Affiliation:
1. Nanocluster Laboratory, Institute of Molecular Science, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China
Abstract
Planar tetracoordinate carbon (ptC) species are scarce and exotic. Introducing four peripheral Te/Po auxiliary atoms is an effective strategy to flatten the tetrahedral structure of CAl4 (Td, 1A1). Neutral CAl4X4 (X = Te, Po) clusters possess quadrangular star structures containing perfect ptC centers. Unbiased density functional theory (DFT) searches and high-level CCSD(T) calculations suggest that these ptC species are the global minima on the potential energy surfaces. Bonding analyses indicate that 40 valence-electron (VE) is ideal for the ptC CAl4X4 (X = Te, Po): one delocalized π and three σ bonds for the CAl4 core; four lone pairs (LPs) of four X atoms, eight localized Al–X σ bonds, and four delocalized Al–X–Al π bonds for the periphery. Thus, the ptC CAl4X4 (X = Te, Po) clusters possess the stable eight electron structures and 2π + 6σ double aromaticity. Born–Oppenheimer molecular dynamics (BOMD) simulations indicate that neutral ptC CAl4X4 (X = Te, Po) clusters are robust.
Funder
National Natural Science Foundation of China
Natural Science Foundation of Shanxi Province
Subject
Chemistry (miscellaneous),Analytical Chemistry,Organic Chemistry,Physical and Theoretical Chemistry,Molecular Medicine,Drug Discovery,Pharmaceutical Science
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