• Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics
  • Vol. 33, Issue 5, 578 (2020)
Wei Wang, Jie Wang, Chu Gong, Chaonan Mu, Dongmei Zhang, and Xinxing Zhang*
DOI: 10.1063/1674-0068/cjcp2004057 Cite this Article
Wei Wang, Jie Wang, Chu Gong, Chaonan Mu, Dongmei Zhang, Xinxing Zhang. Designer Mg?Mg and Zn?Zn Single Bonds Facilitated by Double Aromaticity in the M2B7- (M=Mg, Zn) Clusters[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics, 2020, 33(5): 578 Copy Citation Text show less
Correlation diagram for the valence molecular orbitals showing the bond orders of (a) M\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document} and (b) M\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}\begin{document}$ ^{2+} $\end{document} molecules (M = group II and XII elements).
Fig. 1. Correlation diagram for the valence molecular orbitals showing the bond orders of (a) M\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document} and (b) M\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}\begin{document}$ ^{2+} $\end{document} molecules (M = group II and XII elements).
Six lowest isomers and their relative energies of the Mg\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}B\begin{document}$ _7 $\end{document}\begin{document}$ ^- $\end{document} cluster. Mg atoms are in yellow and B atoms are in pink.
Fig. 2. Six lowest isomers and their relative energies of the Mg\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}B\begin{document}$ _7 $\end{document}\begin{document}$ ^- $\end{document} cluster. Mg atoms are in yellow and B atoms are in pink.
AdNDP analyses of the chemical bonding in the GM of the Mg\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}B\begin{document}$ _7 $\end{document}\begin{document}$ ^- $\end{document} cluster at the PBE0/6-311++G(3df, 3pd) level of theory.
Fig. 3. AdNDP analyses of the chemical bonding in the GM of the Mg\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}B\begin{document}$ _7 $\end{document}\begin{document}$ ^- $\end{document} cluster at the PBE0/6-311++G(3df, 3pd) level of theory.
Six lowest isomers and their relative energies of the Zn\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}B\begin{document}$ _7 $\end{document}\begin{document}$ ^- $\end{document} cluster. Zn atoms are in blue and B atoms are in pink.
Fig. 4. Six lowest isomers and their relative energies of the Zn\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}B\begin{document}$ _7 $\end{document}\begin{document}$ ^- $\end{document} cluster. Zn atoms are in blue and B atoms are in pink.
AdNDP analyses of the chemical bonding in the GM of the Zn\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}B\begin{document}$ _7 $\end{document}\begin{document}$ ^- $\end{document} cluster at the PBE0/6-311++G(3df, 3pd)/SDD level of theory.
Fig. 5. AdNDP analyses of the chemical bonding in the GM of the Zn\begin{document}$ _2 $\end{document}B\begin{document}$ _7 $\end{document}\begin{document}$ ^- $\end{document} cluster at the PBE0/6-311++G(3df, 3pd)/SDD level of theory.
Table 1. Bond length comparisons in different systems.
Table 2. NICS indices calculated for the B$ _7 $ moiety in the two clusters to reveal their aromaticity (in ppm).
Table 3. The Cartesian coordinates of the six low-lying isomers of Mg2B7- at the PBE0/6-311++g(3df, 3pd) level of theory.
Table 4. The Cartesian coordinates of the six low-lying isomers of Zn2B7- at the PBE0/B/6-311++g(3df, 3pd)/Zn/SDD level of theory.
Wei Wang, Jie Wang, Chu Gong, Chaonan Mu, Dongmei Zhang, Xinxing Zhang. Designer Mg?Mg and Zn?Zn Single Bonds Facilitated by Double Aromaticity in the M2B7- (M=Mg, Zn) Clusters[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Physics, 2020, 33(5): 578
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