Structure and bonding analysis of dimethylgallyl complexes of cobalt, rhodium and iridium [Me(PMeub>3ub>)ub>2ub>(Meub>3ub>GaCl)M(GaMeub>2ub>)] (M聽=聽Co, Rh, Ir) and [Me(PMeub>3ub>)ub>2ub>ClIr(GaMeub>2ub>)]: A theoretica
摘要
Electronic, molecular structures and bonding analysis of the terminal neutral dimethylgallyl complexes of cobalt, rhodium and iridium [Me(PMeub>3ub>)ub>2ub>(Meub>3ub>GaCl)M(GaMeub>2ub>)] (M聽=聽Co, Rh, Ir) and [Me(PMeub>3ub>)ub>2ub>ClIr(GaMeub>2ub>)] were investigated at the DFT/BP86/TZ2P/ZORA level of theory. The calculated geometry of聽dimethylgallyl iridium complex [Me(PMeub>3ub>)ub>2ub>(Meub>3ub>GaCl)M(GaMeub>2ub>)] is in excellent agreement with structurally characterized iridium complex. Mayer bond order of the optimized structures shows that the聽M-Ga聽bonds in these complexes are essentially M-Ga single bond, which is also supported by the performed energy decomposition analysis. The orbital interactions between the metal and gallium arise mainly from M聽鈫惵燝aMeub>2ub> 蟽 donation. In all complexes, the 蟺-bonding contribution is relatively smaller. The absolute values of the 螖Eub>Pauliub>, 螖Eub>intub> and 螖Eub>elstatub> contributions to the M-Ga bonds increase according to M聽=聽Co聽<聽Rh聽<聽Ir.