We report the first disubstituted hetero-ten-vertex closo cluster [(CrGe_(9))Cr_(2)(CO)_(13)]^(4-)with three adjacent Cr(CO);units adopting both η^(5) and η^(1) coordination modes,which was synthesized through the r...We report the first disubstituted hetero-ten-vertex closo cluster [(CrGe_(9))Cr_(2)(CO)_(13)]^(4-)with three adjacent Cr(CO);units adopting both η^(5) and η^(1) coordination modes,which was synthesized through the reaction of "KGe;" with(MeCN)_(3)Cr(CO)_(4)and Cr(CO)_(6)in ethylenediamine(en) solution.In contrast to the η^(1)-Cr atoms forming localized two-center two-elelctron(2 c-2 e) Cr-Ge bonds,the hetero atom η^(5)-Cr exhibits versatile bonding mechanisms including three 5 c-2 e and five 8 c-2 e delocalized bonds which account for Hückel aromaticity.Intricate multi-center bonding patterns delineate the multiple local σ-aromatic characters of the title cluster displaying explicit spherical aromaticity.展开更多
Novel expanded porphyrinoids with advanced structure features(such as multiple-inner-ring-fusion)have a wide range of benefits(such as multi-metal coordination and facile tunable aromaticity)not offered by their norma...Novel expanded porphyrinoids with advanced structure features(such as multiple-inner-ring-fusion)have a wide range of benefits(such as multi-metal coordination and facile tunable aromaticity)not offered by their normal porphyrin analogues,and have found wide applications as sensors,fluorescent probes,novel ligands and functionalized NIR organic dyes in various research fields.However,the structures of these expanded porphyrinoids are scarce due to their limited synthetic accessibility.Herein,we summarized the lately reported efficient synthesis of novel expanded porphyrinoids with multipleinner-ring-fusion(up to six-inner-ring-fusion)and smaragdyrins with tunable aromaticity.Their synthesis is either based on an oxidative ring cyclization on linear/macrocyclic oligopyrroles containing N-confused pyrrole unit(s)or a straightforward double SNAr reaction on readily available 3,5-dibromoBODIPY,respectively.展开更多
We use density functional theory and time-dependent together with a set of extensive mul- tidimensional visualization techniques to characterize the influence of keto effect on charge distribution at ground state and ...We use density functional theory and time-dependent together with a set of extensive mul- tidimensional visualization techniques to characterize the influence of keto effect on charge distribution at ground state and electronic transitions for neutral and charged hexaphyrin aromaticity with and without keto-defect. It is found that the aromaticity is the key fac- tor to influence the ground state Mulliken charges distribution properties, other than the meso-aryl-substituted effect. But with the enhancement of the keto-defect, the distribution changes of Mulliken charges on the hexaphyrin groups are larger than those on the pentaflu- orophenyl substituted groups, following with the aromaticity changes from nonaromatic to aromatic. Furthermore, through characterizing by transition density and charge difference density, direct visual evidence for neutral and charged aromaticity with and without keto- defect can be clearly derived, and the ability of charge transfer between units of monoradical （nonaromaticity） and singlet biradical （aromaticity） forms is much stronger than that of neutral forms.展开更多
Clusters XY2Z species are theoretically investigated with density functional theory （DFT） method. The results show that for LiP2C, LiAs2Ge and KAs2C species, the C2v isomer is the most stable planar structure, while...Clusters XY2Z species are theoretically investigated with density functional theory （DFT） method. The results show that for LiP2C, LiAs2Ge and KAs2C species, the C2v isomer is the most stable planar structure, while for other species the Cs isomer is the most stable planar structure at the B3LYP/6-311＋G＊ level. Wiberg Bond Index （WBI） and Nucleus-Independent Chemical Shift （NICS） values indicate the existence of delocalization in stable planar structures. A detailed Molecular Orbital （MO） analysis further reveals that planar isomers of these species have strong aromatic character, which strengthens the structural stability and makes them closely connect with the concept of aromaticity.展开更多
Alkaline-earth(Ae) metals have attracted a wealth of interdependent research from synthetic chemists.In Ae-catalyzed organometallic reactions,β-diketiminate is a typical ligand used to stabilize Ae catalysts by formi...Alkaline-earth(Ae) metals have attracted a wealth of interdependent research from synthetic chemists.In Ae-catalyzed organometallic reactions,β-diketiminate is a typical ligand used to stabilize Ae catalysts by forming six-membered rings comprising Ae metals.Herein,studies focusing on the configuration of β-diketiminate-coordinated Ae compounds observed that the C-C and C-N bonds are homogeneous and unchanged.Furthermore,energetic studies observed that the formation of the Ae-incorporated sixmembered rings results in enhanced stability of>20 kcal/mol.The nucleus-independent chemical shifts,anisotropy of the induced current density,and molecular orbital analyses demonstrated the nonaromaticity of the β-diketiminate-coordinated Ae compounds.The improved stability of these compounds can be explained by the delocalization of the π electrons derived from the β-diketiminate moiety.展开更多
The structures, energies and aromaticity （the nuclear-independent chemical shifts,NICS） of AlCO-substituted semibullvalenes were investigated at the B3LYP/6-311＋G＊＊ level.Similar to BCO-substituted analogues, [2,...The structures, energies and aromaticity （the nuclear-independent chemical shifts,NICS） of AlCO-substituted semibullvalenes were investigated at the B3LYP/6-311＋G＊＊ level.Similar to BCO-substituted analogues, [2,6]-AlCO-semibullvalene is neutral bishomoaromatic.The NICS values reveal that the aromaticity of AlCO-substituted structures is smaller than that of BCO analogues.展开更多
The simple homodinuclear M-M single bonds for group II and XII elements are difficult to obtain as a result of the fulfilled s2electronic configurations,consequently,a dicationic prototype is often utilized to design ...The simple homodinuclear M-M single bonds for group II and XII elements are difficult to obtain as a result of the fulfilled s2electronic configurations,consequently,a dicationic prototype is often utilized to design the M^+-M^+single bond.Existing studies generally use sterically bulky organic ligands L^-to synthesize the compounds in the L^--M^+-M^+-L-manner.However,here we report the design of Mg-Mg and Zn-Zn single bonds in two ligandless clusters,Mg2B7-and Zn2B7-,using density functional theory methods.The global minima of both of the clusters are in the form of M2^2+(B7^3-),where the M-M single bonds are positioned above a quasi-planar hexagonal B7 moiety.Chemical bonding analyses further confirm the existence of Mg-Mg and Zn-Zn single bonds in these clusters,which are driven by the unusually stable B7^3-moiety that is bothσandπaromatic.Vertical detachment energies of Mg2B7-and Zn2B7-are calculated to be 2.79 e V and 2.94 e V,respectively,for the future comparisons with experimental data.展开更多
The aromaticity of all possible substituted fullerene isomers of C18N2, C18B2, C18BN, and their molecular ions which originate from the C20 （Ih） cage were studied by the topological resonance energy （TRE） and the ...The aromaticity of all possible substituted fullerene isomers of C18N2, C18B2, C18BN, and their molecular ions which originate from the C20 （Ih） cage were studied by the topological resonance energy （TRE） and the percentage topological resonance energy methods. The relationship between the aromaticity of C18BxNy isomers and the sites where the heteroatoms dope at the C20 （Ih） cage is discussed. Calculation results show that at the neutral and cationic states all the isomers are predicted to be antiaromatic with negative TREs, but their polyvalent anions are predicted to be aromatic with positive TREs. The most stable isomer is formed by heteroatom doping at the 1,11-sites in C18N2. C18B2, and C18BN. Heterofullerenes are more aromatic than C20. The stability order in the neutral states is C18N2〉C18BN〉C18B2〉C20. The stability order in closed-shell is C18B2^8- 〉C20^6- 〉C18BN^6- 〉C18N2^4-. This predicts theoretically that their polyvalent anions have high aromaticity.展开更多
The energy-localized CNDO/2 molecular orbitals have been calculated for the cluster anions of [Co_6 (CO)_(14)]￣(4-) and [Ni_2Co_4 (CO)_(14)]￣(2-)in order to get a deeper insight into the nature of their skeletal bon...The energy-localized CNDO/2 molecular orbitals have been calculated for the cluster anions of [Co_6 (CO)_(14)]￣(4-) and [Ni_2Co_4 (CO)_(14)]￣(2-)in order to get a deeper insight into the nature of their skeletal bonding. The bonding characteristics of these hexanuclear carbonyl cobaltates are described from a localization bonding viewpoint. There are two typical M-CO bondings, one of which is formed by electron donation from the terminal and capping carbonyl ligands into the vacant hybrid orbitals on the metal atoms , leading to formation ofσ(C_t→Co) and σ(C_b→{Co_3})bonds. The other typical M-CO bonding is back donation of the lone d-electron pairs on the metal atoms into the carbonyl ligands, forming π(Co→C_t) bonds, σ(Co→{C_(b2)}) bonds and π(Co→{C_(b4)} ) bonds. It is found that there are no direct metalmetal bondings in the skeletons of these two cluster anions.The delocalization situation of the skeletal bonding electrons is briefly discussed.展开更多
The localized molecular orbitals and energy levels for [Co_6 (μ_3-S)_8 (PH_3)_6]￣(n+)(n=0, 1) as model molecules of the electron-rich [Co_6 (μ_3-S)_8 (PPh_3)_6]￣(n+) (n=0,1) cluster compounds have been calculated ...The localized molecular orbitals and energy levels for [Co_6 (μ_3-S)_8 (PH_3)_6]￣(n+)(n=0, 1) as model molecules of the electron-rich [Co_6 (μ_3-S)_8 (PPh_3)_6]￣(n+) (n=0,1) cluster compounds have been calculated by using Edmiston-Ruedenberg energy localization scheme under the spin-unrestricted CNDO/2 approximation. It is shown that the cluster skeletons of these two isostructural molecules consist of the edge-localized two-centered two-electron (Co-S) bonds plus a pair of the skeleton electrons delocalized on the whole cluster core,leading an extra stability of the cluster core.The one-electron oxidation for the neutral molecule gives rise to a one-electron σ (Co-Co) bond.which further resonates among the three diagonal lines of the {Co_6} octahedron. The comparison between [Co_6 (μ_3-S)_8(PPh_3)_6] and [Co_6(μ_3-CO)_8(CO)_6]￣(4-) indicates that the latter possesses face-localized bridging-bonds which are further delocalized on the whole surface of the cluster octahedron by the back-donation bonds from the lone electron pairs on the Co atoms to the capping carbonyl CO ligands. The structural features of the series of the [Co6(μ_3-X)_8L_6]￣(n+)(X =S, Se; L=PPh_3,PEt_3, CO;n=0, 1) cluster compounds are briefly rationalized on the basis of the localization description as well.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 21971118 to Z.M. Sun and21573179 to J. Zhu)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City (No. 20JCYBJC01560)。
文摘We report the first disubstituted hetero-ten-vertex closo cluster [(CrGe_(9))Cr_(2)(CO)_(13)]^(4-)with three adjacent Cr(CO);units adopting both η^(5) and η^(1) coordination modes,which was synthesized through the reaction of "KGe;" with(MeCN)_(3)Cr(CO)_(4)and Cr(CO)_(6)in ethylenediamine(en) solution.In contrast to the η^(1)-Cr atoms forming localized two-center two-elelctron(2 c-2 e) Cr-Ge bonds,the hetero atom η^(5)-Cr exhibits versatile bonding mechanisms including three 5 c-2 e and five 8 c-2 e delocalized bonds which account for Hückel aromaticity.Intricate multi-center bonding patterns delineate the multiple local σ-aromatic characters of the title cluster displaying explicit spherical aromaticity.
基金the National Nature Science Foundation of China(Nos.21672006,21672007 and 21871006)for supporting this work
文摘Novel expanded porphyrinoids with advanced structure features(such as multiple-inner-ring-fusion)have a wide range of benefits(such as multi-metal coordination and facile tunable aromaticity)not offered by their normal porphyrin analogues,and have found wide applications as sensors,fluorescent probes,novel ligands and functionalized NIR organic dyes in various research fields.However,the structures of these expanded porphyrinoids are scarce due to their limited synthetic accessibility.Herein,we summarized the lately reported efficient synthesis of novel expanded porphyrinoids with multipleinner-ring-fusion(up to six-inner-ring-fusion)and smaragdyrins with tunable aromaticity.Their synthesis is either based on an oxidative ring cyclization on linear/macrocyclic oligopyrroles containing N-confused pyrrole unit(s)or a straightforward double SNAr reaction on readily available 3,5-dibromoBODIPY,respectively.
文摘We use density functional theory and time-dependent together with a set of extensive mul- tidimensional visualization techniques to characterize the influence of keto effect on charge distribution at ground state and electronic transitions for neutral and charged hexaphyrin aromaticity with and without keto-defect. It is found that the aromaticity is the key fac- tor to influence the ground state Mulliken charges distribution properties, other than the meso-aryl-substituted effect. But with the enhancement of the keto-defect, the distribution changes of Mulliken charges on the hexaphyrin groups are larger than those on the pentaflu- orophenyl substituted groups, following with the aromaticity changes from nonaromatic to aromatic. Furthermore, through characterizing by transition density and charge difference density, direct visual evidence for neutral and charged aromaticity with and without keto- defect can be clearly derived, and the ability of charge transfer between units of monoradical （nonaromaticity） and singlet biradical （aromaticity） forms is much stronger than that of neutral forms.
基金supported by the 111 Project B07012 of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.20773014)
文摘Clusters XY2Z species are theoretically investigated with density functional theory （DFT） method. The results show that for LiP2C, LiAs2Ge and KAs2C species, the C2v isomer is the most stable planar structure, while for other species the Cs isomer is the most stable planar structure at the B3LYP/6-311＋G＊ level. Wiberg Bond Index （WBI） and Nucleus-Independent Chemical Shift （NICS） values indicate the existence of delocalization in stable planar structures. A detailed Molecular Orbital （MO） analysis further reveals that planar isomers of these species have strong aromatic character, which strengthens the structural stability and makes them closely connect with the concept of aromaticity.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos.21822303,21772020)the Basic and Frontier Research Project of Chongqing Science and Technology Commission (Nos.cstc2018jcyjAX0827)+4 种基金the Project of Science and Technology Collaborative Innovation Platform Construction of Chongqing University of Education (No.2017XJPT01)the Project of Scientific and Technological Research Program of Chongqing Municipal Education Commission (No.KJQN201801603)the Cultivation for National Science Foundation of Chongqing University of Education (No.18GZKP01)funded by Children’s Research Institute of National Center for Schooling Development Programme and Chongqing University of Education (No. CRIKT201909)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Chongqing University,No.2018CDPTCG0001/4)
文摘Alkaline-earth(Ae) metals have attracted a wealth of interdependent research from synthetic chemists.In Ae-catalyzed organometallic reactions,β-diketiminate is a typical ligand used to stabilize Ae catalysts by forming six-membered rings comprising Ae metals.Herein,studies focusing on the configuration of β-diketiminate-coordinated Ae compounds observed that the C-C and C-N bonds are homogeneous and unchanged.Furthermore,energetic studies observed that the formation of the Ae-incorporated sixmembered rings results in enhanced stability of>20 kcal/mol.The nucleus-independent chemical shifts,anisotropy of the induced current density,and molecular orbital analyses demonstrated the nonaromaticity of the β-diketiminate-coordinated Ae compounds.The improved stability of these compounds can be explained by the delocalization of the π electrons derived from the β-diketiminate moiety.
基金This work was financially supported by NNSFC (20471034) and the Youth Foundation of Shanxi Province (20051011)
文摘The structures, energies and aromaticity （the nuclear-independent chemical shifts,NICS） of AlCO-substituted semibullvalenes were investigated at the B3LYP/6-311＋G＊＊ level.Similar to BCO-substituted analogues, [2,6]-AlCO-semibullvalene is neutral bishomoaromatic.The NICS values reveal that the aromaticity of AlCO-substituted structures is smaller than that of BCO analogues.
基金supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(No.2018YFE0115000)the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin City(No.19JCYBJC19600)。
文摘The simple homodinuclear M-M single bonds for group II and XII elements are difficult to obtain as a result of the fulfilled s2electronic configurations,consequently,a dicationic prototype is often utilized to design the M^+-M^+single bond.Existing studies generally use sterically bulky organic ligands L^-to synthesize the compounds in the L^--M^+-M^+-L-manner.However,here we report the design of Mg-Mg and Zn-Zn single bonds in two ligandless clusters,Mg2B7-and Zn2B7-,using density functional theory methods.The global minima of both of the clusters are in the form of M2^2+(B7^3-),where the M-M single bonds are positioned above a quasi-planar hexagonal B7 moiety.Chemical bonding analyses further confirm the existence of Mg-Mg and Zn-Zn single bonds in these clusters,which are driven by the unusually stable B7^3-moiety that is bothσandπaromatic.Vertical detachment energies of Mg2B7-and Zn2B7-are calculated to be 2.79 e V and 2.94 e V,respectively,for the future comparisons with experimental data.
文摘The aromaticity of all possible substituted fullerene isomers of C18N2, C18B2, C18BN, and their molecular ions which originate from the C20 （Ih） cage were studied by the topological resonance energy （TRE） and the percentage topological resonance energy methods. The relationship between the aromaticity of C18BxNy isomers and the sites where the heteroatoms dope at the C20 （Ih） cage is discussed. Calculation results show that at the neutral and cationic states all the isomers are predicted to be antiaromatic with negative TREs, but their polyvalent anions are predicted to be aromatic with positive TREs. The most stable isomer is formed by heteroatom doping at the 1,11-sites in C18N2. C18B2, and C18BN. Heterofullerenes are more aromatic than C20. The stability order in the neutral states is C18N2〉C18BN〉C18B2〉C20. The stability order in closed-shell is C18B2^8- 〉C20^6- 〉C18BN^6- 〉C18N2^4-. This predicts theoretically that their polyvalent anions have high aromaticity.
文摘The energy-localized CNDO/2 molecular orbitals have been calculated for the cluster anions of [Co_6 (CO)_(14)]￣(4-) and [Ni_2Co_4 (CO)_(14)]￣(2-)in order to get a deeper insight into the nature of their skeletal bonding. The bonding characteristics of these hexanuclear carbonyl cobaltates are described from a localization bonding viewpoint. There are two typical M-CO bondings, one of which is formed by electron donation from the terminal and capping carbonyl ligands into the vacant hybrid orbitals on the metal atoms , leading to formation ofσ(C_t→Co) and σ(C_b→{Co_3})bonds. The other typical M-CO bonding is back donation of the lone d-electron pairs on the metal atoms into the carbonyl ligands, forming π(Co→C_t) bonds, σ(Co→{C_(b2)}) bonds and π(Co→{C_(b4)} ) bonds. It is found that there are no direct metalmetal bondings in the skeletons of these two cluster anions.The delocalization situation of the skeletal bonding electrons is briefly discussed.
文摘The localized molecular orbitals and energy levels for [Co_6 (μ_3-S)_8 (PH_3)_6]￣(n+)(n=0, 1) as model molecules of the electron-rich [Co_6 (μ_3-S)_8 (PPh_3)_6]￣(n+) (n=0,1) cluster compounds have been calculated by using Edmiston-Ruedenberg energy localization scheme under the spin-unrestricted CNDO/2 approximation. It is shown that the cluster skeletons of these two isostructural molecules consist of the edge-localized two-centered two-electron (Co-S) bonds plus a pair of the skeleton electrons delocalized on the whole cluster core,leading an extra stability of the cluster core.The one-electron oxidation for the neutral molecule gives rise to a one-electron σ (Co-Co) bond.which further resonates among the three diagonal lines of the {Co_6} octahedron. The comparison between [Co_6 (μ_3-S)_8(PPh_3)_6] and [Co_6(μ_3-CO)_8(CO)_6]￣(4-) indicates that the latter possesses face-localized bridging-bonds which are further delocalized on the whole surface of the cluster octahedron by the back-donation bonds from the lone electron pairs on the Co atoms to the capping carbonyl CO ligands. The structural features of the series of the [Co6(μ_3-X)_8L_6]￣(n+)(X =S, Se; L=PPh_3,PEt_3, CO;n=0, 1) cluster compounds are briefly rationalized on the basis of the localization description as well.
