Experimental observation of charge-shift bond in fluorite CaF2

Author(s):  
Marcin Stachowicz ◽  
Maura Malinska ◽  
Jan Parafiniuk ◽  
Krzysztof Woźniak

On the basis of a multipole refinement of single-crystal X-ray diffraction data collected using an Ag source at 90 K to a resolution of 1.63 Å−1, a quantitative experimental charge density distribution has been obtained for fluorite (CaF2). The atoms-in-molecules integrated experimental charges for Ca2+and F−ions are +1.40 e and −0.70 e, respectively. The derived electron-density distribution, maximum electron-density paths, interaction lines and bond critical points along Ca2+...F−and F−...F−contacts revealed the character of these interactions. The Ca2+...F−interaction is clearly a closed shell and ionic in character. However, the F−...F−interaction has properties associated with the recently recognized type of interaction referred to as `charge-shift' bonding. This conclusion is supported by the topology of the electron localization function and analysis of the quantum theory of atoms in molecules and crystals topological parameters. The Ca2+...F−bonded radii – measured as distances from the centre of the ion to the critical point – are 1.21 Å for the Ca2+cation and 1.15 Å for the F−anion. These values are in a good agreement with the corresponding Shannon ionic radii. The F−...F−bond path and bond critical point is also found in the CaF2crystal structure. According to the quantum theory of atoms in molecules and crystals, this interaction is attractive in character. This is additionally supported by the topology of non-covalent interactions based on the reduced density gradient.

Author(s):  
Наталья Петровна Русакова ◽  
Георгий Александрович Курочкин ◽  
Юлия Ивановна Софронова ◽  
Владимир Владимирович Туровцев

Изучено распределение электронной плотности 14 циклических соединений и одного нециклического. Проведен анализ зарядов и объемов групп, найдены группы доноры и акцепторы электронной плотности. Рассмотрено изменение электронной плотности серосодержащих групп под влиянием окружения. The electron density distribution of 14 cyclic compounds and one non-cyclic compound was studied. The group charges and group volumes were analyzed, and the electron density donor and acceptor groups were found. Changes in the electronic density of sulfur-containing groups under the influence of the environment are considered.


Author(s):  
Александр Витальевич Зиганшин ◽  
Наталья Петровна Русакова ◽  
Владимир Владимирович Туровцев ◽  
Юрий Димитриевич Орлов

Методом B3LYP получено распределение электронной плотности ρ(r) 15-краун-5 и его серосодержащих аналогов: 1-тио-15-краун-5, 1,4-дитио-15-краун-5, 1,4,7-тритио-15-краун-5, 1,4,7,10-тетратио-15-краун-5, 1,4,7,10,13-пентатио-15-краун-5. Вычислены групповые интегральные характеристики распределения ρ(r) соединений в рамках «квантовой теории атомов в молекулах» QTAIM. Рассмотрены внутримолекулярные слабые взаимодействия в 1,4-дитио-15-краун-5, 1,4,7-тритио-15-краун-5, 1,4,7,10-тетратио-15-краун-5, 1,4,7,10,13-пентатио-15-краун-5 и отмечено образование клеточной структуры в 1,4,7-тритио-15-краун-5. Electron density distribution of 15-crown-5 and its sulfur-containing analogs: 1-thio-15-crown-5, 1,4-dithio-15-crown-5, 1,4,7-threetio-15-crown-5, 1,4,7,10-tetratio-15-crown-5, 1,4,7,10,13-pentatio-15-crown-5 by the B3LYP method was obtained. The charges, volumes and electronic energies of the compounds are calculated in the postulates of the «quantum theory of atoms in molecules» (QTAIM). Intramolecular weak interactions are found in the 1,4-dithio-15-crown-5, 1,4,7-threetio-15-crown-5, 1,4,7,10-tetratio-15-crown-5, 1,4,7,10,13-pentatio-15-crown-5. The cell structure is formed in 1,4,7-threetio-15-crown-5.


Author(s):  
Bürgehan Terlan ◽  
Lev Akselrud ◽  
Alexey I. Baranov ◽  
Horst Borrmann ◽  
Yuri Grin

Binary vanadium borides are suitable model systems for a systematic analysis of the transferability concept in intermetallic compounds due to chemical intergrowth in their crystal structures. In order to underline this structural relationship, topological properties of the electron density in VB, V3B4 and VB2 reconstructed from high-resolution single-crystal X-ray diffraction data as well as derived from quantum chemical calculations, are analysed in terms of Bader's Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules [Bader (1990). Atoms in Molecules: A Quantum Theory, 1st ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press]. The compounds VB, V3B4 and VB2 are characterized by a charge transfer from the metal to boron together with two predominant atomic interactions, the shared covalent B—B interactions and the polar covalent B—M interactions. The resembling features of the crystal structures are well reflected by the respective B—B interatomic distances as well as by ρ(r) values at the B—B bond critical points. The latter decrease with an increase in the corresponding interatomic distances. The B—B bonds show transferable electron density properties at bond critical points depending on the respective bond distances.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karuppannan Selvaraju ◽  
Poomani Kumaradhas

The present study has been performed to understand the charge density distribution and the electrical characteristics of Au and thiol substituted tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) based molecular nanowire. A quantum chemical calculation has been carried out using DFT method (B3LYP) with the LANL2DZ basis set under various applied electric fields (EFs). The bond topological analysis characterizes the terminal Au–S and S–C bonds as well as all the bonds of central TTF unit of the molecule. The variation of electron density and Laplacian of electron density at the bond critical point of bonds for zero and different applied fields reveal the electron density distribution of the molecule. The molecular conformation, the variation of atomic charges and energy density distribution of the molecule have been analyzed for the various levels of applied EFs. The HOMO-LUMO gap calculated from quantum chemical calculations has been compared with the value calculated from the density of states. The variation of dipole moment due to the polarization effect and the I-V characteristics of the molecule for the various applied EFs have been well discussed.


2007 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 367-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norberto Castillo ◽  
Katherine N. Robertson ◽  
S. C. Choi ◽  
Russell J. Boyd ◽  
Osvald Knop

Molecules ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (16) ◽  
pp. 2875 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuman Li ◽  
Tianlv Xu ◽  
Tanja van Mourik ◽  
Herbert Früchtl ◽  
Steven R. Kirk ◽  
...  

Next-generation quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM) was used to investigate the competition between hydrogen bonding and halogen bonding for the recently proposed (Y = Br, I, At)/halogenabenzene/NH3 complex. Differences between using the SR-ZORA Hamiltonian and effective core potentials (ECPs) to account for relativistic effects with increased atomic mass demonstrated that next-generation QTAIM is a much more responsive tool than conventional QTAIM. Subtle details of the competition between halogen bonding and hydrogen bonding were observed, indicating a mixed chemical character shown in the 3-D paths constructed from the bond-path framework set B. In addition, the use of SR-ZORA reduced or entirely removed spurious features of B on the site of the halogen atoms.


2017 ◽  
Vol 70 (3) ◽  
pp. 328 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarvesh Kumar Pandey ◽  
Mohammad Faheem Khan ◽  
Shikha Awasthi ◽  
Reetu Sangwan ◽  
Sudha Jain

The topological features of the charge densities, ρ(r), and the chemical reactivity of two most biologically relevant and chemically interesting scaffold systems i.e. trans-communic acid and imbricatolic acid have been determined using density functional theory. To identify, characterize, and quantify efficiently, the non-covalent interactions of the atoms in the molecules have been investigated quantitatively using Bader's quantum theory of atoms-in-molecules (QTAIM) technique. The bond path is shown to persist for a range of weak H···H as well as C···H internuclear distances (in the range of 2.0–3.0 Å). These interactions exhibit all the hallmarks of a closed-shell weak interaction. To get insights into both systems, chemical reactivity descriptors, such as HOMO–LUMO, ionization potential, and chemical hardness, have been calculated and used to probe the relative stability and chemical reactivity. Some other useful information is also obtained with the help of several other electronic parameters, which are closely related to the chemical reactivity and reaction paths of the products investigated. Trans-communic acid seems to be chemically more sensitive when compared with imbricatolic acid due to its experimentally observed higher half-maximal inhibitory concentration (bioactivity parameter) value, which is in accordance with its higher chemical reactivity as theoretically predicted using density functional theory-based reactivity index. The quantum chemical calculations have also been performed in solution using different solvents, and the relative order of their structural and electronic properties as well as QTAIM-based parameters show patterns similar to those observed in gas phase only. This study further exemplifies the use and successful application of the bond path concept and the quantum theory of atoms-in-molecules.


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