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Pushing 3c-4e Bonds to the Limit: A Coupled Cluster Study of Stepwise Fluorination of First-Row Atoms

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Author(s):
Oliveira, Vytor P. [1] ; Kraka, Elfi [2] ; Machado, Francisco B. C. [1]
Total Authors: 3
Affiliation:
[1] ITA, Dept Quim, BR-12228900 Sao Jose Dos Campos, SP - Brazil
[2] Southern Methodist Univ, Dept Chem, 3215 Daniel Ave, Dallas, TX 75275 - USA
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Inorganic Chemistry; v. 58, n. 21, p. 14777-14789, NOV 4 2019.
Web of Science Citations: 0
Abstract

To better understand why hypervalent F, O, N, C, and B compounds are rarely stable, we carried out a systematic study of 28 systems, including anionic, cationic, and neutral molecules, held together by covalent, hypervalent, and noncovalent bonds. Molecular geometries, frequencies, atomic charges, electrostatic potentials, energy and electron densities, Mayer bond orders, local stretching force constants, and bond strength orders (BSOs) were derived from high accuracy CCSD(T) calculations and utilized to compare the strength and nature of hypervalent bonds with other types of bonds. All hypervalent molecules studied in this work were found to be either first-order transition states or unstable to dissociation, with F-3(-) and OF3- as the only exceptions. For several systems, we found that a weak noncovalent bonded complex is more stable than a hypervalent one, due to the high energetic cost to accommodate an extra ligand, which can surpass the stability gained by 3c-4e bonding. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 18/13673-7 - Design of novel hypervalent iodine reagents based on high accuracy theoretical studies
Grantee:Vytor Pinheiro Oliveira
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral
FAPESP's process: 17/07707-3 - Excited states and biradicalar nature of poliacenes and periacenes
Grantee:Francisco Bolivar Correto Machado
Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants