Emergence of the structure-directing role of f-orbital overlap-driven covalency

Autor: Erli Lu, Saira Sajjad, Victoria E. J. Berryman, Ashley J. Wooles, Nikolas Kaltsoyannis, Stephen T. Liddle
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Nature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2041-1723
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-08553-y
Popis: In actinide chemistry, a longstanding bonding model describes metal-ligand binding using 6d-orbitals, with the 5f-orbitals remaining non-bonding. Here the authors explore the inverse-trans-influence — a case where the model breaks down — finding that the f-orbitals play a crucial role in dictating a trans-ligand-directed geometry.
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