The structures and energetics of binuclear acetoniminato metal carbonyl derivatives of the types (Me2C═N) 2Fe2 (CO) n and (Me2C═N) 2Cr2 (CO) n have been investigated by density functional theory. The (Me2C═N) 2Fe2 (CO) 6 structure, with bridging Me2C═N ligands using only their nitrogen atoms to bridge an Fe═Fe bond related to experimentally known species, as well as a related (Me2C═N) 2Cr2 (CO) 8 structure, appear to be energetically preferred. Among carbonyl-richer systems, the iron system energetically prefers a Me2C═NC (O) 2Fe2 (CO) 6 structure with bridging Me2C═NC (O) ligands, whereas the chromium system energetically prefers a structure with a 2, 3-diazabutadiene ligand having each nitrogen atom bonded to a Cr (CO) 5 moiety. Preferred structures for systems with fewer CO groups include the tetracarbonyl (Me2C═N) 2Fe2 (CO) 4 in which one of the bridging Me2C═N uses its C═N double bond to bond to an iron atom, as well as (Me2C═N) 2Cr2 (CO) n (n = 7, 6) structures with chromium–chromium multiple bonds bridged by Me2C═N groups.
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Haoyu Chen
Jia Luo
Yongtao Liu
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Centre for Quantum Computation and Communication Technology
Xihua University
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www.synapsesocial.com/papers/69a287b00a974eb0d3c039df — DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.6c00171