文摘
A combination of infrared multiple photon dissociation (IRMPD) spectroscopy and density functional theory calculations is used to investigate the structures and charge-transfer properties of clusters containing transition metals (TM = Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(I), Zn(II), Rh(III), Pd(II), Ag(I), Cd(II)) and the dodecafluorododecaboron dianion, Bb>12b>Fb>12b>2鈥?/sup>. In all cases, IRMPD resulted in transfer of electron density to the metal center and production of Bb>12b>Fb>12b>鈥?/sup>. Metals that exhibit the highest degree of charge transfer are found to induce reaction among the Bb>12b>Fb>12b> cages, leading to production of Bb>nb>Fb>mb> (up to n = m = 24).