Theoretical investigation of substituent effects on the relative stabilities and electronic structure of [BnXn](2-) clusters

TAHAOĞLU D., ALKAN F., DURANDURDU M.

JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MODELING, cilt.27, sa.12, 2021 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 27 Sayı: 12
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1007/s00894-021-04980-1
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MODELING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, Biotechnology Research Abstracts, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Boron clusters, Icosahedral barrier, Mesomeric effect, Inductive effect, Substitution, BORANE ANIONS, BUILDING-BLOCKS, BORON HYDRIDES, DENSITY, CARBORANES, BOND, LITHIUM, CL, THERMOCHEMISTRY, APPROXIMATION
  • Abdullah Gül Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In this study, we provide a theoretical evaluation of relative stabilities and electronic structure for [BnXn](2-) clusters (n = 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16). Structural and electronic characteristics of [BnXn](2-) clusters are examined by comparison with the [B12X12](2-) counterparts with a focus on the substituent effects (X = H, F, Cl, Br, CN, BO, OH, NH2) on the electronic structure, electron detachment energies, formation enthalpies, and charge distributions. For the electronic structure and electron detachment energies, substituent effects on boron clusters are shown to follow a very similar trend to the mesomeric and inductive effects (+/- M and +/- I) of pi-conjugated systems, and the most stable derivatives in terms of HOMO/LUMO and electron detachment energies are calculated for CN and BO substituents due to strong -M effects. In the case of formation enthalpies for larger boron clusters (n >= 13), the icosahedral barrier is shown to increase with the halogen and CN substitution, whereas it is possible to reduce the icosahedral barrier for the cases of X = OH and NH2. It is shown that this reduction results from destabilizing the [B12X12](2-) cluster with electronic (+ M) and symmetry effects induced by OH and NH2 ligands.