Cyclopentadienyl type η5-π-complexes of C60 fullerene derivatives with indium and thallium: simulation of molecular and electronic structure by the MNDO/PM3 methodof C60 fullerene derivatives with indium and thallium: simulation of molecular and electronic structure by the MNDO/PM3 method

The results of MNDO/PM3 calculations of η⁵-π-C₆₀R₅M complexes (R=H and Ph; M=Tl and In) are reported. Local energy minima and geometric parameters as well as the heats of formation and ionization potentials were determined for all systems in question. The nature of chemical M—pent bonding (pent is the pentagonal face) is discussed. The results of calculations are compared with experimental data that confirm our predictions about the possibility of existence of stable cyclopentadienyl type η⁵-π-complexes of C₆₀ fullerence derivatives. The stability of the C₆₀In₁₂ complex with theI _h symmetry, in which the In atoms are coordinated to each of 12 pentagonal faces of C₆₀ fullerene, was estimated. The energy of the In—pent bond (62.4 kcal mol⁻¹) is close to that in C₆₀H₅In (64.5 kcal mol⁻¹). Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 1935–1940, November, 1997.     

Simulation of molecular and electronic structure of η5-π-complexes of fullereneI h -C 60 with half-sandwich XCp species (X=Si, Ge, Sn)

The molecular and electronic structure of hypothetical complexes of unsubstituted fullerene C₆₀ withI _h symmetry and its cyclopentadienyl type derivatives were simulated by the MNDO/PM3 method taking the C₆₀(XC[) _n molecules (n=1, 2, 10, 12; X=Si, Ge, Sn) and η⁵-C₆₀H₅XCp (X=Ge, Sn), respectively, as example. The complexes 12η⁵-πC₆₀(XCp)₁₂ and η⁵-πC₆₀XCp withI _h andC _5v symmetry, respectively, were found to be the most stable compounds. The energies of the X−C₆₀ bonds in these complexes are close to those of X−Cp bonds in bis(cyclopentadienyl) complexes XCp₂ and are substantially higher than the energies of similar bonds in complexes of unsubstituted fullerene η¹-πC₆₀(XCp)⁻ and η⁵-πC₆₀(XCp)⁺. Geometric parameters and spin densities in radicals C₆₀XCp and biradicals C₆₀(XCp)₂ and C₆₀H₁₀ were calculated. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 11, pp. 2155–2165, November, 1998.     

Metal complexes of allyl derivatives of C60 fullerene: molecular and electronic structure prediction from density functional calculations

The problem of existence of ³—-complexes of C₆₀ fullerene with transition metal atoms is discussed. The complexes C₆₀R₃Co(CO)₃ (R = H, F, Cl, Br), C₆₀H₃NiCp, and C₆₀H₃Fe(CO)Cp, where C₆₀R₃ is an allyl derivative of C₆₀ fullerene, were shown to be sufficiently stable. In these complexes the metal atoms are ³—-bound to the fullerene cage. In contrast to this, the metal atoms in the C₆₀H₃Li and C₆₀H₃FeCp complexes are ⁵—-coordinated to the carbon cage. Density functional calculations were carried out with the Perdew—Burke—Ernzerhof exchange-correlation potential (PBE). It was concluded that the type of bonding in the complexes of allyl derivatives of C₆₀ fullerene depends on the nature of the species attached. Among the systems studied, the maximum energy of the ³—-bond was obtained for the C₆₀H₃NiCp complex. The results obtained can be useful in the design of synthesis of new fullerene derivatives with the ³—-coordination of the transition metal atoms to the carbon cage.     

Mechanism of methane activation by electrophiles generated in the AlBr5 system: An MNDO/PM3 study of the potential energy surface of the [AlBr5+CH4] system

Fragments of the potential energy surfaces (PES) of the AlBr₅ (I) and [AlBr₅+CH₄] (II) systems were studied by the MNDO/PM3 method. Five local minima corresponding to Br₂·AlBr₃ donor-acceptor complexes were found on the PES of system I. Two of these complexes have a pronounced ionic character. In system II, among the products of barrierless addition of Br₂·AlBr₃ complexes to CH₄, the methane molecule is activated only in two complexes. These are products of the attack of the most electrophilic AlBr₅ complexes on a H atom of the methane molecule. The potential barriers to conversion of these products into complexes with structures formally corresponding to the products of the attack of electrophiles on a C−H bond (the Olah scheme) or the C atom of methane molecule (the Schreiner scheme) were calculated. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 802–808, May, 2000.     

Stereoelectronic structure of MCl4-benzoyl chloride (M=Si,Ge, Sn) systems resulting from ab initio calculations and NQR 35Cl

Results of quantum-chemical calculations of MCl₄–C₆H₅COCl (M=Si, Ge, Sn) systems of 1?:?1 composition using RHF/3-21?G* and MP2/3-21?G* levels as well as those of 1?:?2 composition using the RHF/3-21?G* level have been represented. MCl₄?←?C₆H₅COCl complexes of 1?:?1 composition are energetically more advantageous. They are formed in solid state provided that the M···O distance in individual systems is considerably less than the sum of van der Waals radii of M and O and their total energies are appreciably less than the sum of total energies of components. These conditions are realized only for M=Sn. In systems of 1?:?2 compositions, calculated M···O distances are practically equal to the sum of covalent radii of M and O. Nonetheless, complexes with such composition are not formed in solid state. Total energy of the system which is lower than the sum of its components’ energies is not an indispensable condition for complex formation. The ³⁵Cl nuclear quadrupole resonance (NQR) frequencies and asymmetry parameters of the electric field gradient at the ³⁵Cl nuclei have been evaluated using the results of ab initio calculations.     

Synthesis and structures of new C<Subscript>60</Subscript> fullerene derivatives containing carbonyl groups

The reactions of fullerene C₆₀ with substituted haloketones, including organophosphorus haloketones, in the presence of bases afforded new methanofullerenes containing carbonyl or carbonyl and acetal groups. The structures of the resulting compounds were established by spectroscopic methods. Their electrochemical reduction and oxidation were studied by cyclic voltammetry and ESR spectroscopy. The three-dimensional structures were calculated by the PM3 and DFT/PBE/TZ2P methods. Published in Russian in Izvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 6, pp. 1424–1429, June, 2005.     

Molecular and electronic structure of some bowl-shaped unsaturated hydrocarbon molecular systems,possible precursors of C60 fullerene

The AMI calculations of hydrocarbon molecules C₂₀H₁₀ (1) and C₃₀H₁₀ (2) and anions C₂₀H₁₅ ^–4 (3) and C₃₀H₁₅ ^– (4) have been performed with the full energy optimization of the geometric parameters. The chosen topology of the carbon framework of the studied compounds is identical to the topology of the corresponding carbon fragments of C₆₀ fullerene. Analysis of the structure of the frontier orbitals of systems1–4 demonstrated that the tendency of the C₂₀H₁₀ molecule to form sandwich -complexes of the ⁵-type with transition metal atoms is small; however, this tendency is significantly larger than that of C₃₀H₁₀. Moreover, the exclusion of the five-membered cycle of bowlshaped unsaturated hydrocarbon molecules and anions from the conjugated system (as a result of the conversion of five framing C atoms to saturated carbon centers) favors the stabilization of their ⁵-type -complexes with M(C₅H₅) species. The stability of these complexes must approach the stability of classical sandwich complexes of the ferrocene type. The results obtained have been extrapolated to polyhedral C₆₀ and C₇₀ carbon clusters.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 855–858, May, 1995.This work was financially supported by the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (Projects No. 93-03-4101 and 93-03-18725).     

Reactions of carbanions of bis(dialkoxyphosphoryl)bromomethane with fullerenes C60 and C70

The reactions of carbanions of bis(dialkoxyphosphoryl)bromomethanes with fullerenes C₆₀ and C₇₀ afforded new bis(dialkoxyphosphoryl)methanofullerenes C₆₀ and C₇₀, respectively, whose structures were established by spectroscopic methods.