A density functional theory investigation on the geometries, electronic structures, and electron detachment energies of BS, BS2, B（BS）2 and B（BS）3 has been performed in this work. The linear ground-state structure...A density functional theory investigation on the geometries, electronic structures, and electron detachment energies of BS, BS2, B（BS）2 and B（BS）3 has been performed in this work. The linear ground-state structures of BS （C∞v, ^1∑^＋） and BS2^- （O∞h, ^1∑g^＋） prove to be similar to the previously reported BO and BO2 with systematically lower electron detachment energies. Small boron sulfide clusters are found to favor the formation of -B=S groups which function basically as a-radicals and dominate the ground-state structures of the systems. The perfect linear B（BS）2^-（D∞h, ^3∑g） and beautiful equilateral triangle B（BS）3^- （D3h,^2A1”） turn out to be analogous to the well-known C2v BH2 and O3h BH3, respectively. The electron affinities of BS, BS2, B（BS）2 and B（BS）3 are predicted to be 2.3, 3.69, 3.00 and 3.45 eV, respectively. The electron detachment energies calculated for BS^-, BS2^-, B（BS）2^-, and B（BS）3^- may facilitate future photoelectron spectroscopy measurements to characterize the geometrical and electronic structures of these anions.展开更多
An ab initio theoretical investigation has been performed on planar or quasi-planar octa-and ennea-coordinate Al and Ga centered in X@B8- and X@B9 (X=Al, Ga). These high symmetry molecular wheels all turned out to be ...An ab initio theoretical investigation has been performed on planar or quasi-planar octa-and ennea-coordinate Al and Ga centered in X@B8- and X@B9 (X=Al, Ga). These high symmetry molecular wheels all turned out to be true minima of the systems and σ+π double aromatic in nature, similar to the previously characterized D8h B@B8- both electronically and geometrically. Adiabatic and vertical detachment energies of the anions and the ionization potentials of the neutrals have been calculated to aid their eventual experimental identification.展开更多
A density functional theory (DFT) investigation has been performed in this work on the cage-like boron-rich boron oxide clus-ters Bn(BO)2n-,CBn-1(BO)-n,and C2Bn-2(BO)n (n = 5-12) which are boronyl analogues of the clo...A density functional theory (DFT) investigation has been performed in this work on the cage-like boron-rich boron oxide clus-ters Bn(BO)2n-,CBn-1(BO)-n,and C2Bn-2(BO)n (n = 5-12) which are boronyl analogues of the closo-boranes BnHn2-,monocarbo-ranes CBn-1H-n,and dicarboranes C2Bn-2Hn. These boron oxide clusters possess similar geometrical and electronic structures with the corresponding boranes and carboranes and prove to be three-dimensional (3D) aromatic compounds,consistent with the previously proposed BO/H isolobal analogy. Neutral C2Bn-2(BO)n species possess considerably high ionization potentials in the range 12.0-12.7 eV and CBn-1H-n monoanions have the vertical electron detachment energies in the range 6.6-9.4 eV at the DFT level. BO terminals singly bonded to the skeletal vertexes through a B atom possess the characteristic stretching vi-brational frequencies at about 2000 cm-1,clearly indicating the existence of B-O triple bonds in these clusters. Experimental syntheses and characterizations of these interesting clusters may expand the structural concepts of boron oxides and bring im-portant applications for boron oxide clusters as molecular devices in chemistry and new materials in boron neutron capture therapy.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 20573088)
文摘A density functional theory investigation on the geometries, electronic structures, and electron detachment energies of BS, BS2, B（BS）2 and B（BS）3 has been performed in this work. The linear ground-state structures of BS （C∞v, ^1∑^＋） and BS2^- （O∞h, ^1∑g^＋） prove to be similar to the previously reported BO and BO2 with systematically lower electron detachment energies. Small boron sulfide clusters are found to favor the formation of -B=S groups which function basically as a-radicals and dominate the ground-state structures of the systems. The perfect linear B（BS）2^-（D∞h, ^3∑g） and beautiful equilateral triangle B（BS）3^- （D3h,^2A1”） turn out to be analogous to the well-known C2v BH2 and O3h BH3, respectively. The electron affinities of BS, BS2, B（BS）2 and B（BS）3 are predicted to be 2.3, 3.69, 3.00 and 3.45 eV, respectively. The electron detachment energies calculated for BS^-, BS2^-, B（BS）2^-, and B（BS）3^- may facilitate future photoelectron spectroscopy measurements to characterize the geometrical and electronic structures of these anions.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 20573088)Shanxi Natural Science Foundation (Grant No.2006011024)
文摘An ab initio theoretical investigation has been performed on planar or quasi-planar octa-and ennea-coordinate Al and Ga centered in X@B8- and X@B9 (X=Al, Ga). These high symmetry molecular wheels all turned out to be true minima of the systems and σ+π double aromatic in nature, similar to the previously characterized D8h B@B8- both electronically and geometrically. Adiabatic and vertical detachment energies of the anions and the ionization potentials of the neutrals have been calculated to aid their eventual experimental identification.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Founda-tion of China (20873117)the Shanxi Natural Science Foundation (2010011012-3)
文摘A density functional theory (DFT) investigation has been performed in this work on the cage-like boron-rich boron oxide clus-ters Bn(BO)2n-,CBn-1(BO)-n,and C2Bn-2(BO)n (n = 5-12) which are boronyl analogues of the closo-boranes BnHn2-,monocarbo-ranes CBn-1H-n,and dicarboranes C2Bn-2Hn. These boron oxide clusters possess similar geometrical and electronic structures with the corresponding boranes and carboranes and prove to be three-dimensional (3D) aromatic compounds,consistent with the previously proposed BO/H isolobal analogy. Neutral C2Bn-2(BO)n species possess considerably high ionization potentials in the range 12.0-12.7 eV and CBn-1H-n monoanions have the vertical electron detachment energies in the range 6.6-9.4 eV at the DFT level. BO terminals singly bonded to the skeletal vertexes through a B atom possess the characteristic stretching vi-brational frequencies at about 2000 cm-1,clearly indicating the existence of B-O triple bonds in these clusters. Experimental syntheses and characterizations of these interesting clusters may expand the structural concepts of boron oxides and bring im-portant applications for boron oxide clusters as molecular devices in chemistry and new materials in boron neutron capture therapy.
