The Cyclohexasilanes Si6H11X and Si6Me11X with X=F,Cl, Br and I: A Quantum Chemical and Raman Spectroscopic Investigation of a Multiple Conformer Problem

The conformers of the monohalocyclohexasilanes, Si₆H₁₁X (X=F, Cl, Br or I) and the haloundecamethylcyclohexasilanes, Si₆Me₁₁X (X=F, Cl, Br or I) are investigated by DFT calculations employing the B3LYP density functional and 6‐31+G* basis sets for elements up to the third row, and SDD basis sets for heavier elements. Five minima are found for Si₆H₁₁X—the axial and equatorial chair conformers, with the substituent X either in an axial or equatorial position—and another three twisted structures. The equatorial chair conformer is the global minimum for the X=Cl, Br and I, the axial chair for X=F. The barrier for the ring inversion is ～13 kJ mol^?1 for all four compounds. Five minima closely related to those of Si₆H₁₁X are found for Si₆Me₁₁X. Again, the equatorial chair is the global minimum for X=Cl, Br and I, and the axial chair for X=F. Additionally, two symmetrical boat conformers are found as local minima on the potential energy surfaces for X=F, Cl and Br, but not for X=I. The barrier for the ring inversion is ～14–16 kJ mol^?1 for all compounds. The conformational equilibria for Si₆Me₁₁X in toluene solution are investigated using temperature dependent Raman spectroscopy. The wavenumber range of the stretching vibrations of the heavy atoms X and Si from 270–370 cm^?1 is analyzed. Using the van′t Hoff relationship, the enthalpy differences between axial and equatorial chair conformers (H_ax?H_eq.) are 1.1 kJ mol^?1 for X=F, and 1.8 to 2.8 kJ mol^?1 for X=Cl, Br and I. Due to rapid interconversion, only a single Raman band originating from the “averaged” twist and boat conformers could be observed. Generally, reasonable agreement between the calculated relative energies and the experimentally determined values is found.     

Haloacyl complexes of boron, [(CF3)3BC(O)Hal]- (Hal=F, Cl, Br, I)

The haloacyltris(trifluoromethyl)borate anions [(CF3)3BC(O)Hal]- (Hal=F, Cl, Br, I) have been synthesized by reacting (CF3)3BCO with either MHal (M=K, Cs; Hal=F) in SO2 or MHal (M=[nBu4N]+, [Et4N]+, [Ph4P]+; Hal=Cl, Br, I) in dichloromethane. Metathesis reactions of the fluoroacyl complex with Me3SiHal (Hal=Cl, Br, I) led to the formation of its higher homologues. The thermal stabilities of the haloacyltris(trifluoromethyl)borates decrease from the fluorine to the iodine derivative. The chemical reactivities decrease in the same order as demonstrated by a series of selected reactions. The new [(CF3)3BC(O)Hal]- (Hal=F, Cl, Br) salts are used as starting materials in the syntheses of novel compounds that contain the (CF3)3B-C fragment. All borate anions [(CF3)3BC(O)Hal]- (Hal=F, Cl, Br, I) have been characterized by multinuclear NMR spectroscopy (11B, 13C, 17O, 19F) and vibrational spectroscopy. [PPh4][(CF3)3BC(O)Br] crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2/c (no. 13) and the bond parameters are compared with those of (CF3)3BCO and K[(CF3)3BC(O)F]. The interpretation of the spectroscopic and structural data are supported by DFT calculations [B3LYP/6-311+G(d)].     

金属四重键化合物M2X4(PMe3)4(M=Cr,Mo,W;X=F,Cl,Br,I)结构和电子光谱的密度泛函理论研究

采用密度泛函理论方法,在TZ2P-STO基组水平下,对金属四重键化合物M2Cl4(PMe3)4(M=Cr,Mo,W)和Mo2X4(PMe3)4(X=F,Cl,Br,I)的几何结构进行优化,分析了电子结构,并运用TDDFT方法对其低占据激发态进行了计算.考虑相对论效应的ZORA方法能够较好地重现M2X4(PMe3)4的几何结构.M2X4(PMe3)4的电子结构分析表明其d电子的组态为σ2π4δ2,前线轨道能级顺序为πlig<πd/σd<δd<δd*.金属原子和卤素配体的改变虽然使轨道能量发生变化,但没有影响轨道的排布顺序.TDDFT方法对M2X4(PMe3)4δd→δd*和πd→δd*跃迁能量的计算较为准确,对πlig→δd*(LMCT)跃迁能量的计算误差较大.金属原子、卤素配体以及相对论效应对激发能的影响可以根据分子轨道能级的变化给予解释.     

Synthesis and Characterization of [Br3][MF6] (M=Sb,Ir), as well as Quantum Chemical Study of [Br3]+ Structure,Chemical Bonding,and Relativistic Effects Compared with [XBr2]+ (X=Br,I, At,Ts) and [TsZ2]+ (Z=F,Cl, Br,I, At,Ts)

[Br₃][SbF₆] and [Br₃][IrF₆] were synthesized by interaction of BrF₃ with Sb₂O₃ or iridium metal, respectively. The former compound crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pbcn (No. 60) with a=11.9269(7), b=11.5370(7), c=12.0640(6) Å, V=1660.01(16) ų, Z=8 at 100 K. The latter compound crystallizes in the triclinic space group P (No. 2) with a=5.4686(5), b=7.6861(8), c=9.9830(9) Å, α=85.320(8), β=82.060(7), γ=78.466(7)°, V=406.56(7) ų, Z=2 at 100 K. Both compounds contain the cation [Br₃]⁺, which has a bent structure and is coordinated by octahedron-like anions [MF₆]⁻ (M=Sb, Ir). Experimentally obtained cell parameters, bond lengths, and angles are confirmed by solid-state DFT calculations, which differ from the experimental values by less than 2 %. Relativistic effects on the structure of the tribromonium(1+) cation are studied computationally and found to be small. For the heaviest analogues containing At and Ts, however, pronounced relativistic effects are found, which lead to a linear structure of the polyhalogen cation.     

1,2‐, 1,7‐ and 1,12‐Dicarba‐closo‐dodecaborane(12) Derivatives Revisited by 13C NMR Spectroscopy and DFT Calculations. First Observation of Isotope‐Induced Chemical Shifts 1Δ10/11B(13C), and the Signs and Magnitudes of Coupling Constants 1J(13C,13C) and 1J(13C,11B)

The origin of broadening of ¹³C(carborane) NMR signals of 1,2‐, 1,7‐ and 1,12‐dicarba‐closo‐dodecaboranes(12) and several diphenylsilyl derivatives has been examined in detail and could be traced only partially to unresolved ¹³C–¹¹B spin‐spin coupling. Other contributions to the line widths arise from ¹³C–¹H dipole‐dipole interactions and, in particular, from isotope‐induced chemical shifts ¹Δ^10/11B(¹³C), observed here for carboranes for the first time. In the case of 1‐diphenylsilyl‐1,2‐dicarba‐closo‐dodecaborane(12), the coupling constant ¹J(¹³C,¹³C) = 9.3 Hz was measured in natural abundance of ¹³C. The small value of this coupling constant and its negative sign is predicted by calculations based on optimised structures [B3LYP/6‐311+G(d,p) level of theory] of the parent carboranes and 1‐silyl‐1,2‐dicarba‐closo‐dodecaborane(12) as a model compound [calcd. ¹J(¹³C,¹³C) = –10.5 Hz]. Calculated coupling constants ¹J(¹³C,¹¹B) are small (<7 Hz), in contrast to published assumptions, and of either sign, whereas ¹J(¹¹B,¹¹B) are all positive and range up to 15 Hz.     

Exploring Electronic Properties of Si20-n H20-n P n Heterofullerenes (N = 1, 2, 5, and 10) Based on NMR and NBO Analysis: A DFT Study

Abstract

Density functional theory (DFT) calculations are performed to characterize Si_20-nH_20-nP_nheterofullerenes (n = 1, 2, 5, and 10), and to examine the stability of encapsulated X@Si_20-nH_20-nP_nwhere X = Li, Na, and K. To this aim, ²⁹Si, ³¹P, and ¹H chemical shielding (CS) tensors as well as natural charges are calculated for the optimized structures. The local structures around silicon as well as phosphorus nuclei are found to show a good correlation with CSs. However, the similar values of ¹H calculated CSs (26–28 ppm) obtained for all the heterofullerenes mean hydrogen atoms do not detect the local structure around the adjacent silicon and also do not distinguish between isomers of heterofullerenes and the number of P dopants. According to calculated endo-hedral inclusion energies (E_inc), formation of the Li@Si_20-nH_20-nP_ncomplexes, unlike the K@Si_20-nH_20-nP_nones, are exothermic while E_incof the Na@Si_20-nH_20-nP_ncomplexes strongly depends on the position and number of P dopants. Moreover, binding energies for the considered models are found to be in the order of Si_20-nH_20-nP_n> Li@Si_20-nH_20-nP_n> Na@Si_20-nH_20-nP_n> K@Si_20-nH_20-nP_nwhile strongly depending on the pattern of P dopants on the surface of the cage.

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