Inter-Alkali-Metal Dative Bond in the MMN 3 - (M=Alkali Metal) Cluster
Alkali metals are generally Lewis acids. On the contrary, Lewis basic character of alkali metals forming donor - acceptor complexes is a very rare phenomenon. In this contribution, I have theoretically designed an anionic cluster MMN (M=alkali metals) on the basis of experimentally known reagent, al...
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Published in | Chemphyschem Vol. 24; no. 9; p. e202200935 |
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Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Germany
02.05.2023
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Summary: | Alkali metals are generally Lewis acids. On the contrary, Lewis basic character of alkali metals forming donor - acceptor complexes is a very rare phenomenon. In this contribution, I have theoretically designed an anionic cluster MMN
(M=alkali metals) on the basis of experimentally known reagent, alkali salt of azide ion MN
, which shows unprecedented M:
→M donor-acceptor interaction. To the best of author's knowledge, the characterization of such donor-acceptor interaction among alkali metals is unprecedented. Formation of the 2c-2e donor-acceptor bonds have been confirmed by quantum theory of atoms in molecules and electron localization function analyses. The calculated bond dissociation energies are significant suggesting their possible spectroscopic identification. |
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ISSN: | 1439-4235 1439-7641 |
DOI: | 10.1002/cphc.202200935 |