title: Infrared Photodissociation Spectroscopic and Theoretical Study of Heteronuclear Transition Metal Carbonyl Cluster Cations in the Gas Phase.
abstract: Heteronuclear transition metal carbonyl cluster cations FeM(CO)8(+) (M = Co, Ni and Cu) and MCu(CO)7(+) (M = Co and Ni) are produced via a laser vaporization supersonic cluster ion source in the gas phase, which are each mass-selected and studied by infrared photodissociation spectroscopy in the carbonyl stretching frequency region. Their geometric and electronic structures are established by comparison of the experimental spectra with those derived from density functional theoretical calculations. The FeM(CO)8(+) (M = Co, Ni, Cu) complexes are determined to have eclipsed (CO)5Fe-M(CO)3(+) structures, and the MCu(CO)7(+) (M = Co, Ni) ions are characterized to have staggered (CO)4M-Cu(CO)3(+) structures. Natural bonding orbital analysis indicates that the positive charge is mainly distributed on the M(CO)3 fragment. The metal-metal interaction involves an σ-type (OC)4,5M→M(CO)3(+) dative bonding.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China.
authors: Hui
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authors: Qu
authors: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China.
authors: Fanchen
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authors: Kong
authors: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China.
authors: Guanjun
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authors: Wang
authors: Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Molecular Catalysts and Innovative Materials, Fudan University , Shanghai 200433, China.
authors: Mingfei
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authors: Zhou