Spherical Aromaticity of All‐Metal [Bi@In 8 Bi 12 ] 3−/5− Clusters

Autor: Zhong-Ming Sun, Alvaro Muñoz-Castro, Xiang-Wen Zhang, Alexander I. Boldyrev, Lei Qiao, Nikolay V. Tkachenko, Cong-Cong Shu, Dmitriy Steglenko
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Chemistry – A European Journal. 26:2073-2079
ISSN: 1521-3765
0947-6539
DOI: 10.1002/chem.201905264
Popis: The chemical bonding of Zintl clusters is still an evolving and hot topic in modern chemistry. In this paper we synthesized a novel [K([2.2.2]crypt)]4 [In8 Bi13 ] complex in a condensed phase. The quantum chemical calculations and X-ray data revealed that the compound consists of the 1:1 mixture of [Bi@In8 Bi12 ]3- and [Bi@In8 Bi12 ]5- clusters. To the date, those clusters are the largest binary clusters composed of In and Bi elements. Herein, we introduce a spherical aromatic description of chemical bonding for such clusters. We show through AdNDP, ELF, and induced magnetic field and quantitative NICS analyzes that both clusters are spherically aromatic which explains their high symmetry, stability, and peculiar magnetic properties. We believe that this work will help researchers in the further development and understanding of chemical bonding in Zintl clusters.
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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