Cu6 (NGuaS)6 ]2+ and its oxidized and reduced derivatives : Confining electrons on a torus

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of computational chemistry. - 1984. - 38(2017), 20 vom: 15. Juli, Seite 1752-1761
1. Verfasser: Witte, Matthias (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Rohrmüller, Martin, Gerstmann, Uwe, Henkel, Gerald, Schmidt, Wolf Gero, Herres-Pawlis, Sonja
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2017
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Journal of computational chemistry
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't charge decomposition analysis copper thiolate complexes density functional theory time-dependent-DFT
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Zusammenfassung:© 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
The hexanuclear thioguanidine mixed-valent copper complex cation [Cu6 (NGuaS)6 ]+2 (NGuaS = o-SC6 H4 NC(NMe2 )2 ) and its oxidized/reduced states are theoretically analyzed by means of density functional theory (DFT) (TPSSh + D3BJ/def2-TZV (p)). A detailed bonding analysis using overlap populations is performed. We find that a delocalized Cu-based ring orbital serves as an acceptor for donated S p electrons. The formed fully delocalized orbitals give rise to a confined electron cloud within the Cu6 S6 cage which becomes larger on reduction. The resulting strong electrostatic repulsion might prevent the fully reduced state. Experimental UV/Vis spectra are explained using time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) and analyzed with a natural transition orbital analysis. The spectra are dominated by MLCTs within the Cu6 S6 core over a wide range but LMCTs are also found. The experimental redshift of the reduced low energy absorption band can be explained by the clustering of the frontier orbitals. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc
Beschreibung:Date Revised 20.11.2019
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE
ISSN:1096-987X
DOI:10.1002/jcc.24798