Cover Feature: London Dispersion Interactions in Pnictogen Cations [ECl<sub>2</sub>]<sup>+</sup> and [E=E]<sup>2+</sup> (E=P, As, Sb) Supported by Anionic <i>N</i>‐Heterocyclic Carbenes (Chem. Eur. J. 71/2018)
Chemistry - A European Journal 24(71): 18817-18817
Article 2018 English
Authors
LH
Luong Phong Ho
AN
Alexandre Nasr
PJ
Peter G. Jones
Abstract
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London dispersion interactions contribute essentially to the overall stability of dipnictenes with an [E=E]2+ (E = P, As, Sb) core supported by anionic N-heterocyclic carbenes. As illustrated by a dispersion interaction density (DID) plot, extracted from a coupled cluster-based Local Energy Decomposition (LED) analysis, about half of the dispersion energy stabilization in the dipnictenes results from intramolecular carbene-carbene interactions. The other half arises from the interaction of the ligands with the E=E moiety. More information can be found in the Full Paper by G. Bistoni, M. Tamm, et al. on page 18922.
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