Collective interactions among organometallics are exotic bonds hidden on lab shelves

Abstract Recent discovery of an unusual bond between Na and B in NaBH3 − motivated us to look for potentially similar bonds, which remained unnoticed among systems isoelectronic with NaBH3 −. Here, we report a novel family of collective interactions and a measure called exchange-correlation interact...

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Main Authors: Shahin Sowlati-Hashjin, Vojtěch Šadek, SeyedAbdolreza Sadjadi, Mikko Karttunen, Angel Martín-Pendás, Cina Foroutan-Nejad
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29504-0
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author Shahin Sowlati-Hashjin
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Mikko Karttunen
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description Abstract Recent discovery of an unusual bond between Na and B in NaBH3 − motivated us to look for potentially similar bonds, which remained unnoticed among systems isoelectronic with NaBH3 −. Here, we report a novel family of collective interactions and a measure called exchange-correlation interaction collectivity index (ICIXC; $${ICI}\in \left[{{{{\mathrm{0,1}}}}}\right]$$ I C I ∈ 0, 1 ) to characterize the extent of collective versus pairwise bonding. Unlike conventional bonds in which ICIXC remains close to one, in collective interactions ICIXC may approach zero. We show that collective interactions are commonplace among widely used organometallics, as well as among boron and aluminum complexes with the general formula [Ma+AR3]b− (A: C, B or Al). In these species, the metal atom interacts more efficiently with the substituents (R) on the central atoms than the central atoms (A) upon forming efficient collective interactions. Furthermore, collective interactions were also found among fluorine atoms of XFn systems (X: B or C). Some of organolithium and organomagnesium species have the lowest ICIXC among the more than 100 studied systems revealing the fact that collective interactions are rather a rule than an exception among organometallic species.
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spelling doaj-art-927b4f58f72e4d96aabf495ae581d3f02024-12-01T12:32:54ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-04-011311910.1038/s41467-022-29504-0Collective interactions among organometallics are exotic bonds hidden on lab shelvesShahin Sowlati-Hashjin0Vojtěch Šadek1SeyedAbdolreza Sadjadi2Mikko Karttunen3Angel Martín-Pendás4Cina Foroutan-Nejad5Institute of Biomedical Engineering, University of TorontoCEITEC−Central European Institute of Technology, Masaryk UniversityDepartment of Physics, Faculty of Science, Laboratory for Space Research, The University of Hong KongDepartment of Chemistry, The University of Western OntarioDepartamento de Química Física y Analítica, University of OviedoInstitute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of SciencesAbstract Recent discovery of an unusual bond between Na and B in NaBH3 − motivated us to look for potentially similar bonds, which remained unnoticed among systems isoelectronic with NaBH3 −. Here, we report a novel family of collective interactions and a measure called exchange-correlation interaction collectivity index (ICIXC; $${ICI}\in \left[{{{{\mathrm{0,1}}}}}\right]$$ I C I ∈ 0, 1 ) to characterize the extent of collective versus pairwise bonding. Unlike conventional bonds in which ICIXC remains close to one, in collective interactions ICIXC may approach zero. We show that collective interactions are commonplace among widely used organometallics, as well as among boron and aluminum complexes with the general formula [Ma+AR3]b− (A: C, B or Al). In these species, the metal atom interacts more efficiently with the substituents (R) on the central atoms than the central atoms (A) upon forming efficient collective interactions. Furthermore, collective interactions were also found among fluorine atoms of XFn systems (X: B or C). Some of organolithium and organomagnesium species have the lowest ICIXC among the more than 100 studied systems revealing the fact that collective interactions are rather a rule than an exception among organometallic species.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29504-0
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Angel Martín-Pendás
Cina Foroutan-Nejad
Collective interactions among organometallics are exotic bonds hidden on lab shelves
Nature Communications
title Collective interactions among organometallics are exotic bonds hidden on lab shelves
title_full Collective interactions among organometallics are exotic bonds hidden on lab shelves
title_fullStr Collective interactions among organometallics are exotic bonds hidden on lab shelves
title_full_unstemmed Collective interactions among organometallics are exotic bonds hidden on lab shelves
title_short Collective interactions among organometallics are exotic bonds hidden on lab shelves
title_sort collective interactions among organometallics are exotic bonds hidden on lab shelves
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29504-0
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