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Zeng JK, Wang HQ, Li HF, Zheng H, Zhang JM, Mei XJ, Zhang YH, Ding XL. Exploring the stability and aromaticity of rare earth doped tin cluster MSn 16- (M = Sc, Y, La). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:2986-2994. [PMID: 38163990 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp04803a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2024]
Abstract
Rare earth elements have high chemical reactivity, and doping them into semiconductor clusters can induce novel physicochemical properties. The study of the physicochemical mechanisms of interactions between rare earth and tin atoms will enhance our understanding of rare earth functional materials from a microscopic perspective. Hence, the structure, electronic characteristics, stability, and aromaticity of endohedral cages MSn16- (M = Sc, Y, La) have been investigated using a combination of the hybrid PBE0 functional, stochastic kicking, and artificial bee colony global search technology. By comparing the simulated results with experimental photoelectron spectra, it is determined that the most stable structure of these clusters is the Frank-Kasper polyhedron. The doping of atoms has a minimal influence on density of states of the pure tin system, except for causing a widening of the energy gap. Various methods such as ab initio molecular dynamics simulations, the spherical jellium model, adaptive natural density partitioning, localized orbital locator, and electron density difference are employed to analyze the stability of these clusters. The aromaticity of the clusters is examined using iso-chemical shielding surfaces and the gauge-including magnetically induced currents. This study demonstrates that the stability and aromaticity of a tin cage can be systematically adjusted through doping.
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- Jin-Kun Zeng
- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
- College of Engineering, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, 362021, China
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- College of Engineering, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, 362021, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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- College of Engineering, Huaqiao University, Quanzhou, 362021, China
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- College of Information Science and Engineering, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, 361021, China.
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- Department of Mathematics and Physics, North China Electric Power University, Beijing, 102206, China
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Liu D, Xu S, Pei G, Xu J, Zhao X, Kong C, Yang Z, Yang T. Geometries, electronic structures, and bonding properties of endohedral Group-14 Zintl clusters TM@E 10 (TM = Fe, Co, Ni; E = Ge, Sn, Pb). J Comput Chem 2022; 43:828-838. [PMID: 35332548 DOI: 10.1002/jcc.26838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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The geometries, electronic structures, and bonding properties of the title endohedral Zintl clusters have been studied by using ab initio calculations. [Fe@Ge10 ]4- and [Co@Ge10 ]3- have D5h -symmetric pentagonal prismatic structure and [Fe@Sn10 ]4- adopts the C2v -symmetric structure as their ground-state structures, whereas all the other clusters possess D4d bicapped square antiprismatic structures, in consistent with the experimental values when available. Natural bonding orbital and electron localization function disclosed that the negative charges are localized on the central atoms rather than the cages while the TME ionic bonding interactions increase in the order of Ge < Sn < Pb. The energy decomposition analysis revealed that the total bonding energy ∆Eint between central TM and E10 cage is above 150 kcal/mol. The ionic bonding interaction termed as electrostatic interaction ∆Eelstat increases in the order of Ge < Sn < Pb and becomes higher than the covalent bonding interactions termed as total orbital interactions ∆Eorb . Among the total orbital interactions, the π back donations from the TM-d orbitals to the empty cage orbitals consisting of E-p orbitals, the magnitude of which is importantly affected by the cage symmetry, are dominant contributions.
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- Dong Liu
- MOE Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory for Non-Equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, China.,Xi'an Jiaotong University Suzhou Academy, Suzhou, China
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Jiao J, He J, Li M, Yang J, Yang H, Wang X, Yang S. A porphyrin-based metallacage for enhanced photodynamic therapy. NANOSCALE 2022; 14:6373-6383. [PMID: 35411893 DOI: 10.1039/d1nr08293k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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In this study, we designed an effective nanoplatform to improve the photodynamic therapy (PDT) of porphyrins. Combining a porphyrin-based metallacage (PM), hyaluronidase (HAase) and DSPE-mPEG2000 together, the nanoparticle (PM@HAase-mPEG) showed enhanced PDT efficacy. The PM improved the stability of the porphyrin, avoided its aggregation and provided cavities to concentrate oxygen molecules, which was beneficial for enhancing PDT. HAase degraded HA to increase the intracellular accumulation of nanoparticles, normalized blood vessels and relieved hypoxia in tumors. PM@HAase-mPEG inhibited the growth of tumors in a 4T1 mouse model by the generated singlet oxygen with excellent PDT efficacy. This study resolved the problems of the instability of PSs, less cellular accumulation of drugs, and tumor hypoxia that limited the anti-tumor application of PDT.
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- Jingjing Jiao
- The Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China.
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- The Key Laboratory of Resource Chemistry of Ministry of Education, Shanghai Frontiers Science Center of Biomimetic Catalysis, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234, China.
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Xu HL, Qiao L, Sun ZM. [Co 2@(Ge 17Ni)] 4-: the first edge-sharing double-cage endohedral germanide. Chem Commun (Camb) 2022; 58:3190-3193. [PMID: 35171154 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc06038d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report here a new double-cage endohedral Ge cluster, [Co2@(Ge17Ni)]4-, fused through two [Co@(Ge9Ni)] moieties with a shared Ni-Ge edge. This ternary Co-Ge-Ni species not only represents the first double-cage example of an 18-vertex Zintl cluster, but also fills in the missing link of the edge fusion model in the double-cage systems.
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- Hong-Lei Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab of Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab of Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, Tianjin Key Lab of Rare Earth Materials and Applications, School of Material Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China.
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Yang YN, Qiao L, Sun ZM. [Cd(Sn9)2]6− and [Cd(Ni@Sn9)2]6−: Reactivity and coordination chemistry of empty and Ni-centered [Sn9]4− Zintl ions. CHINESE CHEM LETT 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.02.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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McGrady JE, Weigend F, Dehnen S. Electronic structure and bonding in endohedral Zintl clusters. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 51:628-649. [PMID: 34931207 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00775k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Endohedral Zintl clusters-multi-metallic anionic molecules in which a d-block or f-block metal atom is enclosed by p-block (semi)metal atoms-are very topical in contemporary inorganic chemistry. Not only do they provide insight into the embryonic states of intermetallic compounds and show promise in catalytic applications, they also shed light on the nature of chemical bonding between metal atoms. Over the past two decades, a plethora of endohedral Zintl clusters have been synthesized, revealing a fascinating diversity of molecular architectures. Many different perspectives on the bonding in them have emerged in the literature, sometimes complementary and sometimes conflicting, and there has been no concerted effort to classify the entire family based on a small number of unifying principles. A closer look, however, reveals distinct patterns in structure and bonding that reflect the extent to which valence electrons are shared between the endohedral atom and the cluster shell. We show that there is a much more uniform relationship between the total valence electron count and the structure and bonding patterns of these clusters than previously anticipated. All of the p-block (semi)metal shells can be placed on a ladder of total valence electron count that ranges between 4n+2 (closo deltahedra), 5n (closed, three-bonded polyhedra) and 6n (crown-like structures). Although some structural isomerism can occur for a given electron count, the presence of a central metal cation imposes a preference for rather regular and approximately spherical structures which maximise electrostatic interactions between the metal and the shell. In cases where the endohedral metal has relatively accessible valence electrons (from the d or f shells), it can also contribute its valence electrons to the total electron count of the cluster shell, raising the effective electron count and often altering the structural preferences. The electronic situation in any given cluster is considered from different perspectives, some more physical and some more chemical, in a way that highlights the important point that, in the end, they explain the same situation. This article provides a unifying perspective of bonding that captures the structural diversity across this diverse family of multimetallic clusters.
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- John E McGrady
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, OX1 3QZ, UK.
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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- Fachbereich Chemie and Wissenschaftliches Zentrum für Materialwissenschaften, Philipps University Marburg, Hans-Meerwein-Straße 4, 35043 Marburg, Germany.
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Klein W, Benda CB, Henneberger T, Witzel BJL, Fässler TF. Investigations on the Solubility of Sn
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‐Cluster Compounds in Liquid Ammonia. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202100239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Wilhelm Klein
- Technische Universität München Department of Chemistry Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Germany
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- Technische Universität München Department of Chemistry Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Germany
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- Technische Universität München Department of Chemistry Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Germany
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- Technische Universität München Department of Chemistry Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Germany
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- Technische Universität München Department of Chemistry Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Germany
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Bala S, Akhtar S, Liu JL, Huang GZ, Wu SG, De A, Das KS, Saha S, Tong ML, Mondal R. Fascinating interlocked triacontanuclear giant nanocages. Chem Commun (Camb) 2021; 57:11177-11180. [PMID: 34617535 DOI: 10.1039/d1cc02990h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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We report herein three air, thermal and solvent stable interlocked triacontanuclear giant nanocages, generated using a node and spacer concept. Interestingly, the crystal structures of the cages are not only nano-dimensional but also exist in the nano-dimension range, which was corroborated with microscopic images. The combination of microscopic and crystallographic data, in effect, led us to a unique advantageous situation of generating nanomaterials with hard-to-come-by structural information at the molecular level.
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- Sukhen Bala
- School of Chemical Science Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India. .,Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Science Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Science Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India.
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- School of Chemical Science Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India.
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- School of Chemical Science Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India.
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- Key Laboratory of Bioinorganic and Synthetic Chemistry of Ministry of Education, School of Chemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou 510275, P. R. China.
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- School of Chemical Science Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A & 2B, Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Kolkata-700032, West Bengal, India.
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Wallach C, Selic Y, Witzel BJL, Klein W, Fässler TF. Filled trivacant icosahedra as building fragments in 17-atom endohedral germanides [ TM2@Ge 17] n- ( TM = Co, Ni). Dalton Trans 2021; 50:13671-13675. [PMID: 34570145 DOI: 10.1039/d1dt03078g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The syntheses and the characterization of two 17-atom endohedral Ge clusters, [Co2@Ge17]6- (1a) and [Ni2@Ge17]4- (2a), are reported. The anions 1a and 2a, which close the gap between the known 16- and 18-atom Ge clusters, are investigated by single crystal X-ray diffraction and by quantum chemical calculations. The structures mark a new example on the pathway for cluster growth towards larger clusters with icosahedral symmetry. Furthermore, the [Co@Ge10]3- anion (3a) is obtained from liquid ammonia.
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- Christoph Wallach
- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching b. München, Germany.
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- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching b. München, Germany.
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- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching b. München, Germany.
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- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching b. München, Germany.
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- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85748 Garching b. München, Germany.
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Zhao X, Pei G, Xu S, Kong C, Yang Z, Yang T. Endohedral group-14-element clusters TM@E 9 (TM = Co, Ni, Cu; E = Ge, Sn, Pb) and their low-dimensional nanostructures: a first-principles study. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:20654-20665. [PMID: 34515270 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp02915k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Endohedral group14-based clusters with the encapsulation of a transition metal, which are termed [TM@Em]n- (TM = transition metal and E = group-14 elements), have lots of potential applications and have been used as interesting building blocks in materials science. Nevertheless, their electronic structures and stability mechanism remain unclear. In this paper, we systematically study the geometries, electronic structures, and bonding properties of [TM@E9]n- clusters which are the smallest endohedral group-14-based clusters synthesized so far, by using density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The calculation results reveal the important role of TMs in affecting the structures and bonding interactions in the [TM@E9]n- cluster. In the presence of a TM, the cluster geometry could change from a monocapped square antiprism (C4v) for empty [E9]4- cages to a tricapped trigonal prismatic geometry (D3h) for [TM@E9]n-. By using the energy decomposition analysis (EDA) method, the bonding properties between the endohedral TM and E9 cluster have been thoroughly investigated. It was found that the origin of stability of these clusters is from the large electrostatic attraction with significantly reduced Pauli repulsion. In the case of orbital interactions, the π back-donations from d orbitals of the TM to the cluster make important contributions. More interestingly, the 1D-chain and 2D-sheet nanostructures based on the [Ni@E9] cluster have been theoretically predicted. The band structure and density of states analysis revealed that all of these nanostructures are metallic and their excellent thermodynamic stability has been confirmed by using ab initio molecular dynamics (AIMD) simulations.
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- Xintian Zhao
- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China.
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory for Non-equilibrium Synthesis and Modulation of Condensed Matter, Shaanxi Province Key Laboratory of Advanced Functional Materials and Mesoscopic Physics, School of Physics, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, Shaanxi, China. .,Xi'an Jiaotong University Suzhou Academy, Suzhou 215123, Jiangsu, China
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Schütz M, Gemel C, Klein W, Fischer RA, Fässler TF. Intermetallic phases meet intermetalloid clusters. Chem Soc Rev 2021; 50:8496-8510. [PMID: 34114586 DOI: 10.1039/d1cs00286d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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In this article intermetalloid clusters of Cu-Zn, Cu-AI, Cu-Sn, and Cu-Pb are discussed. Intermetallic compounds based on these metal combinations are of the Hume-Rothery type with well-defined structures related to the valence electron count of the involved metals. Many Zintl-type and molecular clusters with these metals are known with remarkable structural parallels to the respective solid-state phases. On several examples, this article discusses intermetalloid clusters in terms of their metal core structures and relates them to structural principles in intermetallic solid-state phases. Also the syntheses of such clusters are addressed. Zintl-type and molecular clusters are most generally accessible from organometallic precursor complexes with redox processes between the different metals as an underlying synthesis concept.
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- Max Schütz
- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.
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Xue D, Wu D, Chen Z, Li Y, Sun W, Liu J, Li Z. On Close Parallels between the Zintl-Based Superatom Ge9Be and Chalcogen Elements. Inorg Chem 2021; 60:3196-3206. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c03531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Duomei Xue
- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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- School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Jilin University, Changchun 130025, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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- Department of Basic Chemistry, The School of Pharmacy, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou 350108, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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- Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, College of Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, P. R. China
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Geitner FS, Fässler TF. Cluster Expansion versus Complex Formation: Coinage Metal Coordination to Silylated [Ge 9] Cages. Inorg Chem 2020; 59:15218-15227. [PMID: 33017536 DOI: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c02190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Deltahedral nine-atom tetrel element Zintl clusters are promising building blocks for the straightforward solution-based synthesis of intermetalloid clusters through the reaction with organometallic compounds. Herein we report on novel coordination sites of metal-N-heterocyclic carbene (NHC) complexes to [Ge9] clusters and unexpected cluster isomerization. We present the synthesis of a series of coinage metal-NHC complexes of silylated [Ge9] clusters [NHCiPrCu(η4-Ge9{Si(TMS)3}3)] (1; TMS = trimethylsilyl) and [NHCRM(η4-Ge9{Si(TMS)3}2)]- (2a, M = Cu, R = iPr; 3a, M = Cu, R = Mes; 4a, M = Cu, R = Dipp; 5a, M = Ag, R = Dipp; 6a, M = Au, R = Dipp), in which the coinage metals coordinate to open rectangular cluster faces and act as additional cluster vertex atoms. Besides representing promising intermediates on the way to larger intermetalloid clusters, the formation of compound 1 shows that Cu-NHC fragments also coordinate to the open-square Ge faces of the tris-silylated [Ge9] clusters, contrasting the typical interactions with triangular faces of tris-silylated [Ge9] clusters. In compounds 3a and 4a bearing bulky NHC moieties, an unusual silyl group substitution pattern is observed in contrast to 2a, which corresponds to the silyl group arrangement of other metal complexes of bis-silylated [Ge9] clusters. In this context, potential silyl group migration mechanisms are discussed.
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- Felix S Geitner
- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85747 Garching b. München, Germany
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- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstraße 4, 85747 Garching b. München, Germany
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Boyko M, Hlukhyy V, Jin H, Dums J, Fässler TF. Extracting [Pd@Sn
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Metal Scissors”. Z Anorg Allg Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/zaac.202000061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Marina Boyko
- Department of Chemistry Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Germany
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- Department of Chemistry Technische Universität München Lichtenbergstraße 4 85747 Garching Germany
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- Jijun Zhao
- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Ion and Electron Beams (Dalian University of Technology), Ministry of Education, Dalian 116024, China
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- Center for Informatics, School of Natural Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, NH-91, Tehsil Dadri, Gautam Buddha Nagar 201314, U. P., India
- Dr. Vijay Kumar Foundation, 1969 Sector 4, Gurgaon 122001, Haryana, India
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Qiao L, Zhang C, Shu CC, Morgan HWT, McGrady JE, Sun ZM. [Cu4@E18]4– (E = Sn, Pb): Fused Derivatives of Endohedral Stannaspherene and Plumbaspherene. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:13288-13293. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c04815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Lei Qiao
- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, U.K
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3QR, U.K
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- Tianjin Key Lab for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, State Key Laboratory of Elemento-Organic Chemistry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, China
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Wang Y, Zhang C, Wang X, Guo J, Sun ZM, Zhang H. Site-Selective CO2 Reduction over Highly Dispersed Ru-SnOx Sites Derived from a [Ru@Sn9]6– Zintl Cluster. ACS Catal 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acscatal.0c01253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Yanru Wang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People’s Republic of China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering & National Institute for Advanced Materials, Tianjin Key Laboratory for Rare Earth Materials and Applications, Nankai University, Tianjin 300350, People’s Republic of China
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Wallach C, Mayer K, Henneberger T, Klein W, Fässler TF. Intermediates and products of the reaction of Zn(ii) organyls with tetrel element Zintl ions: cluster extension versus complexation. Dalton Trans 2020; 49:6191-6198. [DOI: 10.1039/d0dt01096k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Upon reactions of Zintl ions with Zn(ii) organyls various Zn-Zintl clusters as well as Zn-amide intermediates were isolated.
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- C. Wallach
- Department Chemie
- Technische Universität München
- 85747 Garching b. München
- Germany
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- Department Chemie
- Technische Universität München
- 85747 Garching b. München
- Germany
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- Department Chemie
- Technische Universität München
- 85747 Garching b. München
- Germany
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- Department Chemie
- Technische Universität München
- 85747 Garching b. München
- Germany
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- Department Chemie
- Technische Universität München
- 85747 Garching b. München
- Germany
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Blundell TJ, Taylor LJ, Valentine AJ, Lewis W, Blake AJ, McMaster J, Kays DL. A transition metal–gallium cluster formed via insertion of “GaI”. Chem Commun (Camb) 2020; 56:8139-8142. [DOI: 10.1039/d0cc03559a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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Synthesis of a new transition metal-group 13 cluster from a low-coordinate diaryl and “GaI”, demonstrates entry into new cluster compounds.
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Witzel BJL, Klein W, Dums JV, Boyko M, Fässler TF. Metallocages for Metal Anions: Highly Charged [Co@Ge 9 ] 5- and [Ru@Sn 9 ] 6- Clusters Featuring Spherically Encapsulated Co 1- and Ru 2- Anions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:12908-12913. [PMID: 31298780 PMCID: PMC6771791 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907127] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2019] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Endohedral clusters count as molecular models for intermetallic compounds-a class of compounds in which bonding principles are scarcely understood. Herein we report soluble cluster anions with the highest charges on a single cluster to date. The clusters reflect the close analogy between intermetalloid clusters and corresponding coordination polyhedra in intermetallic compounds. We now establish Raman spectroscopy as a reliable probe to assign for the first time the presence of discrete, endohedrally filled clusters in intermetallic phases. The ternary precursor alloys with nominal compositions "K5 Co1.2 Ge9 " and "K4 Ru3 Sn7 " exhibit characteristic bonding modes originating from metal atoms in the center of polyhedral clusters, thus revealing that filled clusters are present in these alloys. We report also on the structural characterization of [Co@Ge9 ]5- (1a) and [Ru@Sn9 ]6- (2a) obtained from solutions of the respective alloys.
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- Benedikt J L Witzel
- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85747, Garching, Germany
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- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85747, Garching, Germany
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- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85747, Garching, Germany
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- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85747, Garching, Germany
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- Department Chemie, Technische Universität München, Lichtenbergstrasse 4, 85747, Garching, Germany
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