Ethylene binding in mono- and binuclear Cu<sup>I</sup> complexes with tetradentate pyridinophane ligands
Ayumu Karimata, Tatiana Gridneva, Pradnya H. Patil, Robert R. Fayzullin, Eugene Khaskin, Sébastien Lapointe, Alèria Garcia‐Roca, Julia R. Khusnutdinova
Abstract
N4 ligand, the ethylene complex is photoluminescent in the solid state. The ethylene binding modes in mono- and binuclear complexes are elucidated through Natural Bond Orbital and QTAIM analyses.
Topics & Concepts
EthyleneSteric effectsChemistryCrystallographyLigand (biochemistry)Olefin fiberStereochemistryPhotochemistryOrganic chemistryCatalysisReceptorBiochemistryMetal complexes synthesis and propertiesNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and Catalysis