Structural isomers and low-lying electronic states of gas-phase M+(N2O)n (M = Co, Rh, Ir) ion–molecule complexes.

Autor: Cunningham, Ethan M., Gentleman, Alexander S., Beardsmore, Peter W., Mackenzie, Stuart R.
Zdroj: Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics (PCCP); 7/14/2019, Vol. 21 Issue 26, p13959-13967, 9p
Abstrakt: The structures of gas-phase group nine cation–nitrous oxide metal–ligand complexes, M+(N2O)n (M = Co, Rh, Ir; n = 2–7) have been determined by a combination of infrared photodissociation spectroscopy and density functional theory. The infrared spectra were recorded in the region of the N2O asymmetric (N=N) stretch using the inert messenger technique and show spectroscopically distinct features for N- and O-bound isomers. The evolution of the spectra with increasing ligand number is qualitatively different for each of the metal ions studied here with only Co+(N2O)n complexes behaving similarly to the coinage metal complexes studied previously. The rich variety of electronic and isomeric structures identified make these species attractive targets for infrared-driven, isomer selective intra-complex chemistry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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