Molecular Complexes Featuring Unsupported Dispersion-Enhanced Aluminum–Copper and Gallium–Copper Bonds
Kristian L. Mears, Cary R. Stennett, Elina K. Taskinen, Caroline E. Knapp, Claire J. Carmalt, Heikki M. Tuononen, Philip P. Power
Abstract
)}. These feature unsupported copper-aluminum or copper-gallium bonds with short metal-metal distances, Cu-Al = 2.3010(6) Å and Cu-Ga = 2.2916(5) Å. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations showed that approximately half of the calculated association enthalpies can be attributed to London dispersion forces.
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ChemistryCopperGalliumPentaneMetalAluminiumDispersion (optics)Density functional theoryTolueneInorganic chemistryCrystallographyComputational chemistryOrganic chemistryOpticsPhysicsOrganometallic Complex Synthesis and CatalysisSynthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compoundsCoordination Chemistry and Organometallics