Noncovalent metal-metal interactions: the crucial role of london dispersion in a bimetallic indenyl system.
The nature of the "heterodox" metal-metal bond in bimetallic indenyl systems is revealed by a new high-level electronic structure analysis procedure based on perturbation theory within a localized molecular orbital basis. Surprisingly strong metal-metal interactions are found, and their origin in London dispersion effects has been uncovered. The importance of intramolecular van der Waals interactions, even for quite small organometallic systems, is highlighted.
Schwabe
Tobias
T
Organisch-Chemisches Institut, Westfälische Wilhelms Universität, Corrensstrasse 40, 48149 Münster, Germany.
Grimme
Stefan
S
Djukic
Jean-Pierre
JP