联三吡啶配体及其衍生物合成进展

金属-配体间的配位作用是超分子化学中最重要的相互作用之一, 寡聚吡啶配体可以与许多过渡金属离子配位, 形成具有独特磁、光物理和电化学性质的过渡金属络合物, 因此联三吡啶配体的合成及其过渡金属络合物性能研究引起化学家的广泛关注. 综述了联三吡啶配体及其衍生物的合成方法, 主要包括成环缩合反应、过渡金属催化的偶联反应以及其它方法, 并选取具有代表性的实例对联三吡啶配体的结构和合成方法进行详细地阐述.     

金属石墨层间化合物的量子化学和热力学研究

采用量子化学密度泛函B3LYP方法,对碱金属、碱土金属和过渡金属石墨层间化合物(A-GIC,AE-GIC和T-GIC)进行计算.从原子净电荷、Mulliken重叠布居和轨道电子数等角度讨论了A-GIC和AE-GIC的电子结构与成键特性,初步阐明了结构与性能的关系.根据计算结果,结合热力学分析,讨论实验上尚未知的过渡金属石墨层间化合物合成的可能性.     

过渡金属异核原子簇化学键研究 1: Ⅷ-Ⅷ, ⅥB-Ⅷ族双金属原子簇电子结构研究

本文对18个Ⅷ族双金属四面体簇和16个ⅥB-Ⅷ异金属四核簇进行了量子化学研究, 用DV-Xα方法讨论了它们的化学键、电荷转移、能级态密度。计算结果表明: Ⅷ族四面体簇需36个金属电子, 其中12个形成6个金属簇骼轨道, 24个与配体成键; ⅥB-Ⅷ异金属簇核中, 因两金属能带、电负性差异, ⅥB原子易向Ⅷ原子转移电荷, 环戊二烯基配体促进这一过程; 异金属簇能级总价带比单金属簇收缩, 而d能带比单金属簇展宽。     

过渡金属异核原子簇化学键研究 1: Ⅷ-Ⅷ, ⅥB-Ⅷ族双金属原子簇电子结构研究

本文对18个Ⅷ族双金属四面体簇和16个ⅥB-Ⅷ异金属四核簇进行了量子化学研究,用DV-X_o方法计论了它们的化学键、电荷转移、能级态密度.计算结果表明:Ⅷ族四面体簇需36个金属电子,其中12个形成6个金属簇骼轨道,24个与配体成键;ⅥB-Ⅷ异金属簇核中,因两金属能带、电负性差异,ⅥB原子易向Ⅷ原子转移电荷,环戊二烯基配体促进这一过程;异金属簇能级总价带比单金属簇收缩,而d能带比单金属簇展宽.     

酶络合物的计量数和离解常数的测定

在酶学和络合物化学的研究中,经常会遇到一个重要的问题,即如何测定酶络合物中酶蛋白和金属离子、酶和底物或金属离子和配体等相互之间的数量关系,以及所形成的络合物的稳定性。这对于了解酶络合物的形成、结构和络合物的成键本质等方面都有很大的意义。     

Ce(C_8H_8)_2和Ce(C_8H_8)_2~-的化学键性质

结合改进的重叠模型Xa-SW法和Ziegler过渡态法,通过将中心原子与配体的作用选成离子聚集、中心原子只有s和p轨道参与成键、中心原子只有d轨道参与成键、中心原子只有f轨道参与成键、中心原子的s、p、d和f轨道同时参与成键5种类型,从能量角度分析了Ce(C_8H_8)_2和Ce(C_8H_8)~-_2的化学键性质。     

能量分解法在羰基配合物成键本质研究中的应用

借助量子化学能量分解法的思想,以对Cr（CO）6及TMq（CO）6（TMq=Hf2-,Ta-,W,Re＋,Os2＋,Ir3＋）中金属-羰基的成键中能量贡献的分解分析为例,对金属-羰基成键中不同类型的相互作用和成键本质进行了分析和总结,并与人们传统的认识进行了比较。     

簇电荷对金属—金属键影响的量子化学研究

在探讨过渡金属原子簇化合物的金属——金属键的本质时,簇电荷的影响已引起人们的注意。簇电荷对金属——金属键的作用比较复杂,其中有价电子的成键效应和金属原子氧化数变化所产生的电荷效应。键长与簇电荷之间很难找到简单的关系。Cotton等曾对此问题做过初步讨论,但尚缺定量或半定量的理论计算依据,本文采用改进的电荷自洽EHMO程序(MAD—SCCO-EHMO)计算一系列Mo,Tc,Ru,Rh,和Re等二核簇的电子结构,根据M(?)lliken重迭集居分析,讨论簇电荷对金属——金属键的影响。     

D_(3d)[E_3ME_3]~(2-)(E=P,As;M=Ni,Pd,Pt):含η~3-P_3~-和η~3-As_3~-配体的最小无机三明治配合物

C4H42-、C5H5-(Cp-)及C6H6(Ar)等有机配体可以与过渡金属形成典型的三明治夹心化合物.作为CH的等电子体,P可以取代CH与过渡金属形成混合型三明治配合物,例如:CpNiP3,CpFeP5,[CpMPnMCp]等.2002年,Schleyer等首次成功地合成了以η5-P5-为配体的不含碳的无机三明治配合物[P5TiP5]2-;2007年,Chen等采用密度泛函方法预测了含P4四元环的[P4MP4]n-三明治结构.本文采用密度泛函和从头计算方法首次系统地研究了含η3-P3-和η3-As3-三元环配体的过渡金属三明治配合物D3d[E3ME3]2-(E=P,As;M=Ni,Pd,Pt)(图1),对该系列化合物进行了结构优化、频率分析、自然轨道分析和光谱性质预测.结果表明,三元环状P3-和As3-与五元环状P5-和As5-具有类似的芳香性,可能作为新颖配位形成一大类过渡金属夹心化合物.[E3ME3]2-满足18电子规则,交错型单重态D3d[E3ME3]2-是该七原子体系的全局极小,而重叠型单重态D3h[E3ME3]2-在能量上略高(2.0kcal/mol),其他二维和三维结构则远非稳定(24kcal/mol).作为体系的全局极小,D3d[E3ME3]2-是在实验上可能合成的最小无机三明治夹心结构.在[E3ME3]2-系列配合物中,配位中心M携带的电荷为+0.07|e|～+0.27|e|,Wiberg键级为1.84～2.22;配体E原子携带的电荷为-0.35|e|～-0.38|e|,Wiberg键级为2.93～2.98.配体原子间以单键(WBIE-E=1.03-1.07),配体E和配位中心M间的Wiberg键级为WBIM-E=0.31-0.37,体现典型的配位成键特点.显然,与实验已知的[P5TiP5]2-类似,在[E3ME3]2-体系中配位中心M向配体E3发生了部分电荷转移,E3三元环表现为电子受体.轨道分析表明,该夹心化合物体系存在典型的离域π键(图1).体系存在较大NICS(-18.1～-24.8ppm),表明其芳香性本质.引进Li+阳离子可以有效稳定[E3ME3]2-二价阴离子,形成含交错型Cs[E3ME3]Li-和C2h[E3ME3]Li2.Cs[E3ME3]Li-的第一计算电子剥离能介于2.7～2.9eV,位于355nm激发光能量(3.496eV)范围之内.     

PdCO(OH)-体系中OH-助催化性能的成键能研究

本文使用相对论赝势从头计算方法和成键能判据[1 ] 研究了模型化合物 Pd CO(OH) -的电子结构 ,讨论了 OH-的助催化作用。得出 OH-对 Pd CO的助催化作用既可以通过其与金属 Pd形成化学键 (通过金属 )来实现 ,也可以通过空间电荷静电作用 (通过空间 )来实现。由分子轨道成键能分析指出 CO分子的强成键占据分子轨道 3σ和 1π的削弱是活化 CO的关键。     

Bonding Situation of σ-E−H Complexes in Transition Metal and Main Group Compounds

The ambiguous bonding situation of σ-E−H (E=Si, B) complexes in transition metal compounds has been rationalized by means of Density Functional Theory calculations. To this end, the combination of the Energy Decomposition Analysis (EDA) method and its Natural Orbital for Chemical Valance (NOCV) extension has been applied to representative complexes described in the literature where the possible η¹ versus η² coordination mode is not unambiguously defined. Our quantitative analyses, which complement previous data based on the application of the Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM) approach, indicate that there exists a continuum between genuine η¹ and η² modes depending mainly on the strength of the backdonation. Finally, we also applied this EDA-NOCV approach to related main-group species where the backdonation is minimal.     

Are matrix isolated species really “isolated”? Infrared spectroscopic and theoretical studies of noble gas-transition metal oxide complexes

In this review, we summarize our recent results on matrix isolation infrared spectroscopic studies and theoretical investigations of noble gas-transition metal oxide complexes. The results show that some transition metal oxide species trapped in solid noble gas matrices are chemically coordinated by one or multiple noble gas atoms forming noble gas complexes and, hence, cannot be regarded as isolated species. Noble gas coordination alters the vibrational frequencies as well as the geometric and electronic structures of transition metal oxide species trapped in solid noble gas matrixes. The interactions between noble gas atoms and transition metal oxides involve ion-induced dipole interactions as well as chemical bonding interactions. Periodic trends in the bonding in these noble gas-transition metal complexes are discussed.     

Structure, energetics, and bonding of first row transition metal pentazolato complexes: a DFT study

Quantum chemical calculations with gradient-corrected (B3LYP) density functional theory for the mono- and bispentazolato complexes of the first row transition metals (V, Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, and Ni), the all-nitrogen counterparts of metallocenes, were performed, and their stability was investigated. All possible bonding modes (e.g. eta1, eta2, eta3, and eta5) of the pentazolato ligand to the transition metals have been examined. The transition metal pentazolato complexes are predicted to be strongly bound molecules. The computed total bond dissociation enthalpies that yield free transition metal atoms in their ground states and the free pentazolato ligands were found in the range of 122.0-201.9 (3.7-102.3) kcal mol(-1) for the bispentazolato (monopentazolato) complexes, while those yielding M2+ and anionic pentazolato ligands were found in the range of 473.2-516.7 (273.6-353.5) kcal mol(-1). The electronic ground states of azametallocenes along with their spectroscopic properties (IR, NMR, and UV-vis) obtained in a consistent manner across the first transition metal series provide means for discussion of their electronic and bonding properties, the identification of the respective azametallocenes, and future laboratory studies. Finally, exploring synthetic routes to azametallocenes it was found that a [2 + 3] cycloaddition of dinitrogen to a coordinated azide ligand with nickel(II) does not seem to provide a promising synthetic route for transition metal pentazolato complexes while the oxidative addition of phenylpentazole and fluoropentazole to Ni(0) bisphosphane complexes merits attention for the experimentalists.     

Transition‐Metal Chemistry of Alkaline‐Earth Elements: The Trisbenzene Complexes M(Bz)3 (M=Sr,Ba)

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.     

N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of Rh: reaction with dioxygen without oxidation

The reaction of oxygen with rhodium complexes containing N-heterocyclic carbenes was found to give dioxygen complexes with rare square planar geometries and unusually short O-O bond lengths. Analysis of the bonding in these complexes by Rh L-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS), Raman spectroscopy, and DFT calculations provides evidence for a bonding model in which singlet oxygen is bound to a Rh(I) d8 metal complex, rather than the more common Rh(III) d6 peroxo species with octahedral geometry and O-O bond lengths in the 1.4-1.5 A range.     

Transition‐Metal Chemistry of Alkaline‐Earth Elements: The Trisbenzene Complexes M(Bz)3 (M=Sr,Ba)

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.     

Luminescent metal complexes of d6, d8 and d10 transition metal centres

This highlight focuses on various luminescent complexes with different transition metal centres of d(6), d(8) and d(10) electronic configurations. Through the systematic study on the variation of ligands, structural and bonding modes of different metal centres, the structure-property relationships of the various classes of luminescent transition metal complexes can be obtained. With the knowledge and fundamental understanding of their photophysical behaviours, their electronic absorption and luminescence properties can be fine-tuned. Introduction of supramolecular assembly with hierarchical complexity involving non-covalent interactions could lead to research dimensions of unlimited possibilities and opportunities. The approach of "function by design" could be employed to explore and exploit the potential applications of such luminescent transition metal complexes for future development of luminescent materials.     

Bonding in Diborane–Metal Complexes: A Quantum‐Chemical and Experimental Study of Complexes Featuring Early and Late Transition Metals

The coordination chemistry of the doubly base‐stabilised diborane(4), [HB(hpp)]₂ (hpp=1,3,4,6,7,8‐hexahydro‐2H‐pyrimido‐[1,2‐a]pyrimidinate), was extended by the synthesis of new late transition‐metal complexes containing Cu^I and Rh^I fragments. A detailed experimental study was conducted and quantum‐chemical calculations on the metal–ligand bonding interactions for [HB(hpp)]₂ complexes of Group 6, 9, 11 and 12 metals revealed the dominant B? H? M interactions in the case of early transition‐metal fragments, whereas the B? B? M bonding prevails in the case of the late d‐block compounds. These findings support the experimental results as reflected by the IR and NMR spectroscopic parameters of the investigated compounds. DFT calculations on [MeB(hpp)]₂ and model reactions between [B₂H₄ ? 2NMe₃] and [Rh(μ‐Cl)(C₂H₄)₂] showed that the bicyclic guanidinate allows in principle for an oxidative addition of the B? B bond. However, the formation of σ‐complexes is thermodynamically favoured. The results point to the selective B? H or B? B bond‐activation of diborane compounds by complexation, depending on the chosen transition‐metal fragment.     

N，N-二甲酰基二硫代氨基甲酸根金属配合物的研究

本文首次报道了一系列N，N-二甲酰基二硫代氨基甲酸根为配体的过渡金属配合物，对它们进行了化学分析、光谱表征和磁性质研究。研究结果表明，在配合物中，配体二硫代氨基甲酸根一般为较弱的双齿配位。     

Axial Bonding Capabilities of Square Planar d(8)-ML(4) Complexes. Theoretical Study and Structural Correlations

A qualitative molecular orbital study and a structural analysis of the bonding capabilities of the metal atoms in square planar ML(4) complexes of d(8) ions are presented. In addition to analyzing the donor-acceptor properties of the metal atom in such complexes, the following aspects are also studied: (a) the effect of axial groups (bases or acids) on the donor-acceptor properties of the metal atom; (b) the effect of the axial groups on the deviation of the ML(4) ensemble from planarity; (c) the effect of an axial group on the bond between the metal atom and another group in trans; and (d) the implications on chemical reactivity.