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From π Bonds without σ Bonds to the Longest Metal–Metal Bond Ever: A Survey on Actinide–Actinide Bonding in Fullerenes

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    SYSNO ASEP0532361
    Document TypeJ - Journal Article
    R&D Document TypeJournal Article
    Subsidiary JČlánek ve WOS
    TitleFrom π Bonds without σ Bonds to the Longest Metal–Metal Bond Ever: A Survey on Actinide–Actinide Bonding in Fullerenes
    Author(s) Jaroš, Adam (UOCHB-X) RID, ORCID
    Foroutan-Nejad, C. (CZ)
    Straka, Michal (UOCHB-X) RID, ORCID
    Source TitleInorganic Chemistry. - : American Chemical Society - ISSN 0020-1669
    Roč. 59, č. 17 (2020), s. 12608-12615
    Number of pages8 s.
    Languageeng - English
    CountryUS - United States
    Keywordsbasis sets ; electronic structure ; energy
    Subject RIVCA - Inorganic Chemistry
    OECD categoryInorganic and nuclear chemistry
    R&D ProjectsLTAUSA19148 GA MŠMT - Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (MEYS)
    Method of publishingLimited access
    Institutional supportUOCHB-X - RVO:61388963
    UT WOS000570979900079
    EID SCOPUS85090488139
    DOI10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01713
    AnnotationActinide-actinide bonds are rare. Only a few experimental systems with An-An bonds have been described so far. Recent experimental characterization of the U2@Ih(7)-C80 (J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 3907) system with one-electron two-center (OETC) U-U bonds as was predicted by some of us (Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2015, 17, 24182) encourages the search for more examples of actinide-actinide bonding in fullerene cages. Here, we investigate actinide-actinide bonding in An2@D5h(1)-C70, An2@Ih(7)-C80, and An2@D5h(1)-C90 (An = Ac-Cm) endohedral metallofullerenes (EMFs). Using different methods of the chemical bonding analysis, we show that most of the studied An2@C70 and An2@C80 systems feature one or more one-electron two-center actinide-actinide bonds. Unique bonding patterns are revealed in plutonium EMFs. The Pu2@Ih(7)-C80 features two OETC Pu-Pu π bonds without any evidence of a corresponding σ bond. In the Pu2@D5h(1)-C90 with rPu-Pu = 5.9 Å, theory predicts the longest metal-metal bond ever described. Predicted systems are thermodynamically stable and should be, in principle, experimentally accessible, though radioactivity of studied metals may be a serious obstacle.
    WorkplaceInstitute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry
    Contactasep@uochb.cas.cz ; Kateřina Šperková, Tel.: 232 002 584 ; Viktorie Chládková, Tel.: 232 002 434
    Year of Publishing2021
    Electronic addresshttps://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.0c01713
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