Carbon monoxide bonding with Beo and BeCo3: Surprisingly high co stretching frequency of OCBeCO

Mohua Chen, Qingnan Zhang, Mingfei Zhou, Diego M. Andrada, Gernot Frenking

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Abstract

The complexes OCBeCO3 and COBeCO3 have been isolated in a low-temperature neon matrix. The more stable isomer OCBeCO3 has a very high C-O stretching mode of 2263 cm-1, which is blue-shifted by 122 cm-1 with respect to free CO and 79 cm-1 higher than in OCBeO. Bonding analysis of the complexes shows that OCBeO has a stronger OC-BeY bond than OCBeCO3 because it encounters stronger p backdonation. The isomers COBeCO3 and COBeO exhibit redshifted C-O stretching modes with respect to free CO. The inverse change of C-O stretching frequency in OC-BeY and CO-BeY is explained with the reversed polarization of the s and p bonds in CO.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)124-128
Number of pages5
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume54
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2 Jan 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Beryllium carbonate
  • Bonding analysis
  • Carbonyl complexes
  • Donor-acceptor interactions
  • Matrix isolation

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