B3Al4+: A Three-Dimensional Molecular Reuleaux Triangle

Autor: Li-Xia Bai, Mesías Orozco-Ic, Ximena Zarate, Dage Sundholm, Sudip Pan, Jin-Chang Guo, Gabriel Merino
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Molecules, Vol 27, Iss 21, p 7407 (2022)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1420-3049
DOI: 10.3390/molecules27217407
Popis: We systematically explore the potential energy surface of the B3Al4+ combination of atoms. The putative global minimum corresponds to a structure formed by an Al4 square facing a B3 triangle. Interestingly, the dynamical behavior can be described as a Reuleaux molecular triangle since it involves the rotation of the B3 triangle at the top of the Al4 square. The molecular dynamics simulations, corroborating with the very small rotational barriers of the B3 triangle, show its nearly free rotation on the Al4 ring, confirming the fluxional character of the cluster. Moreover, while the chemical bonding analysis suggests that the multicenter interaction between the two fragments determines its fluxionality, the magnetic response analysis reveals this cluster as a true and fully three-dimensional aromatic system.
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