Triple decker sandwiches and related compounds of the first row transition metals with cyclopentadienyl and hexafluorobenzene rings: remarkable effects of fluorine substitution1. Issue 31 (21st August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Gong, Shida; Luo, Qiong; Feng, Xiangfei; Li, Qian-shu; Xie, Yaoming; King, R. Bruce; Schaefer III, Henry F.
• Is Part Of: Physical chemistry chemical physics. Volume 17:Issue 31(2015)
• Page Start: 20100
• Page End: 20113
• Publication Date: 2015-08-21
• Subjects: Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Periodicals; 541.3
• DOI: 10.1039/c5cp01648g
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1463-9076

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="toc"> <title> <x xml:space="preserve">Abstract</x> </title> <p> <graphic position="anchor" id="ga" xlink:href="ark:/27927/pgj2b2zm407" xlink:type="simple" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" />The early transition metals Ti and V energetically prefer the triple decker sandwich <italic>trans</italic>-Cp₂M₂(η⁶, η⁶-μ-C₆F₆) structures. The later transition metals from Cr to Ni prefer the so-called "rice-ball" <italic>cis</italic>-Cp₂M₂(μ-C₆F₆) structures.</p> </abstract>