Abstract
The equilibrium geometries of the transition-metal carbonyls M(CO)n (M = Fe, Ru, Os; n = 4, 5) and M(CO)n (M = Ni, Pd, Pt; n = 3, 4) are calculated at the MP2 level using effective core potentials for the metals and 6-31G(d) basis sets for C and O. The first ligand dissociation energies of the saturated metal carbonyls are theoretically predicted using the coupled cluster theory (CCSD(T)) approach. The calculated dissociation energies ΔH298 (Fe-(CO)5, 46.5 kcal/mol; Ru(CO)5, 30.9 kcal/mol; Os(CO)5, 42.4 kcal/mol; Ni(CO)4, 24.4 kcal/ mol; Pd(CO)4, 9.6 kcal/mol; Pt(CO)4, 13.0 kcal/mol) indicate that the second-row transition elements have the weakest carbonyl bond.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 423-426 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Organometallics |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1995 |
Externally published | Yes |