An ab initio valence bond (VB) calculation of the π delocalization energy in borazine,B3N3H6

Valence bond (VB) calculations using a double‐zeta D95 basis set have been performed for borazine, B₃N₃H₆ and for benzene, C₆H₆ in order to determine the relative weights of individual standard Lewis structures. In the delocalized resonance scheme of borazine, the structure ( I ) with no double bonds and three lone pairs of electrons at the three nitrogen atoms is the major contributor with a structural weight of 0.17, followed by six equivalent Lewis structures with one double bond and two lone pairs at two nitrogen atoms ( II ) with weights of 0.08 each. In the case of benzene, the two Kekulé structures ( III ) contribute with structural weights of 0.15 each, followed by 12 equivalent ionic structures ( IV ) with weights of 0.03 each, followed by the three equivalent Dewar‐type structures ( V ) with structural weights of 0.02 each. The values of 54.1 and 45.8 kcal mol⁻¹ for the delocalization energies of borazine and benzene were estimated. Therefore, B₃N₃H₆ is calculated to have substantial aromatic character, similar to benzene, when we assume that the resonance energy can provide a criterion for aromaticity. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 16:311–315, 2005; Published online in Wiley InterScience ( www.interscience.wiley.com ). DOI 10.1002/hc.20095     

Relativistic effects on the ring current strengths of the substituted borazine: B3N3H6 (X=H,F, Cl,Br, I,At)

In this study, we report about the relativistic effects on the aromaticity of borazine, B₃N₃H₆ , and their halogenated derivatives (B₃N₃F₆, B₃N₃Cl₆ , B₃N₃Br₆, B₃N₃I₆ , and B₃N₃At₆ ), via the magnetically-induced current density method. All-electron density functional theory calculations were carried out using the four-component Dirac-Coulomb hamiltonian, including scalar and spin-orbit relativistic effects. Ring current strengths were obtained by numerical integration over the current flow. These values were compared to the spin-free (scalar relativistic) and nonrelativistic values, to assess the corresponding contributions to aromaticity. It was found that in B₃N₃I₆ and B₃N₃At₆ there exists a significant spin-orbit influence, in line with the expected relativistic effects associated to the heavy elements, iodine, and astatine. Borazine, B₃N₃H₆, is known to be slightly aromatic, but much less aromatic than benzene. The application of an external magnetic field induces a current density, that accounts for the delocalization and mobility of electrons in a molecule. Using this theoretical method, the aromaticity of the derivatives B₃N₃X₆(X = H, F, Cl, Br, I, At) was investigated. The inclusion of heavy elements requires a relativistic treatment where the spin-orbit coupling must be included. The figure shows the three-dimensional pathways of the current density flow in B₃N₃At₆.     

Trishomoaromatic (B3N3Ph6) Dianion: Characterization and Two-Electron Reduction

Benzene, a common aromatic compound, can be converted into an unstable antiaromatic 8π-electron intermediate through two-electron reduction. However, as an isoelectronic equivalent of benzene, borazine (B₃N₃Ph₆), having weak aromaticity, undergoes a totally different two-electron reduction to afford (B₃N₃R₆)²⁻ homoaromatic compounds. Reported here is the synthesis of homoaromatic (B₃N₃Ph₆)²⁻ by the reduction of B₃N₃Ph₆ with either potassium or rubidium in the presence of 18-crown-6 ether. Theoretical investigations illustrate that two electrons delocalize over the three boron atoms in (B₃N₃Ph₆)²⁻, which is formed by the geometric and orbital reorganization and exhibits (π,σ)-mixed homoaromaticity. Moreover, (B₃N₃Ph₆)²⁻ can act as a robust 2e reductant for unsaturated compounds, such as anthracene, chalcone, and tanshinones. This 2e reduction is of high efficiency and selectivity, proceeds under mild reaction conditions, and can regenerate neutral borazine.     

The nature of the chemical bond in borazine (B3N3H6), boroxine (B3O3H3), carborazine (B2N2C2H6), and related species

The bonding problem in borazine (B₃N₃H₆), boroxine (B₃O₃H₃), and carborazine (B₂N₂C₂H₆) is successfully addressed through the consideration of the excited states of the constituent fragments, namely BH( ), NH( ), and CH( ). We propose the participation of resonant structures for all three species that help to explain the experimental findings. A discussion on the chemical pattern of the parental molecule benzene (C₆H₆) helps to make coherent the whole bonding analysis on the titled species.     

Planar D 2h B26H8, D 2h B26H8 2+, and C 2h B26H6: Building Blocks of Stable Boron Sheets with Twin-Hexagonal Holes

The most stable mono-layer boron sheets were predicted to have both the isolated hexagonal hole and the twin-hexagonal hole. Previous investigations indicate that planar B₁₈H _n ^q (n = 3–6, q = n ? 4) are the building blocks of boron sheets with isolated hexagonal holes. Extensive DFT investigations performed in this work show that D _2h B₂₆H₈, D _2h B₂₆H₈ ²⁺, and C ₂ B₂₆H₆, may serve as the building blocks of boron sheets with twin-hexagonal holes. These bicyclic clusters possess planar or quasi-planar geometries at B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level, with 16, 14, and 14 delocalized π electrons, respectively. Detailed analyses indicate that they are overall aromatic in nature, with the formation of islands of both σ and π aromaticity. They are analogous to D _2h C₁₆H₁₄ and D _2h C₁₆H₁₄ ²⁺ in π bonding patterns, respectively, but fundamentally different from the latter in σ-bonding. Remarkably, all of them appear to be energetically the lowest-lying isomers obtained, which are promising targets for future gas phase syntheses. These hydroboron clusters, together with B₁₈H _n ^q clusters, establish the molecular basis for modeling the short-range structures, nucleation, and growth processes of monolayer boron sheets. The results obtained in this work enrich the chemistry of boron hydride clusters and expand the analogy relationship between hydroborons and hydrocarbons.     

Darstellung und Kristallstruktur von [P(C6H5)4][2,9-{N,N′-(2-NH?(C5H4N))}B10H8]

Synthesis and Crystal Structure of [P(C₆H₅)₄][2,9-{N,N′-(2-NH? (C₅H₄N))}B₁₀H₈] [N(C₄H₉)₄]₂[B₁₀H₁₀] reacts with 2-aminopyridine forming a product mixture from which [2,9-{N,N′-(2-NH? (C₅H₄N))}B₁₀H₈]^? can be isolated by ion exchange chromatography on diethylaminoethyl(DEAE) cellulose. The crystal structure of [P(C₆H₅)₄][2,9-{N,N′-(2-NH? (C₅H₄N))}B₁₀H₈] (triclinic, space group P1 , a = 10.1103(9), b = 11.5665(9), c = 14.877(2) Å, α = 102.600(8), β = 107.567(8) und γ = 96.487(7)°, Z = 2) reveals the bonding of 2-NH₂-(C₅H₄N) via both N atoms to vicinal B atoms of the two square planes of the B₁₀ cluster (B2? N1 = 1,541(7) und B9? N2 = 1.505(7) Å) forming a five-membered ring.     

B7Be6B7: A Boron-Beryllium Sandwich Complex

Planar boron clusters have often been regarded as “π-analogous” to aromatic arenes because of their similar delocalized π-bonding. However, unlike arenes such as C₅H₅⁻ and C₆H₆, boron clusters have not previously shown the ability to form sandwich complexes. In this study, we present the first sandwich complex involving beryllium and boron, B₇Be₆B₇. The global minimum of this combination adopts a unique architecture having a D_6h geometry, featuring an unprecedented monocyclic Be₆ ring sandwiched between two quasi-planar B₇ motifs. The thermochemical and kinetic stability of B₇Be₆B₇ can be attributed to strong electrostatic and covalent interactions between the fragments. Chemical bonding analysis shows that B₇Be₆B₇ can be considered as a [B₇]³⁻[Be₆]⁶⁺[B₇]³⁻ complex. Moreover, there is a significant electron delocalization within this cluster, supported by the local diatropic contributions of the B₇ and Be₆ fragments.     

Trishomoaromatic (B3N3Ph6) Dianion: Characterization and Two‐Electron Reduction

Benzene, a common aromatic compound, can be converted into an unstable antiaromatic 8π‐electron intermediate through two‐electron reduction. However, as an isoelectronic equivalent of benzene, borazine (B₃N₃Ph₆), having weak aromaticity, undergoes a totally different two‐electron reduction to afford (B₃N₃R₆)^2? homoaromatic compounds. Reported here is the synthesis of homoaromatic (B₃N₃Ph₆)^2? by the reduction of B₃N₃Ph₆ with either potassium or rubidium in the presence of 18‐crown‐6 ether. Theoretical investigations illustrate that two electrons delocalize over the three boron atoms in (B₃N₃Ph₆)^2?, which is formed by the geometric and orbital reorganization and exhibits (π,σ)‐mixed homoaromaticity. Moreover, (B₃N₃Ph₆)^2? can act as a robust 2e reductant for unsaturated compounds, such as anthracene, chalcone, and tanshinones. This 2e reduction is of high efficiency and selectivity, proceeds under mild reaction conditions, and can regenerate neutral borazine.     

Thermal transformations of B10H12(NH3)2, B10H12(C5H5N)2, and B10H12(C9H7N)2

Conclusions For B₁₀H₁₂L₂, where L=NH₃, C₅H₅N, or C₉H₇N, features of thermal transformations in the range 25–850°C and the composition of the pyrolysis products are determined. The latter are x-ray amorphous phases, containing nitride, carbide, boron carbide, boron, and carbon.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2481–2484, November, 1988.     

Deuteration of closo-1,2- and 1,7-C2B10H12 using C6D6/AlCl3: Mechanistic considerations

Regioselective deuteration of 1-X-C₂B₁₀H₁₂ (X = 2, 7) cage systems with C₆D₆/AlCl₃ is correlated to ab initio calculational results on a [C₂B₁₀H₁₃]⁺ intermediate. Full geometry optimizations of pertinent [C₂B₁₀H₁₃]⁺ isomers, derived from each of the two 1-X-C₂B₁₀H₁₂ carborane isomers, result in cage geometries not unlike the (nearly) icosahedral starting carborane. Each isomer contains a BH₂ group having an acute H-B-H angle, long B–H bonds, and a very short H · · · H distance, hinting that the pertinent boron shares the electrons of a hydrogen molecule σ pair. It is suggested that the structural differences between the BH₂ group of [C₂B₁₀H₁₃]⁺ and the CH₂ group of the benzenium ion, [C₆H₇]⁺ (the intermediate strongly intimated upon protonation of benzene), can be explained, in part, by (a) the availability of the π-ring electrons for bonding to the (extra) proton in the latter and (b) the unavailability of π electrons from the carborane. Thus, the C₂B₁₀H₁₂ cage is most probably very reluctant to give up a cage electron pair in order to assist in bonding to an (externally bound) proton. Instead, it is more probable that “hydridic” B–H sigma electrons could very well play the important role in providing bonding to the attacking proton. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Heteroatom Chem 9:95–102, 1998     

A population analysis of the bonding in N2O4, B2Cl4, B2F4, C2H4 and C3H4

Population matrices have been calculated from molecular orbital wave functions of N₂O₄, B₂Cl₄, and B₂F₄ in order to understand further the bonding in these molecules which are isoelectronic in valence electrons but different in structure. C₂H₄ and C₃H₄ have been included in this study as check cases.

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Zusammenfassung Ausgehend von Molekülorbitalen werden Besetzungsmatrizen für N₂O₄, B₂Cl₄ und B₂F₄ berechnet, um die Bindung in diesen Molekülen, die in den Valenzelektronen isoelektronisch sind, aber unterschiedliche Strukturen aufweisen, besser zu verstehen. C₂H₄ und C₃H₄ sind in dieser Untersuchung als Prüffälle eingeschlossen.

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Résumé Des matrices d'occupation ont été calculées à partir des orbitales moléculaires de N₂O₄, B₂Cl₄ et B₂F₄, afin de comprendre plus profondément la liaison dans ces molécules, qui sont isoélectroniques par leurs électrons de valence, mais qui n'ont pas la même structure. C₂H₄ et C₃H₄ sont considérés dans cette étude à titre de vérification.

     

Crystallographic report: Diazido[bis(2‐pyridyl)amine]zinc(II) hydrate, [Zn(C10H9N3)2(N3)2]·H2O

In mononuclear [Zn(C₁₀H₉N₃)₂(N₃)₂]·H₂O, the zinc atom has an approximate octahedral geometry, coordinated with four pyridyl nitrogen atoms derived from two bis(2‐pyridyl)amine molecules and two terminal nitrogen donors of the azide anions. Hydrogen‐bonding interactions extend this structure to form a double‐layer architecture. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

B3N3 Borazine Substitution in Hexa‐peri‐Hexabenzocoronene: Computational Analysis and Scholl Reaction of Hexaphenylborazine

The doping of graphene molecules by borazine (B₃N₃) units may modify the electronic properties favorably. Therefore, the influence of the substitution of the central benzene ring of hexa‐peri‐hexabenzocoronene (HBC, C₄₂H₁₈) by an isoelectronic B₃N₃ ring resulting in C₃₆B₃N₃H₁₈ (B3N3HBC) is investigated by computational methods. For comparison, the isoelectronic and isosteric all‐B/N molecule B₂₁N₂₁H₁₈ (termed BN) and its carbon derivative C₆B₁₈N₁₈H₁₈ (C6BN), obtained by substitution of a central B₃N₃ by a C₆ ring, are also studied. The substitution of C₆ in the HBC molecule by a B₃N₃ unit results in a significant change of the computed IR vibrational spectrum between 1400 and 1600 cm^?1 due to the polarity of the borazine core. The properties of the BN molecule resemble those of hexagonal boron nitride, and substitution of the central B₃N₃ ring by C₆ changes the computed IR vibrational spectrum only slightly. The allowed transitions to excited states associated with large oscillator strengths shift to higher energy upon going from HBC to B3N3HBC, but to lower energy upon going from BN to C6BN. The possibility of synthesis of B3N3HBC from hexaphenylborazine (HPB) using the Scholl reaction (CuCl₂/AlCl₃ in CS₂) is investigated. Rather than the desired B3N3HBC an insoluble and X‐ray amorphous polymer P is obtained. Its analysis by IR and ¹¹B magic angle spinning NMR spectroscopy reveals the presence of borazine units. The changes in the ¹¹B quadrupolar coupling constant C_Q, asymmetry parameter η, and isotropic chemical shift δ_iso(¹¹B) with respect to HPB are in agreement with a structural model that includes B3N3HBC‐derived monomeric units in polymer P. This indicates that both intra‐ and intermolecular cyclodehydrogenation reactions take place during the Scholl reaction of HPB.     

A New Sodium Borate: Na[B6O8(OH)3]·6H2O·H3BO3

The structure of [B₆H₉NaO₁₄, H₃BO₃, 6H₂O] was determined by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction and further analyzed by FTIR spectroscopy and differential thermal/thermogravimetric analysis. The asymmetric unit contains Na–O polyhedra (distorted octahedron), [B₆O₈(OH)₃]^– fundamental building blocks, one free water molecule and one free H₃BO₃ molecule. In the hexaborate anion, three B₃O₃ rings are linked by a common oxygen atom with five trigonal and one tetrahedral boron atoms. The hexaborate group is also linked to the oxygenated environment of the sodium atom by three other six‐membered rings, each of which involve two boron atoms, three oxygen atoms, and sodium as the joint atom.     

Molecular and electronic structure of several heterofullerene BNC58 and B2N2C56 oligomers and [B2N2C56] n macromolecule

Molecular and electronic structure of heterofullerene BNC₅₈ (C _s) and B₂N₂C₅₆ (C _2h) monomers, B₂N₂C₁₁₆ and B₄N₄C₁₁₂ dimers, and B₆N₆C₁₆₈ trimer (the last three molecules withC _2h symmetry) was simulated by the MNDO method. Clusters BNC₅₈ and B₂N₂C₅₆ are formed by replacement of carbon atoms participating in one or two of the most distant oppositely lying (6,6)-type C−C bonds in fullerene C₆₀ by B and N atoms. In one of the two studied isomers of the B₂N₂C₁₁₆ dimer, the monomers are linked by the four-membered carbon cycle, while the heteroatoms form the most distant oppositely lying bonds of the dimer. In the other isomer of the B₂N₂C₁₁₆ dimer, as well as in the B₄N₄C₁₁₂ dimer and B₆N₆C₁₆₈ trimer, the monomers are linked by four-membered B₂N₂ cycles with alternation of the atoms. For all the systems studied, the optimum geometric parameters, heats of formation, ionization potentials, and atomic charges were calculated. Dimerization energies of heterofullerenes BNC₅₈ and B₂N₂C₅₆ lie in the range from 33 to 49 kcal mol⁻¹. It was found that the B₂N₂C₁₁₆ dimer, in which the monomers are linked by the four-mernbered carbon cycle, is the most stable system. In the case of B₂N₂C₅₆ trimerization, the energy gain (compared to the triple monomer energy) is about twice as large as the dimerization energy. Molecular structure of the quasi-linear [B₂N₂C₅₆) _n macromolecule was simulated, and extended Hückel calculations of its energy band structure by the crystal orbital method were performed. It was found that the electron energy spectrum is of semiconducting type (the band gap is equal to 1.27 eV. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 3, pp. 431–435, March, 1999.     

A quantum chemical study of Cr(CO)3(B3N3H6 ? n F n ) (n = 1–3) complexes

The electronic structure and properties of Cr(CO)₃(B₃N₃H_{6 ? n} F _n ) (n = 1?C3) complexes have been explored using hybrid density functional B3LYP theory. Calculations indicate B-fluorinated isomers are more stable, and less polarizable, than N-fluorinated isomers. The aromatic natures of the borazine rings have been analyzed by nucleus independent chemical shift (NICS). The atoms in molecules (AIM) analysis indicates that Cr-C and Cr-N bonds distance is well correlated with the electron density of critical point (??_cp) in all species.     

The new thioantimonate(V) (C3H10N)[NiSbS4(C6H18N4)]

Turquoise crystals of the title salt, propyl­ammonium di‐μ‐thio‐1:2κ⁴S‐di­thio‐2κ²S‐tris(2‐amino­ethyl)­amine‐1κ⁴N‐anti­mony(V)­nickel(II), (C₃H₁₀N)[NiSbS₄(C₆H₁₈N₄)] or [PAH][Ni(tren)SbS₄] [where tren is tris(2‐amino­ethyl)­amine and PA is propyl­amine], were synthesized under solvothermal conditions by reacting [Ni(tren)₂]Cl₂, Sb and S in a solution of PA. The Ni^II ion is octahedrally surrounded by four N atoms of the tetradentate tren mol­ecule and by two S atoms of the tetrahedral [Sb^VS₄]^3? anion, thus forming the anionic [Ni(tren)SbS₄]^? part of the compound. Charge balance is achieved through the PAH⁺ cation. An extended intermolecular hydrogen‐bonding network is observed between the anion and the cation.     

An Organically Templated Copper Pentaborate with Infinite Metallo-chains:[Cu(C3N2H4)4][Cu(CH3COO)2(C3N2H4)2(H2O)2][B5O6(OH)4]2

A novel organically templated copper pentaborate, [Cu(C₃N₂H₄)₄][Cu(CH₃COO)₂(C₃N₂H₄)₂(H₂O)₂]‐ [B₅O₆(OH)₄]₂, was synthesized by hydrothermal reaction and characterized by elemental analysis, single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction, FT‐IR spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy and TGA. The crystal structure of this compound consists of two copper‐centered polyhedra and two discrete [B₅O₆(OH)₄]^? pentaborate anions, which are linked together through intensive hydrogen bonding interactions, forming a 3D framework with large channels along c axis. The discrete pentaborate anions form infinite layers by hydrogen bonds. Moreover, the two crystallographically different octahedral coppers are connected by common oxygen atom to form an infinite chain.     

Kristallstruktur von Natrium‐Dihydrogencyamelurat‐Tetrahydrat Na[H2(C6N7)O3] · 4 H2O

Crystal Structure of Sodium Dihydrogencyamelurate Tetrahydrate Na[H₂(C₆N₇)O₃] · 4 H₂O Sodium dihydrogencyamelurate‐tetrahydrate Na[H₂(C₆N₇)O₃]·4 H₂O was obtained by neutralisation of an aqueous solution, previously prepared by hydrolysis of the polymer melon with sodium hydroxide. The crystal structure was solved by single‐crystal X‐ray diffraction ( a = 6.6345(13), b = 8.7107(17), c = 11.632(2) Å, α = 68.96(3), β = 87.57(3), γ = 68.24(3)°, V = 579.5(2) ų, Z = 2, R1 = 0.0535, 2095 observed reflections, 230 parameters). Both hydrogen atoms of the dihydrogencyamelurate anion are directly bound to nitrogen atoms of the cyameluric nucleus, thus proving the preference of the keto‐tautomere in salts of cyameluric acid in the solid‐state. The compound forms a layer‐like structure with an extensive hydrogen bonding network.     

[Mn(H2O)4(C4N2H4)][C6H4(COO)2] – Ein eindimensionales Koordinationspolymer mit kettenartigen [Mn(H2O)4(C4N2H4)]n2n+ Polykationen

[Mn(H₂O)₄(C₄N₂H₄)][C₆H₄(COO)₂] – An One‐Dimensional Coordination Polymer with Chain‐like [Mn(H₂O)₄(C₄N₂H₄)]_n²ⁿ⁺ Polycations Orthorhombic single crystals of [Mn(H₂O)₄(C₄N₂H₄)][C₆H₄(COO)₂] have been prepared in aqueous solution at room temperature. Space group Imm2 (no. 44), a = 1039.00(6) pm, b = 954.46(13) pm, c = 737.86(5) pm, V = 0.73172(12) nm³, Z = 2. Mn²⁺ is coordinated in a octahedral manner by four water molecules and two nitrogen atoms stemming from the pyrazine molecules (Mn–O 215.02(11) pm; Mn–N 228.7(4), 230.7(4) pm). Mn²⁺ and pyrazine molecules form chain‐like polycations with [Mn(H₂O)₄(C₄N₂H₄)]_n²ⁿ⁺ composition. The positive charge of the polycationic chains is compensated for by phthalate anions, which are accomodated between the chains. The phthalate anions are linked by hydrogen bonds to the polycationic chains. Thermogravimetric analysis in air revealed that the loss of water of crystallisation and pyrazine occurs in two steps between 130 and 245 °C. The resulting sample was stable up to 360 °C. Further decomposition yielded Mn₂O₃.