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Zhu Z, Liu G, Ciborowski SM, Cao Y, Harris RM, Bowen KH. Water activation and splitting by single anionic iridium atoms. J Chem Phys 2022; 157:234304. [PMID: 36550022 DOI: 10.1063/5.0130277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Mass spectrometric analysis of anionic products that result from interacting Ir- with H2O shows the efficient generation of [Ir(H2O)]- complexes and IrO- molecular anions. Anion photoelectron spectra of [Ir(H2O)]-, formed under various source conditions, exhibit spectral features that are due to three different forms of the complex: the solvated anion-molecule complex, Ir-(H2O), as well as the intermediates, [H-Ir-OH]- and [H2-Ir-O]-, where one and two O-H bonds have been broken, respectively. The measured and calculated vertical detachment energy values are in good agreement and, thus, support identification of all three types of isomers. The calculated reaction pathway shows that the overall reaction Ir- + H2O → IrO- + H2 is exothermic. Two minimum energy crossing points were found, which shuttle intermediates and products between singlet and triplet potential surfaces. This study presents the first example of water activation and splitting by single Ir- anions.
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- Zhaoguo Zhu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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de Melo GF, Vasiliu M, Marshall M, Zhu Z, Tufekci BA, Ciborowski SM, Blankenhorn M, Harris RM, Bowen KH, Dixon DA. Experimental and Computational Description of the Interaction of H and H - with U. J Phys Chem A 2022; 126:4432-4443. [PMID: 35767645 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c03115] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The results of ab initio correlated molecular orbital theory electronic structure calculations for low-lying electronic states are presented for UH and UH- and compared to photoelectron spectroscopy measurements. The calculations were performed at the CCSD(T)/CBS and multireference CASPT2 including spin-orbit effects by the state interacting approach levels. The ground states of UH and UH- are predicted to be 4Ι9/2 and 5Λ6, respectively. The spectroscopic parameters Te, re, ωe, ωexe, and Be were obtained, and potential energy curves were calculated for the low energy Ω states of UH. The calculated adiabatic electron affinity is 0.468 eV in excellent agreement with an experimental value of 0.462 ± 0.013 eV. The lowest vertical detachment energy was predicted to be 0.506 eV for the ground state, and the adiabatic ionization energy (IE) is predicted to be 6.116 eV. The bond dissociation energy (BDE) and heat of formation values of UH were obtained using the IE calculated at the Feller-Peterson-Dixon level. For UH, UH-, and UH+, the BDEs were predicted to be 225.5, 197.9, and 235.5 kJ/mol, respectively. The BDE for UH is predicted to be ∼20% lower in energy than that for ThH. The analysis of the natural bond orbitals shows a significant U+H- ionic component in the bond of UH.
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- Gabriel F de Melo
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35401, United States
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Liu G, Ariyarathna IR, Zhu Z, Ciborowski SM, Miliordos E, Bowen KH. Molecular-level electrocatalytic CO 2 reduction reaction mediated by single platinum atoms. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2022; 24:4226-4231. [PMID: 35132978 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp05189j] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The activation and transformation of H2O and CO2 mediated by electrons and single Pt atoms is demonstrated at the molecular level. The reaction mechanism is revealed by the synergy of mass spectrometry, photoelectron spectroscopy, and quantum chemical calculations. Specifically, a Pt atom captures an electron and activates H2O to form a H-Pt-OH- complex. This complex reacts with CO2via two different pathways to form formate, where CO2 is hydrogenated, or to form bicarbonate, where CO2 is carbonated. The overall formula of this reaction is identical to a typical electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction on a Pt electrode. Since the reactants are electrons and isolated, single atoms and molecules, we term this reaction a molecular-level electrochemical CO2 reduction reaction. Mechanistic analysis reveals that the negative charge distribution on the Pt-H and the -OH moieties in H-Pt-OH- is critical for the hydrogenation and carbonation of CO2. The realization of the molecular-level CO2 reduction reaction provides insights into the design of novel catalysts for the electrochemical conversion of CO2.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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Ciborowski SM, Mitra A, Harris RM, Liu G, Sharma P, Khetrapal N, Blankenhorn M, Gagliardi L, Bowen KH. Metal-Metal Bonding in Actinide Dimers: U 2 and U 2. J Am Chem Soc 2021; 143:17023-17028. [PMID: 34609860 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.1c06417] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Understanding direct metal-metal bonding between actinide atoms has been an elusive goal in chemistry for years. We report for the first time the anion photoelectron spectrum of U2-. The threshold of the lowest electron binding energy (EBE) spectral band occurs at 1.0 eV, which corresponds to the electron affinity (EA) of U2, whereas the vertical detachment energy of U2- is found at EBE ∼ 1.2 eV. Electronic structure calculations on U2 and U2- were carried out with state-of-the-art theoretical methods. The computed values of EA(U2) and EA(U) and the difference between the computed dissociation energies of U2 and U2- are found to be internally consistent and consistent with experiment. Analysis of the bonds in U2 and U2- shows that while U2 has a formal quintuple bond, U2- has a quadruple bond, even if the effective bond orders differ only by 0.5 unit instead of one unit. The resulting experimental-computational synergy elucidates the nature of metal-metal bonding in U2 and U2-.
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- Sandra M Ciborowski
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, James Franck Institute, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, James Franck Institute, Chicago Center for Theoretical Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Liu G, Ciborowski SM, Montone GR, Sawyer WH, Kiran B, Kandalam AK, Bowen KH. Ligated aluminum cluster anions, LAl n- ( n = 1-14, L = N[Si(Me) 3] 2). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2021; 23:15209-15215. [PMID: 34231587 DOI: 10.1039/d1cp01020d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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A wide range of low oxidation state aluminum-containing cluster anions, LAln- (n = 1-14, L = N[Si(Me)3]2), were produced via reactions between aluminum cluster anions and hexamethyldisilazane (HMDS). These clusters were identified by mass spectrometry, with a few of them (n = 4, 6, and 7) further characterized by a synergy of anion photoelectron spectroscopy and density functional theory (DFT) based calculations. As compared to a previously reported method which reacts anionic aluminum hydrides with ligands, the direct reactions between aluminum cluster anions and ligands promise a more general synthetic scheme for preparing low oxidation state, ligated aluminum clusters over a large size range. Computations revealed structures in which a methyl-group of the ligand migrated onto the surface of the metal cluster, thereby resulting in "two metal-atom" insertion between Si-CH3 bond.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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- Department of Physics & Engineering, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, USA.
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- Department of Physics & Engineering, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry and Physics, McNeese State University, Lake Charles, LA 70609, USA
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- Department of Physics & Engineering, West Chester University, West Chester, PA 19383, USA.
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA.
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Ciborowski SM, Buszek R, Liu G, Blankenhorn M, Zhu Z, Marshall MA, Harris RM, Chiba T, Collins EL, Marquez S, Boatz JA, Chambreau SD, Vaghjiani GL, Bowen KH. Study of the Reaction of Hydroxylamine with Iridium Atomic and Cluster Anions ( n = 1-5). J Phys Chem A 2021; 125:5922-5932. [PMID: 34229436 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c03935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Elucidating the multifaceted processes of molecular activation and subsequent reactions gives a fundamental view into the development of iridium catalysts as they apply to fuels and propellants, for example, for spacecraft thrusters. Hydroxylamine, a component of the well-known hydroxylammonium nitrate (HAN) ionic liquid, is a safer alternative and mimics the chemistry and performance standards of hydrazine. The activation of hydroxylamine by anionic iridium clusters, Irn- (n = 1-5), depicts a part of the mechanism, where two hydrogen atoms are removed, likely as H2, and Irn(NOH)- clusters remain. The significant photoelectron spectral differences between these products and the bare clusters illustrate the substantial electronic changes imposed by the hydroxylamine fragment on the iridium clusters. In combination with DFT calculations, a preliminary reaction mechanism is proposed, identifying the possible intermediate steps leading to the formation of Ir(NOH)-.
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- Sandra M Ciborowski
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Jacobs Technology, Inc., Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RQRP, Edwards Air Force Base, California 93524, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Propellants Branch, Rocket Propulsion Division, Aerospace Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RQRP, Edwards Air Force Base, California 93524, United States
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- Jacobs Technology, Inc., Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RQRP, Edwards Air Force Base, California 93524, United States
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- In-Space Propulsion Branch, Rocket Propulsion Division, Aerospace Systems Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, AFRL/RQRS, Edwards Air Force Base, California 93524, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Ciborowski SM, Liu G, Blankenhorn M, Harris RM, Marshall MA, Zhu Z, Bowen KH, Peterson KA. The electron affinity of the uranium atom. J Chem Phys 2021; 154:224307. [PMID: 34241193 DOI: 10.1063/5.0046315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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The results of a combined experimental and computational study of the uranium atom are presented with the aim of determining its electron affinity. Experimentally, the electron affinity of uranium was measured via negative ion photoelectron spectroscopy of the uranium atomic anion, U-. Computationally, the electron affinities of both thorium and uranium were calculated by conducting relativistic coupled-cluster and multi-reference configuration interaction calculations. The experimentally determined value of the electron affinity of the uranium atom was determined to be 0.309 ± 0.025 eV. The computationally predicted electron affinity of uranium based on composite coupled cluster calculations and full four-component spin-orbit coupling was found to be 0.232 eV. Predominately due to a better convergence of the coupled cluster sequence for Th and Th-, the final calculated electron affinity of Th, 0.565 eV, was in much better agreement with the accurate experimental value of 0.608 eV. In both cases, the ground state of the anion corresponds to electron attachment to the 6d orbital.
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- Sandra M Ciborowski
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99162, USA
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Liu G, Ariyarathna IR, Ciborowski SM, Zhu Z, Miliordos E, Bowen KH. Simultaneous Functionalization of Methane and Carbon Dioxide Mediated by Single Platinum Atomic Anions. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:21556-21561. [PMID: 33307694 DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c11112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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Mass spectrometric analysis of the anionic products of interaction among Pt-, methane, and carbon dioxide shows that the methane activation complex, H3C-Pt-H-, reacts with CO2 to form [H3C-Pt-H(CO2)]-. Two hydrogenation and one C-C bond coupling products are identified as isomers of [H3C-Pt-H(CO2)]- by a synergy between anion photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations. Mechanistic study reveals that both CH4 and CO2 are activated by the anionic Pt atom and that the successive depletion of the negative charge on Pt drives the CO2 insertion into the Pt-H and Pt-C bonds of H3C-Pt-H-. This study represents the first example of the simultaneous functionalization of CH4 and CO2 mediated by single atomic anions.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218,United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218,United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218,United States
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N Charles St, Baltimore, Maryland 21218,United States
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Liu G, Zhang C, Ciborowski SM, Asthana A, Cheng L, Bowen KH. Mapping the Electronic Structure of the Uranium(VI) Dinitride Molecule, UN 2. J Phys Chem A 2020; 124:6486-6492. [PMID: 32700533 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c03735] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A combined anion photoelectron spectroscopic and relativistic coupled-cluster computational study of the electronic structure of the UN2 molecule is presented. Because the photoelectron spectrum of the uranium dinitride negative ion, UN2-, directly reflects the electronic structure of neutral UN2, we have measured and relied upon the photoelectron spectrum of the UN2- anion as a means of mapping the electronic structure of neutral UN2. In addition to the electron affinity of the UN2 ground state, energy levels of the UN2 excited states were well characterized by the close interplay between the experiment and high-level theory. We found that both electron attachment and electronic excitation significantly bend the UN2 molecule and elongate its U≡N bond. Implications for the activation of UN2 are discussed.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Sidorkin VF, Belogolova EF, Doronina EP, Liu G, Ciborowski SM, Bowen KH. Correction to “ ‘Outlaw’ Dipole-Bound Anions of Intra-Molecular Complexes”. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:13623. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.0c07532] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Liu G, Ciborowski SM, Graham JD, Buytendyk AM, Bowen KH. Photoelectron spectroscopic study of dipole-bound and valence-bound nitromethane anions formed by Rydberg electron transfer. J Chem Phys 2020; 153:044307. [DOI: 10.1063/5.0018346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Liu G, Fedik N, Martinez‐Martinez C, Ciborowski SM, Zhang X, Boldyrev AI, Bowen KH. Reply to the Comment on “Realization of Lewis Basic Sodium Anion in the NaBH
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Cluster”. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.202005259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland 21218 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University Logan Utah 84322 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST) College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 30007 China
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- Department of Chemistry Johns Hopkins University Baltimore Maryland 21218 USA
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Liu G, Fedik N, Martinez-Martinez C, Ciborowski SM, Zhang X, Boldyrev AI, Bowen KH. Reply to the Comment on "Realization of Lewis Basic Sodium Anion in the NaBH 3 - Cluster". Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2020; 59:8760-8764. [PMID: 32350985 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202005259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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We reply to the comment by S. Pan and G. Frenking who challenged our interpretation of the Na- :→BH3 dative bond in the recently synthesized NaBH3 - cluster. Our conclusion remains the same as that in our original paper (https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201907089 and https://doi.org/10.1002/ange.201907089). This conclusion is additionally supported by the energetic pathways and NBO charges calculated at UCCSD and CASMP2(4,4) levels of theory. We also discussed the suitability of the Laplacian of electron density (QTAIM) and Adaptive Natural Density Partitioning (AdNDP) method for bond type assignment. It seems that AdNDP yields more sensible results. This discussion reveals that the complex realm of bonding is full of semantic inconsistencies, and we invite experimentalists and theoreticians to elaborate this topic and find solutions incorporating different views on the dative bond.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 84322, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 30007, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, Utah, 84322, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, USA
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Sidorkin VF, Belogolova EF, Doronina EP, Liu G, Ciborowski SM, Bowen KH. “Outlaw” Dipole-Bound Anions of Intra-Molecular Complexes. J Am Chem Soc 2020; 142:2001-2011. [DOI: 10.1021/jacs.9b11694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Valery F. Sidorkin
- A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Favorsky, 1, Irkutsk 664033, Russian Federation
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- A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Favorsky, 1, Irkutsk 664033, Russian Federation
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- A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences Favorsky, 1, Irkutsk 664033, Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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Liu G, Díaz-Tinoco M, Ciborowski SM, Martinez-Martinez C, Lyapustina S, Hendricks JH, Ortiz JV, Bowen KH. Excess electrons bound to H2S trimer and tetramer clusters. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2020; 22:3273-3280. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp06872d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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We have prepared the hydrogen sulfide trimer and tetramer anions, (H2S)3− and (H2S)4−, measured their anion photoelectron spectra, and applied high-level quantum chemical calculations to interpret the results.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 21218, USA
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Liu G, Ciborowski SM, Graham JD, Buytendyk AM, Bowen KH. The ground state, quadrupole-bound anion of succinonitrile revisited. J Chem Phys 2019; 151:101101. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5114617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Liu G, Fedik N, Martinez‐Martinez C, Ciborowski SM, Zhang X, Boldyrev AI, Bowen KH. Realization of Lewis Basic Sodium Anion in the NaBH
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Cluster. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201907089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Utah State University Logan UT 84322 USA
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education) Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST) College of Chemistry Nankai University Tianjin 30007 China
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- Department of Chemistry Johns Hopkins University Baltimore MD 21218 USA
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Liu G, Fedik N, Martinez-Martinez C, Ciborowski SM, Zhang X, Boldyrev AI, Bowen KH. Realization of Lewis Basic Sodium Anion in the NaBH 3 - Cluster. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:13789-13793. [PMID: 31313422 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201907089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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We report a Na:- →B dative bond in the NaBH3 - cluster, which was designed on the principle of minimum-energy rupture, prepared by laser vaporization, and characterized by a synergy of anion photoelectron spectroscopy and electronic structure calculations. The global minimum of NaBH3 - features a Na-B bond. Its preferred heterolytic dissociation conforms with the IUPAC definition of dative bond. The lone electron pair revealed on Na and the negative Laplacian of electron density at the bond critical point further confirm the dative nature of the Na-B bond. This study represents the first example of a Lewis adduct with an alkalide as the Lewis base.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 84322, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), Renewable Energy Conversion and Storage Center (ReCAST), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin, 30007, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Utah State University, Logan, UT, 84322, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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Liu G, Zhu Z, Ciborowski SM, Ariyarathna IR, Miliordos E, Bowen KH. Selective Activation of the C-H Bond in Methane by Single Platinum Atomic Anions. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2019; 58:7773-7777. [PMID: 30968506 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201903252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2019] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Mass spectrometric analysis of the anionic products of interaction between platinum atomic anions, Pt- , and methane, CH4 and CD4 , in a collision cell shows the preferred generation of [PtCH4 ]- and [PtCD4 ]- complexes and a low tendency toward dehydrogenation. [PtCH4 ]- is shown to be H-Pt-CH3 - by a synergy between anion photoelectron spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations, implying the rupture of a single C-H bond. The calculated reaction pathway accounts for the observed selective activation of methane by Pt- . This study presents the first example of methane activation by a single atomic anion.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Auburn University, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 21218, USA
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Ciborowski SM, Harris RM, Liu G, Martinez-Martinez CJ, Skurski P, Bowen KH. The correlation-bound anion of p-chloroaniline. J Chem Phys 2019; 150:161103. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5096986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Sandra M. Ciborowski
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Gdansk, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Liu G, Ciborowski SM, Zhu Z, Chen Y, Zhang X, Bowen KH. The metallo-formate anions, M(CO2)−, M = Ni, Pd, Pt, formed by electron-induced CO2 activation. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:10955-10960. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp01915d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
The metallo-formate anions, M(CO2)−, M = Ni, Pd, and Pt, were formed by electron-induced CO2 activation.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University
- Baltimore
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University
- Baltimore
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University
- Baltimore
- USA
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University
- Tianjin 300071
- China
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University
- Baltimore
- USA
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Liu G, Ciborowski SM, Pitts CR, Graham JD, Buytendyk AM, Lectka T, Bowen KH. Observation of the dipole- and quadrupole-bound anions of 1,4-dicyanocyclohexane. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2019; 21:18310-18315. [DOI: 10.1039/c9cp04010b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Quadrupole-bound anions are negative ions in which their excess electrons are loosely bound by long-range electron-quadrupole attractions.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry
- Johns Hopkins University
- 3400 N. Charles Street
- Baltimore
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johns Hopkins University
- 3400 N. Charles Street
- Baltimore
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johns Hopkins University
- 3400 N. Charles Street
- Baltimore
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johns Hopkins University
- 3400 N. Charles Street
- Baltimore
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johns Hopkins University
- 3400 N. Charles Street
- Baltimore
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johns Hopkins University
- 3400 N. Charles Street
- Baltimore
- USA
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- Department of Chemistry
- Johns Hopkins University
- 3400 N. Charles Street
- Baltimore
- USA
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Liu G, Miliordos E, Ciborowski SM, Tschurl M, Boesl U, Heiz U, Zhang X, Xantheas SS, Bowen K. Communication: Water activation and splitting by single metal-atom anions. J Chem Phys 2018; 149:221101. [DOI: 10.1063/1.5050913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Advanced Computing, Mathematics and Data Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Institute for Physical Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, 85748 Garching, Germany
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Energy Materials Chemistry (Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Nankai University, Tianjin 30071, China
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- Advanced Computing, Mathematics and Data Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington 99354, USA
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA
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Liu G, Pinkard A, Ciborowski SM, Chauhan V, Zhu Z, Aydt AP, Khanna SN, Roy X, Bowen KH. Tuning the electronic properties of hexanuclear cobalt sulfide superatoms via ligand substitution. Chem Sci 2018; 10:1760-1766. [PMID: 30842842 PMCID: PMC6369407 DOI: 10.1039/c8sc03862g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 12/01/2018] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
The electronic properties of the Co6S8L8 superatom can be tuned by changing its ligand composition while maintaining its electron count and closed shell.
Molecular clusters are attractive superatomic building blocks for creating materials with tailored properties due to their unique combination of atomic precision, tunability and functionality. The ligands passivating these superatomic clusters offer an exciting opportunity to control their electronic properties while preserving their closed shells and electron counts, which is not achievable in conventional atoms. Here we demonstrate this concept by measuring the anion photoelectron spectra of a series of hexanuclear cobalt sulfide superatomic clusters with different ratios of electron-donating and electron-withdrawing ligands, Co6S8(PEt3)6–x(CO)x (x = 0–3). We find that Co6S8(PEt3)6 has a low electron affinity (EA) of 1.1 eV, and that the successive replacement of PEt3 ligands with CO gradually shifts its electronic spectrum to lower energy and increases its EA to 1.8 eV. Density functional theory calculations reveal that the increase of EA results from a monotonic lowering of the cluster highest occupied and lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals (HOMO and LUMO). Our work provides unique insights into the electronic structure and tunability of superatomic building blocks.
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , USA .
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- Department of Physics , Virginia Commonwealth University , 701 W. Grace St. , Richmond , Virginia 23284 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA .
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- Department of Physics , Virginia Commonwealth University , 701 W. Grace St. , Richmond , Virginia 23284 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Columbia University , New York , New York 10027 , USA .
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- Department of Chemistry , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , USA .
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Dipole-bound molecular anions are often envisioned as unperturbed neutral, polar molecules with single excess electrons. We report the observation of intramolecular structural distortions within silatrane molecules due to the formation of their dipole-bound anions. The combination of Rydberg electron transfer-anion photoelectron spectroscopy (RET-PES) and ab initio computational methodologies (CCSD and MP2) was used to study 1-hydro- (HS) and 1-fluoro- (FS) silatranes and their dipole bound anions, HS- and FS-. The vertical detachment energies (VDEs) of HS- and FS- were measured to be 48 and 93 meV, respectively. Ab initio calculations accurately reproduced these VDE values as well as their photoelectron spectral profiles. This work revealed significant shortening (by ∼0.1 Å) of dative Si ← N bond lengths when HS and FS formed dipole-bound anions, HS- and FS-. Detailed computational (Franck-Condon) analyses explained the absence of vibrational features in the photoelectron spectra of HS- and FS-.
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- Elena F Belogolova
- A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Favorsky, 1 , Irkutsk 664033 , Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , United States
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- A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Favorsky, 1 , Irkutsk 664033 , Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , United States
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- A. E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry , Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences , Favorsky, 1 , Irkutsk 664033 , Russian Federation
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- Department of Chemistry , Johns Hopkins University , Baltimore , Maryland 21218 , United States
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- Gaoxiang Liu
- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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- Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, United States
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