Relative Strengths of a Pnicogen and a Tetrel Bond and Their Mutual Effects upon One Another
Relative Strengths of a Pnicogen and a Tetrel Bond and Their Mutual Effects upon One Another
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Pnicogen 和 Tetrel 键的相对强度及其相互影响
DOI:
10.1021/acs.jpca.1c01211
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2021
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Scheiner, Steve
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Scheiner, Steve
The ability of the T and Z atoms of TR3ZR2to engage in a noncovalent interaction with NH3is assessed by DFT calculations, where the T atom refers to C, Si, and Ge; Z = As, Sb, and P; and substituents R = H and F. In most instances, the tetrel bond (TB) is both stronger and shorter than the pnicogen bond (ZB). These two bond strengths can be equalized, or preference shifted to the ZB, if F substituents are placed on the Z and H on the T atoms. Employing C as the T atom results in a very weak TB, with the ZB clearly favored energetically. The simultaneous formation of both TB and ZB weakens both, particularly the latter, but both bonds survive intact. Geometric and spectroscopic perturbations of the subunits reflect the two types of noncovalent bonds.