole radical (D) is generated as the final product under UV light irradiation. The results presented herein give new insight into the benzene carbon-carbon bond cleavage and rearrangement reactions mediated by a nonmetal and provide a possible route for the construction of heterocyclic borepinyl and borole species via benzene ring opening and rearrangement reactions.
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- Jiwen Jian
- Hangzhou Institute of Advanced Studies, Zhejiang Normal University, 1108 Gengwen Road, Hangzhou 311231, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Li WL, Zhang Q, Chen M, Hu HS, Li J, Zhou M. Formation and Characterization of a BeOBeC Multiple Radical Featuring a Quartet Carbyne Moiety. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:6923-6928. [PMID: 32017342 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202000910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
Abstract
Through reaction of beryllium dimers with carbon monoxide, a carbonyl complex BeBeCO is formed in solid neon. Upon visible light excitation, the BeBeCO complex rearranges to a BeCOBe isomer, which further isomerizes to a low-energy BeOBeC species under UV-visible light excitation. These species are identified on the basis of infrared absorption spectroscopy with isotopic substitutions and quantum chemical studies. The BeOBeC molecule is characterized to be a multiple radical species having an electronic quintet ground state featuring an unusual quartet carbyne unit with three unpaired electrons on the carbon center. Bonding analysis indicates that the strong Pauli repulsion between carbon 2s lone pair electrons and the σ electrons of the BeOBe fragment significantly weakens the Be-C bonding and destabilizes the triplet state of the BeOBeC radical with a doublet carbyne unit. The three-center π-bonding of BeOBe is also found to play a role in stabilizing the quartet carbyne.
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- Wan-Lu Li
- Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.,Department of Chemistry, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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Li W, Zhang Q, Chen M, Hu H, Li J, Zhou M. Formation and Characterization of a BeOBeC Multiple Radical Featuring a Quartet Carbyne Moiety. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202000910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Wan‐Lu Li
- Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of ChemistryCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative MaterialsFudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of ChemistryCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative MaterialsFudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
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- Department of Chemistry & Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics and Molecular Engineering of Ministry of EducationTsinghua University Beijing 100084 China
- Department of ChemistrySouthern University of Science and Technology Shenzhen 518055 China
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- Department of ChemistryCollaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative MaterialsFudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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Deng G, Pan S, Wang G, Zhao L, Zhou M, Frenking G. Side-On Bonded Beryllium Dinitrogen Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:10603-10609. [PMID: 32196126 PMCID: PMC7317369 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202002621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2020] [Revised: 03/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
Abstract
The preparation and spectroscopic identification of the complexes NNBe(η2‐N2) and (NN)2Be(η2‐N2) and the energetically higher lying isomers Be(NN)2 and Be(NN)3 are reported. NNBe(η2‐N2) and (NN)2Be(η2‐N2) are the first examples of covalently side‐on bonded N2 adducts of a main‐group element. The analysis of the electronic structure using modern methods of quantum chemistry suggests that NNBe(η2‐N2) and (NN)2Be(η2‐N2) should be classified as π complexes rather than metalladiazirines.
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- Guohai Deng
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, 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, China.,Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, 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, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200438, 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, China.,Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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Deng G, Pan S, Wang G, Zhao L, Zhou M, Frenking G. Side‐On Bonded Beryllium Dinitrogen Complexes. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202002621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- Guohai Deng
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 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 China
- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 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 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials Fudan University Shanghai 200438 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 China
- Fachbereich Chemie Philipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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Wang Q, Pan S, Wu Y, Deng G, Bian J, Wang G, Zhao L, Zhou M, Frenking G. Transition‐Metal Chemistry of Alkaline‐Earth Elements: The Trisbenzene Complexes M(Bz)
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(M=Sr, Ba). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201908572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Qian Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsFudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Institute of Molecular ScienceShanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsFudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Institute of Molecular ScienceShanxi University Taiyuan 030006 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsFudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsFudan University Shanghai 200433 China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech University Nanjing 211816 China
- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität Marburg Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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Wang Q, Pan S, Wu Y, Deng G, Bian J, Wang G, Zhao L, Zhou M, Frenking G. Transition-Metal Chemistry of Alkaline-Earth Elements: The Trisbenzene Complexes M(Bz) 3 (M=Sr, Ba). Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:17365-17374. [PMID: 31498532 PMCID: PMC6900055 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201908572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
Abstract
We report the synthesis and spectroscopic identification of the trisbenzene complexes of strontium and barium M(Bz)3 (M=Sr, Ba) in low-temperature Ne matrix. Both complexes are characterized by a D3 symmetric structure involving three equivalent η6 -bound benzene ligands and a closed-shell singlet electronic ground state. The analysis of the electronic structure shows that the complexes exhibit metal-ligand bonds that are typical for transition metal compounds. The chemical bonds can be explained in terms of weak donation from the π MOs of benzene ligands into the vacant (n-1)d AOs of M and strong backdonation from the occupied (n-1)d AO of M into vacant π* MOs of benzene ligands. The metals in these 20-electron complexes have 18 effective valence electrons, and, thus, fulfill the 18-electron rule if only the metal-ligand bonding electrons are counted. The results suggest that the heavier alkaline earth atoms exhibit the full bonding scenario of transition metals.
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- Qian Wang
- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerwein-Strasse 435043MarburgGermany
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- Institute of Molecular ScienceShanxi UniversityTaiyuan030006China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
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- Institute of Molecular ScienceShanxi UniversityTaiyuan030006China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy MaterialsShanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative MaterialsFudan UniversityShanghai200433China
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- Institute of Advanced SynthesisSchool of Chemistry and Molecular EngineeringJiangsu National Synergetic Innovation Center for Advanced MaterialsNanjing Tech UniversityNanjing211816China
- Fachbereich ChemiePhilipps-Universität MarburgHans-Meerwein-Strasse 435043MarburgGermany
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Almeida NMS, Ariyarathna IR, Miliordos E. O-H and C-H Bond Activations of Water and Methane by RuO 2+ and (NH 3)RuO 2+: Ground and Excited States. J Phys Chem A 2019; 123:9336-9344. [PMID: 31580075 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.9b05910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Investigation of the ground and excited states of RuO2+ is carried out using multireference quantum chemical methodologies. The electronic structure is explored in detail, and accurate spectroscopic constants for 12 states are reported. Although ruthenium belongs to the same group as iron, the ground state of RuO2+ is 1Σ+ with a strong oxo character as opposed to the 3Δ of FeO2+ with primarily oxyl character. To see the effect of the different electronic structure of RuO2+ on the O-H and C-H bond activation processes, we studied its reaction with one water or methane molecule. Reaction energies and activation barriers are given for six low-lying electronic states of singlet, triplet, and quintet spin multiplicities. It is found that the higher-energy quintet state (5Σ+) provides the lowest activation energies and is the same state responsible for the C-H activation for FeO2+ complexes. The reason is attributed to its weaker metal-oxygen bond (longer bond length), which is "prepared" to be activated at the same time with the O-H and C-H bonds. The effect of an ammonia ligand in the chemical activity is also discussed.
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- Nuno M S Almeida
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Auburn University , Auburn , Alabama 36849-5312 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Auburn University , Auburn , Alabama 36849-5312 , United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry , Auburn University , Auburn , Alabama 36849-5312 , United States
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Octa-coordinated alkaline earth metal-dinitrogen complexes M(N 2) 8 (M=Ca, Sr, Ba). Nat Commun 2019; 10:3375. [PMID: 31358748 PMCID: PMC6662891 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11323-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022] Open
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We report the isolation and spectroscopic identification of the eight-coordinated alkaline earth metal–dinitrogen complexes M(N2)8 (M=Ca, Sr, Ba) possessing cubic (Oh) symmetry in a low-temperature neon matrix. The analysis of the electronic structure reveals that the metal-N2 bonds are mainly due to [M(dπ)]→(N2)8 π backdonation, which explains the observed large red-shift in N-N stretching frequencies. The adducts M(N2)8 have a triplet (3A1g) electronic ground state and exhibit typical bonding features of transition metal complexes obeying the 18-electron rule. We also report the isolation and bonding analysis of the charged dinitrogen complexes [M(N2)8]+ (M=Ca, Sr). The study of main group complexes remains important to our fundamental understanding of main group element bonding and properties. Here the authors isolate and spectroscopically characterize a series of 8-coordinated alkaline earth metal–dinitrogen complexes M(N2)8 (M=Ca, Sr, Ba) in a low-temperature neon matrix.
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Zhao Y, Yu F, Wang C, Zhou Z. Simultaneous Formation of cis- and trans-CH3OCu(OH) Intermediates in Methane Activation by Cu in Solid Ar. Inorg Chem 2019; 58:3237-3246. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.8b03322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Yanying Zhao
- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Textiles Materials and Manufacture Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Textiles Materials and Manufacture Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Textiles Materials and Manufacture Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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- Department of Chemistry and State Key Laboratory of Advanced Textiles Materials and Manufacture Technology, Ministry of Education, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou 310018, China
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Wu X, Zhao L, Jin J, Pan S, Li W, Jin X, Wang G, Zhou M, Frenking G. Observation of alkaline earth complexes M(CO) 8 (M = Ca, Sr, or Ba) that mimic transition metals. Science 2018; 361:912-916. [PMID: 30166489 DOI: 10.1126/science.aau0839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 172] [Impact Index Per Article: 28.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/13/2018] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
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The alkaline earth metals calcium (Ca), strontium (Sr), and barium (Ba) typically engage in chemical bonding as classical main-group elements through their ns and np valence orbitals, where n is the principal quantum number. Here we report the isolation and spectroscopic characterization of eight-coordinate carbonyl complexes M(CO)8 (where M = Ca, Sr, or Ba) in a low-temperature neon matrix. Analysis of the electronic structure of these cubic Oh -symmetric complexes reveals that the metal-carbon monoxide (CO) bonds arise mainly from [M(dπ)] → (CO)8 π backdonation, which explains the strong observed red shift of the C-O stretching frequencies. The corresponding radical cation complexes were also prepared in gas phase and characterized by mass-selected infrared photodissociation spectroscopy, confirming adherence to the 18-electron rule more conventionally associated with transition metal chemistry.
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- Xuan Wu
- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts 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, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts 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, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts 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, China. .,Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, D-35043 Marburg, Germany
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Hübner O, Himmel HJ. Metal Cluster Models for Heterogeneous Catalysis: A Matrix-Isolation Perspective. Chemistry 2018; 24:8941-8961. [PMID: 29457854 DOI: 10.1002/chem.201706097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Metal cluster models are of high relevance for establishing new mechanistic concepts for heterogeneous catalysis. The high reactivity and particular selectivity of metal clusters is caused by the wealth of low-lying electronically excited states that are often thermally populated. Thereby the metal clusters are flexible with regard to their electronic structure and can adjust their states to be appropriate for the reaction with a particular substrate. The matrix isolation technique is ideally suited for studying excited state reactivity. The low matrix temperatures (generally 4-40 K) of the noble gas matrix host guarantee that all clusters are in their electronic ground-state (with only a very few exceptions). Electronically excited states can then be selectively populated and their reactivity probed. Unfortunately, a systematic research in this direction has not been made up to date. The purpose of this review is to provide the grounds for a directed approach to understand cluster reactivity through matrix-isolation studies combined with quantum chemical calculations.
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- Olaf Hübner
- Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Anorganisch-Chemisches Institut, Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 270, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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Wu X, Zhao L, Jiang D, Fernández I, Berger R, Zhou M, Frenking G. Barium as Honorary Transition Metal in Action: Experimental and Theoretical Study of Ba(CO)+
and Ba(CO)−. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201713002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xuan Wu
- 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 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 China
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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 35043 Marburg 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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- 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 35043 Marburg Germany
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Wu X, Zhao L, Jiang D, Fernández I, Berger R, Zhou M, Frenking G. Barium as Honorary Transition Metal in Action: Experimental and Theoretical Study of Ba(CO)+
and Ba(CO)−. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2018; 57:3974-3980. [DOI: 10.1002/anie.201713002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 02/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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- Xuan Wu
- 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 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 China
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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 35043 Marburg 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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- 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 35043 Marburg Germany
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Muramatsu S, Wu X, Chen M, Zhou M, Tsukuda T. Photoassisted Homocoupling of Methyl Iodide Mediated by Atomic Gold in Low-Temperature Neon Matrix. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:8408-8413. [PMID: 29039948 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b08863] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Infrared spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations showed that the gold complexes [CH3-Au-I] and [(CH3)2-Au-I2], in which one and two CH3I molecule(s), respectively, are oxidatively adsorbed on the Au atoms, are formed in a solid neon matrix via reactions between laser-ablated gold atoms and CH3I. Global reaction route mapping calculations revealed that the heights of the activation barriers for the sequential oxidative additions to produce [CH3-Au-I] and [(CH3)2-Au-I2] are 0.53 and 1.00 eV, respectively, suggesting that the reactions proceed via electronically excited states. The reductive elimination of ethane (C2H6) from [(CH3)2-Au-I2] leaving AuI2 was hindered by an activation barrier as high as 1.22 eV but was induced by visible-light irradiation on [(CH3)2-Au-I2]. These results demonstrate that photoassisted homocoupling of CH3I is mediated by Au atoms via [(CH3)2-Au-I2] as an intermediate.
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- Satoru Muramatsu
- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, School of Science, The University of Tokyo , 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.,Elements Strategy Initiative for Catalysts and Batteries (ESICB), Kyoto University , Katsura, Kyoto 615-8520, Japan
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Jian J, Zhang Q, Wu X, Zhou M. Isocyanate Formation from Reactions of Early Lanthanide Metal Atoms with NO and CO in Solid Argon. J Phys Chem A 2017; 121:7861-7868. [PMID: 28972761 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b08586] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The reactions of early lanthanide metal atoms (Ce, Pr, and Nd) with carbon monoxide and nitric oxide mixtures are studied by infrared absorption spectroscopy in solid argon. The reaction intermediates and products are identified via isotopic substitution as well as theoretical frequency calculations. The results show that the reactions proceed with the initial formation of inserted NLnO molecules, which subsequently react with CO to form the NLnO(CO) complexes on annealing. The NLnO(CO) complexes further isomerize to the more stable isocyanate OLnNCO species under UV light excitation.
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- Jiwen Jian
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China
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Jian J, Li W, Wu X, Zhou M. Double C-H bond activation of acetylene by atomic boron in forming aromatic cyclic-HBC 2BH in solid neon. Chem Sci 2017; 8:4443-4449. [PMID: 28936331 PMCID: PMC5590098 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc01399j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/29/2017] [Accepted: 04/12/2017] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Boron atoms react with acetylene to form an aromatic cyclic-HBC2BH molecule via double C–H bond activation of acetylene in solid neon.
The organo-boron species formed from the reactions of boron atoms with acetylene in solid neon are investigated using matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy with isotopic substitutions as well as quantum chemical calculations. Besides the previously reported single C–H bond activation species, a cyclic-HBC2BH diboron species is formed via double C–H bond activation of acetylene. It is characterized to have a closed-shell singlet ground state with planar D2h symmetry. Bonding analysis indicates that it is a doubly aromatic species involving two delocalized σ electrons and two delocalized π electrons. This finding reveals the very first example of double C–H bond activation of acetylene in forming new organo-boron compounds.
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- Jiwen Jian
- Department of Chemistry , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials , Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China .
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- Department of Chemistry , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials , Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China .
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- Department of Chemistry , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials , Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China .
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- Department of Chemistry , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials , Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China .
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Hu SX, Jian J, Su J, Wu X, Li J, Zhou M. Pentavalent lanthanide nitride-oxides: NPrO and NPrO - complexes with N≡Pr triple bonds. Chem Sci 2017; 8:4035-4043. [PMID: 28580119 PMCID: PMC5434915 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc00710h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2017] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The neutral molecule NPrO and its anion NPrO- are produced via co-condensation of laser-ablated praseodymium atoms with nitric oxide in a solid neon matrix. Combined infrared spectroscopy and state-of-the-art quantum chemical calculations confirm that both species are pentavalent praseodymium nitride-oxides with linear structures that contain Pr≡N triple bonds and Pr=O double bonds. Electronic structure studies show that the neutral NPrO molecule features a 4f0 electron configuration and a Pr(v) oxidation state similar to that of the isoelectronic PrO2+ ion, while its NPrO- anion possesses a 4f1 electron configuration and a Pr(iv) oxidation state. The neutral NPrO molecule is thus a rare lanthanide nitride-oxide species with a Pr(v) oxidation state, which follows the recent identification of the first Pr(v) oxidation state in the PrO2+ and PrO4 complexes (Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 6896). This finding indicates that lanthanide compounds with oxidation states of higher than +IV are richer in chemistry than previously recognized.
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- Shu-Xian Hu
- Beijing Computational Science Research Center , Beijing 100094 , China.,Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China .
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials , Department of Chemistry , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China .
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China .
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials , Department of Chemistry , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China .
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education , Tsinghua University , Beijing 100084 , China .
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials , Department of Chemistry , Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysis and Innovative Materials , Fudan University , Shanghai 200433 , China .
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Activation and selective oxy-functionalization of alkanes with metal complexes: Shilov reaction and some new aspects. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molcata.2016.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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Zhang Q, Jerabek P, Chen M, Zhou M, Frenking G. The Oxygen-Rich Beryllium Oxides BeO4 and BeO6. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:10863-7. [PMID: 27494950 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201606154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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Two novel isomers of BeO4 with the structures OBeOOO and OBe(O3 ) in the electronic triplet state have been prepared as well as the known disuperoxide complex Be(O2 )2 in solid noble-gas matrices. We also report the synthesis of the oxygen-rich bis(ozonide) complex Be(O3 )2 in the triplet state which has a D2d equilibrium geometry. The molecular structures were identified by infrared absorption spectroscopy with isotopic substitutions as well as quantum chemical calculations.
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- Qingnan Zhang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35043, Marburg, Germany
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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- Fachbereich Chemie, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Strasse, 35043, Marburg, Germany.
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Zhang Q, Jerabek P, Chen M, Zhou M, Frenking G. The Oxygen-Rich Beryllium Oxides BeO4
and BeO6. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201606154] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Qingnan Zhang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Fachbereich Chemie; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Fachbereich Chemie; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 35043 Marburg Germany
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Jian J, Lin H, Luo M, Chen M, Zhou M. Observation of Spontaneous C=C Bond Breaking in the Reaction between Atomic Boron and Ethylene in Solid Neon. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:8371-4. [PMID: 27240114 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201603345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2016] [Revised: 04/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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A ground-state boron atom inserts into the C=C bond of ethylene to spontaneously form the allene-like compound H2 CBCH2 on annealing in solid neon. This compound can further isomerize to the propyne-like HCBCH3 isomer under UV light excitation. The observation of this unique spontaneous C=C bond insertion reaction is consistent with theoretical predictions that the reaction is thermodynamically exothermic and kinetically facile. This work demonstrates that the stronger C=C bond, rather than the less inert C-H bond, can be broken to form organoboron species from the reaction of a boron atom with ethylene even at cryogenic temperatures.
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- Jiwen Jian
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.,Department of Applied Chemistry, East China Institute of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330013, China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, East China Institute of Technology, Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, 330013, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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Jian J, Lin H, Luo M, Chen M, Zhou M. Observation of Spontaneous C=C Bond Breaking in the Reaction between Atomic Boron and Ethylene in Solid Neon. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201603345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Jiwen Jian
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials; Department of Chemistry; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials; Department of Chemistry; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
- Department of Applied Chemistry; East China Institute of Technology; Nanchang Jiangxi Province 330013 China
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- Department of Applied Chemistry; East China Institute of Technology; Nanchang Jiangxi Province 330013 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials; Department of Chemistry; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials; Department of Chemistry; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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Zhang Q, Hu SX, Qu H, Su J, Wang G, Lu JB, Chen M, Zhou M, Li J. Pentavalent Lanthanide Compounds: Formation and Characterization of Praseodymium(V) Oxides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016; 55:6896-900. [PMID: 27100273 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201602196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
Abstract
The chemistry of lanthanides (Ln=La-Lu) is dominated by the low-valent +3 or +2 oxidation state because of the chemical inertness of the valence 4f electrons. The highest known oxidation state of the whole lanthanide series is +4 for Ce, Pr, Nd, Tb, and Dy. We report the formation of the lanthanide oxide species PrO4 and PrO2 (+) complexes in the gas phase and in a solid noble-gas matrix. Combined infrared spectroscopic and advanced quantum chemistry studies show that these species have the unprecedented Pr(V) oxidation state, thus demonstrating that the pentavalent state is viable for lanthanide elements in a suitable coordination environment.
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- Qingnan Zhang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
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Zhang Q, Hu SX, Qu H, Su J, Wang G, Lu JB, Chen M, Zhou M, Li J. Pentavalent Lanthanide Compounds: Formation and Characterization of Praseodymium(V) Oxides. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201602196] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Qingnan Zhang
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 China
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education; Tsinghua University; Beijing 100084 China
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Jian J, Jin J, Qu H, Lin H, Chen M, Wang G, Zhou M, Andrada DM, Hermann M, Frenking G. Observation of Main-Group Tricarbonyls [B(CO)3] and [C(CO)3]+Featuring a Tilted One-Electron Donor Carbonyl Ligand. Chemistry 2016; 22:2376-85. [DOI: 10.1002/chem.201504475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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- Jiwen Jian
- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials; Department of Chemistry; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials; Department of Chemistry; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials; Department of Chemistry; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials; Department of Chemistry; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials; Department of Chemistry; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials; Department of Chemistry; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials; Department of Chemistry; Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials; Fudan University; Shanghai 200433 P. R. China
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- Fachbereich Chemie; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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- Fachbereich Chemie; Philipps-Universität Marburg; Hans-Meerwein-Strasse 4 35043 Marburg Germany
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Zhang Q, Qu H, Chen M, Zhou M. Carbon Dioxide Activation by Scandium Atoms and Scandium Monoxide Molecules: Formation and Spectroscopic Characterization of ScCO3 and OCScCO3 in Solid Neon. J Phys Chem A 2016; 120:425-32. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b11809] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Qingnan Zhang
- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry,
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry,
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry,
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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- Collaborative Innovation
Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, Department of Chemistry,
Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University, Shanghai 200433, China
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Lu JB, Jian J, Huang W, Lin H, Li J, Zhou M. Experimental and theoretical identification of the Fe(vii) oxidation state in FeO4−. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 18:31125-31131. [DOI: 10.1039/c6cp06753k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two isomers of iron tetraoxygen anion, dioxoiron peroxide [(η2-O2)FeO2]− and tetroxide FeO4− were characterized by experiment and theoretical calculations, with heptavalent Fe(vii) oxidation state identified in the later.
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- Jun-Bo Lu
- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
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- Department of Chemistry and Key Laboratory of Organic Optoelectronics & Molecular Engineering of Ministry of Education
- Tsinghua University
- Beijing 100084
- China
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- Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials
- Department of Chemistry
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials
- Fudan University
- Shanghai 200433
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Ding XL, Wang D, Wu XN, Li ZY, Zhao YX, He SG. High reactivity of nanosized niobium oxide cluster cations in methane activation: A comparison with vanadium oxides. J Chem Phys 2015; 143:124312. [PMID: 26429016 DOI: 10.1063/1.4931972] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The reactions between methane and niobium oxide cluster cations were studied and compared to those employing vanadium oxides. Hydrogen atom abstraction (HAA) reactions were identified over stoichiometric (Nb2O5)N(+) clusters for N as large as 14 with a time-of-flight mass spectrometer. The reactivity of (Nb2O5)N(+) clusters decreases as the N increases, and it is higher than that of (V 2O5)N(+) for N ≥ 4. Theoretical studies were conducted on (Nb2O5)N(+) (N = 2-6) by density functional calculations. HAA reactions on these clusters are all favorable thermodynamically and kinetically. The difference of the reactivity with respect to the cluster size and metal type (Nb vs V) was attributed to thermodynamics, kinetics, the electron capture ability, and the distribution of the unpaired spin density. Nanosized Nb oxide clusters show higher HAA reactivity than V oxides, indicating that niobia may serve as promising catalysts for practical methane conversion.
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- Xun-Lei Ding
- Department of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beinong Road 2, Huilongguan, Beijing 102206, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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- Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences, State Key Laboratory for Structural Chemistry of Unstable and Stable Species, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, People's Republic of China
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