Browsing by Subject "NICS"

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    Analysis of non-innocence of phosphaquinodimethane ligands when charge and aromaticity come into play
    (Wiley, 2021-06-25) Junker, Philip; Rey Planells, Alicia; Espinosa Ferao, Arturo; Streubel, Rainer; Química Orgánica
    Several phosphaquinodimethanes and their M(CO)5 complexes (M=Cr, Mo, W) and model derivatives have been theoretically investigated regarding the quest of non-innocence. Computed structural and electronic properties of the P-Me/NH2 substituted phosphaquinodimethanes and tungsten complexes revealed an interesting non-innocent ligand behaviour for the radical anion complexes with distonic ion character and a strong rearomatization of the middle phenyl ring. The latter was further probed taking also geometric aromaticity (HOMA) and quinoid distortion parameters (HOMQc) into account, as well as NICS(1). Furthermore, the effect of the P-substitution was investigated for real (or plausible) complexes and their free ligands focusing on the resulting aromaticity at the middle phenyl ring and vertical one-electron redox processes. The best picture of ligand engagement in redox changes was provided by representing NICS(1) values versus HOMA and the new geometric distortion parameter HOMQc8.
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    Carbonylation of Boranes ¿ A Computational Study
    (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2023-12-11) Espinosa Ferao, Arturo Francisco; Química Orgánica
    The classical simple picture of stepwise B-to-C migratory insertion of all three alkyl groups in the carbonylation reaction of trialkyl boranes with CO was shown not to be correct, except for the first alkyl group shift affording an acyl borane. The second and third direct alkyl shifts turned out to be kinetically hampered due to the non-activated character of the B C bond in electron-poor B atoms. The latter can only be achieved by either the autocatalytic action of the final alkyl boron oxide or by formation of dimeric species with weakened B-alkyl bonds at borate centres. Both thermodynamic and several NICS-related parameters pointed to scarce, even “negative”, aromatic character for boroxines, the final cyclotrimerization products of alkyl-boron oxides