Nitrile Cluster Compounds [(M6X12)X2(RCN)4] (M=Nb, Ta; X=Cl, Br; R=Et, n-Pr, n-Bu)

Three new series of mixed-ligand clusters of the [(M₆X₁₂)X₂(RCN)₄] (M=Nb, Ta; X=Cl, Br; R=Et, n-Pr, n-Bu) composition have been prepared. It is supposed that four nitrile molecules and two halogen atoms are coordinated to the terminal octahedral coordination sites of the [M₆X₁₂]²⁺ unit.     

Specific nonbonded interactions in the structures of M3X7 4+ and M3X4 4+ (M=Mo,W; X=O,S, Se) clusters

Specific nonbonded interactions (SNI) involving the chalcogens in the structures of (₃–X)(₂–X₂)₃M₃ ⁴⁺ and (₃–X)(₂–X)₃M₃ ⁴⁺ (M = Mo, W; X = 0, S, Se) clusters are examined. Interionic contacts significantly shorter than the sum of the van der Waals or ionic radii are fomd between the X atom of the X₂ ligands that occupy the axial position relative to the M₃ plane and the N, chalcogen, or halide of the counterion or identical ion. Centrosymmetric dimers involving the (₂-X₂) ligands are observed in the stmctures of several M₃X₄ ⁴⁺ derivatives. The X...X distance in these is also much less than the sum of the van der Waals radii. These SNI open occur in spite of the Coulombic repulsion of similarly charged species. The SNZ are classified using existing data. They play a definite role in forming of the crystal structure.Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Siberian Branch, Russian Academy of Sciences. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 150–167, March–April, 1993.     

Linear uranium complexes X2UL5 with L=cyanide, isocyanate: DFT evidence for similarities between uranyl (X=O) and uranocene (X=Cp) derivatives

A DFT study of the isostructural compounds [UO2L5](n-) with n=3-5 and linear [Cp2UL5](m-) with m=1-3 has been carried out for two different anionic ligands. Structurally stable structures are obtained for all systems. The coordination competition between cyanide (CN(-)) and isocyanide (NC(-)) as well as between cyanate (OCN(-)) and isocyanate (NCO(-)) has been studied in the uranyl case. A clear preference for cyanide and isocyanate complexes is reported. The coordination of five ligands in the equatorial plane is rationalised by the analysis of the MO diagram of both systems. Moreover, the qualitative comparison of the two MO diagrams shows a high similarity in agreement with the isolobality concept. The existence of linear [Cp2UL5](-) organometallic U(VI) complexes is thus proposed, as well as the possibility of obtaining complexes of both types for U(VI) and U(V) with OCN(-) ligands. In addition, the U(IV) linear metallocene is calculated to be stable for the latter ligand.     

Modellrechnungen von Kraftkonstanten der Tetramethyl-Verbindungen (CH3)4−nM(CD3) n,M=Si,Ge, Sn,Pb

Fromthe experiemntal fundamental vibrational frequencies of (CH₃)₄ M, (CD₃)₄ M and (CH₃)₃ MCD₃,M=Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, and of (CH₃)₂Si(CD₃)₂ and CH₃Si(CD₃)₃ a transferable local symmetry type force field for (CH₃)_4–n M groups has been calculated. Applications involving differentM atoms and numbersn of CH₃ groups are presented.

     

Ge4Cl4[MCp(CO)3]4 (M = Cr,Mo, W): A Series of Transition Metal Substituted Four-membered Cyclogermanes

The reaction of GeCl₂ · dioxane with the sodium salts NaMCp(CO)₃ (M = Cr, Mo, W) leads to new four-membered ring compounds Ge₄Cl₄[MCp(CO)₃]₄, where the remaining chlorine atom cannot be substituted by another MCp(CO)₃ substituent. A large excess of the sodium salts only leads to some minor side-reactions. All Ge₄-compounds exhibit a non-planar four-membered Ge₄ ring, which can be traced back to electrostatic effects as shown by quantum chemical calculations. Furthermore, cluster build-up reactions might be possible due to the halide substituents in the new ring compounds of germanium, showing that GeCl₂ · dioxane is an excellent starting material for the synthesis of cluster compounds of germanium.     

(M4H3X)2B2O2: hydrometal complexes (M = Ni, Mg) containing double tetracoordinate planar nonmetal centers (X = C, N)

Geometrical optimizations and electronic structural analyses of the -O(2)B(2)- bridged hydrometal complexes (M(4)H(3)C)(2)B(2)O(2) and (M(4)H(3)N)(2)B(2)O(2)(2+) (M = Ni, Mg) containing double tetracoordinate planar nonmetals (TPN) have been performed using the density functional theory at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) level. Theoretical evidence of the possibility of double TPN centers coexisting in one planar molecule is presented.     

A Computational Study of [M(CF3)4]− (M = Cu,Ag, Au) and their Properties as Weakly Coordinating Anions

The properties of the tetrakis(trifluoromethyl)‐coinage metallates(III) [M(CF₃)₄]^? (M = Cu, Ag, Au) as W eakly C oordinating A nions (WCAs) have been investigated with quantum mechanical methods in order to quantitatively compare them to other, well‐known WCAs. Also, several new decomposition pathways have been studied. Overall the coinage metallates perform rather well and should be used more frequently in preparative chemistry.     

Tetrapnictidotitanate(IV) M4TiX4 (M = Sr,Ba; X = P,As), hierarchische Derivate der KGe-Struktur K4□Ge4

Tetrapnictidotitanates(IV) M₄TiX₄ (M = Sr, Ba; X = P, As), hierarchical Derivatives of the KGe Structure K₄□Ge₄ The four new tetrapnictidotitanates(IV) Sr₄TiP₄, Sr₄TiAs₄, Ba₄TiP₄ and Ba₄TiAs₄ are synthesized from the binary pnictides MX (M = Sr, Ba and X = P, As) and elementary titanium in tantalum ampoules. The compounds are isotypic and isoelectronic with Ba₄SiAs₄ (space group P4 3n (no. 218); cP72; Z = 8; Sr₄TiP₄: a = 1259.0(1) pm; Sr₄TiAs₄: a = 1288.3(4) pm; Ba₄TiP₄: a = 1316.6(2) pm; Ba₄TiAs₄: a = 1346.9(2) pm). The transition metal compounds form cubic, metallic reflecting crystals (Sr₄TiP₄ (green); Sr₄TiAs₄ (silver coloured); Ba₄TiP₄ (silver coloured); Ba₄TiAs₄ (violet). They are semiconducting and very sensitive against air and moisture. The structure is a hierarchical derivative of Cr₃Si (A15) and KGe type: Cr₆Si₂ ? (□Ge₄K₄)₆(□Ge₄K₄)₂ ? (TiX₄M₄)₆(TiX₄M₄)₂, where Ti occupies the positions of the Cr₃Si structure, and the alkaline-earth metal and pnicogen atoms occupy the positions of the KGe structure. Therefore, Ti is surrounded by four X and four more distant M atoms forming a heterocubane. The mean bond lengths are: d (Ti? P) = 238.0(5) pm; 307 ? d(Sr? P) ? 333 pm; d (Ti? As) = 245.9(4); 313 ? d(Sr? As) ? 341 pm; d (Ti? P) = 240.5(5); 324 ? d(Ba? P) ? 348 pm; d (Ti? As) = 248.3(3) pm; 331 ? d(Ba? As) ? 355 pm.     

Comparative study of NMR spectea of monosubstituted (C5H4X)M(CO)3 (M=Mn,Re)

Conclusions The electron density on the-cyclopentadienyl ligand in cyclopentadienylmanganese tricarbonyl derivatives is higher than in the corresponding cyclopentadienylrhenium tricarbonyl derivatives.Translated from Izvestiya Akademii Nauk SSSR, Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 2142–2143, September, 1973.     

Na6MQ4 (M=Zn,Cd; Q=S,Se): Promising New Ternary Infrared Nonlinear Optical Materials

Four sodium-based ternary IR nonlinear optical (NLO) materials, Na₆MQ₄ (M=Zn, Cd; Q=S, Se), were prepared through a high-temperature flux method. The crystal structure of the compounds is built up of isolated [MQ₄] tetrahedra and a 3D framework formed by the NaQ_n (n=4, 5) units. The two selenides, Na₆MSe₄ (M=Zn, Cd), as promising IR NLO materials, show moderate second-harmonic generation (SHG) responses (0.9 and 0.5×AgGaS₂) with good phase-matching behavior, as well as high laser damage thresholds (2 and 1.9×AgGaS₂). The two sulfides, Na₆MS₄ (M=Zn, Cd), exhibit higher laser damage thresholds (13 and 4×AgGaS₂), but smaller SHG responses (0.3 and 0.2×AgGaS₂). Theoretical calculations and statistical analyses indicate that the SHG effect and band gap in the compounds originate mainly from the distorted NaQ₄ NLO-active units with a short Na−S bond length, which provides a new insight into the design of novel IR NLO materials.     

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.     

A coordinatively flexible hexadentate ligand gives structurally isomeric complexes M2(L)X3 (M = Cu,Zn; X = Br,Cl)

Polypyridyl multidentate ligands based on ethylenediamine backbones are important metal‐binding agents with applications in biomimetics and homogeneous catalysis. The seemingly hexadentate tpena ligand [systematic name: N,N,N′‐tris(pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl)ethylenediamine‐N′‐acetate] reacts with zinc chloride and zinc bromide to form trichlorido[μ‐N,N,N′‐tris(pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl)ethylenediamine‐N′‐acetato]dizinc(II), [Zn₂(C₂₂H₂₄N₅O₂)Cl₃], and tribromido[μ‐N,N,N′‐tris(pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl)ethylenediamine‐N′‐acetato]dizinc(II), [Zn₂Br₃(C₂₂H₂₄N₅O₂)]. One Zn^II ion shows the anticipated N₅O coordination in an irregular six‐coordinate site and is linked by an anti carboxylate bridge to a tetrahedral ZnX₃ (X = Cl or Br) unit. In contrast, the Cu^II ions in aquatribromido[μ‐N,N,N′‐tris(pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl)ethylenediamine‐N′‐acetato]dicopper(II)–tribromido[μ‐N,N,N′‐tris(pyridin‐2‐ylmethyl)ethylenediamine‐N′‐acetato]dicopper(II)–water (1/1/6.5) [Cu₂Br₃(C₂₂H₂₄N₅O₂)][Cu₂Br₃(C₂₂H₂₄N₅O₂)(H₂O)]·6.5H₂O, occupy two tpena‐chelated sites, one a trigonal bipyramidal N₃Cl₂ site and the other a square‐planar N₂OCl site. In all three cases, electrospray ionization mass spectra were dominated by a misleading ion assignable to [M(tpena)]⁺ (M = Zn²⁺ and Cu²⁺).     

A close look at short C-CH3...potassium contacts: synthetic and theoretical investigations of [M2Co2(mu3-OtBu)2(mu2-OtBu)4(thf)n] (M = Na, K, Rb, thf = tetrahydrofuran)

Agostic interactions of the type Si-CH3M+ (M = alkali metal) are frequently mentioned in discussions of solid-state structures of trimethylsilyl compounds and the purpose of this work was to elucidate if they also exist in the related tert-butyl species by using density functional theory. The compounds [M2Co2(mu3-OtBu)2(mu2-OtBu)4(thf)n] (M = Na, n = 2; M = K, n = 0; M = Rb, n = 1) have been synthesised and their crystal structures determined. Close contacts of methyl groups with K atoms are observed in the solid-state structure of [K2Co2(mu3-OtBu)2(mu2-OtBu)4], and calculations of the rotational barrier of a tert-butoxy group about the axis through the C-O bond were performed. It was shown that apparent short C-CH3K distances are in this case a consequence of the packing in the extended solid-state structure.     

Syntheses,Crystal Structures,and Vibrational Properties of Two Lead Azide Halides PbN3X (X = Cl,Br)

Abstract: Two new lead azide halides, PbN₃X (X = Cl, Br), were precipitated from aqueous solutions and structurally analyzed by both X-ray single-crystal/powder diffraction and vibrational spectroscopy, in addition to density-functional theory calculations. PbN₃Cl crystallizes in the monoclinic space group P2₁/m (no. 11) with a = 5.5039(11), b = 4.3270(9), c = 7.6576(15) Å, β = 101.28(3)° and adopts a structure with alternating layers of cations and anions. PbN₃Br crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group Pnma (no. 62) with a = 7.9192(2), b = 4.2645(1), c = 11.1396(3) Å, and the cations and anions are alternating crosswise. Within PbN₃Cl, a Pb²⁺ cation is surrounded by five azide and four chloride anions whereas, in PbN₃Br, the coordination consists of five azide and three bromide anions. Both structures contain chain-like [Pb₂X₂]²⁺ units with Pb–Cl = 2.95–3.21 Å and Pb–Br = 3.03–3.38 Å, and the N₃^– dumbbell is capped by five Pb²⁺ with Pb–N = 2.79–2.91 Å in PbN₃Cl and with Pb–N = 2.69–2.89 Å in PbN₃Br. The infrared and Raman spectra show the typical frequencies of a slightly asymmetric N₃^– unit, in good agreement with DFT phonon calculation. Thermal analyses reveal PbN₃Cl to be stable up to 290 °C before it explodes to yield PbCl₂, metallic Pb, and gaseous N₂.     

MX~4(M=Ti,Zr,Hf;X=Cl,Br)的电子结构研究

本文利用单电子非相对论Hartree-Fock-Slater和完全相对论Dirac-Fock-Slater两种离散变分局域密度泛函方法(DV-Xα), 对MX~4(M=Ti,Zr,Hf;X=Cl,Br)的电子基态和相应于低能UV光谱的激发态进行了计算, 结果与实验符合得较好。用Mulliken布居分析方法研究了分子的共价性质, 发现除HfBr~4外,相对论效应对金属与配体之间的键级影响很小。     

A theoretical study of the structure and bonding of UOX4 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) molecules: the importance of inverse trans influence.

During nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP) in the presence of a nitroxide R2(R1)NO*, the reversible formation of N-alkoxyamines [P-ON(R1)R2] reduces significantly the concentration of polymer radicals (P*) and their involvement in termination reactions. The control of the livingness and polydispersity of the resulting polymer depends strongly on the magnitude of the bond dissociation energy (BDE) of the C-ON(R1)R2 bond. In this study, theoretical BDEs of a large series of model N-alkoxyamines are calculated with the PM3 method. In order to provide a predictive tool, correlations between the calculated BDEs and the cleavage temperature (T(c)), and the dissociation rate constant (k(d)), of the N-alkoxyamines are established. The homolytic cleavage of the N-OC bond is also investigated at the B3P86/6-311++G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-31G(d), level. Furthermore, a natural bond orbital analysis is carried out for some N-alkoxyamines with a O-C-ON(R1)R2 fragment, and the strengthening of their C-ON(R1)R2 bond is interpreted in terms of stabilizing anomeric interactions.     

The specific behavior of MxTiS2 (x=1/4, M=Fe, Ni) surfaces probed by scanning microscopy (STM and AFM)

The scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) images of two model systems M_1/4TiS₂ (M=Fe, Ni) were interpreted on the basis of the partial electron density ρ(r,E_F) and total electron density ρ(r) of a slab which consists of seven (0 0 1) M_1/4TiS₂ atomic layers. The geometrical structure of the slabs investigated was optimized. Electronic structure calculations were performed using the ab initio periodic LCAO-DFT method. The top sulfur plane (0 0 1) imaged gives a different answer depending both of the compounds considered and the scanning probe microscopic instrument used. Theoretical calculations have then been carried out in order to improve our knowledge of the surface electronic structure of these inserted compounds and attempts are made to rationalize the experimental data. A specific behavior of the surface electronic structure in comparison with the 3D compounds (depending on the guest specie inserted) is shown.