The Halogen-Bond Nature in Noble Gas–Dihalogen Complexes from Scattering Experiments and Ab Initio Calculations
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results and Discussion
2.1. Scattering Results
2.2. Interaction Potential Components
2.3. Ab Initio Potential Energy Surfaces
2.4. Halogen Polar Flattening in the Ng–X2 Complexes
2.5. Charge Displacement Analysis
2.6. CT Dependence on the First Ionization Potential
2.7. CT Proportional Constant
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Phenomenological Approach
3.2. Computational Details
3.3. Charge Displacement Function
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Vsph | Vlin | Vperp | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rm | Em | Rm | Em | Rm | Em | |
He–Cl2 | 4.16 | 3.23 | 4.27 | 5.93 | 3.39 | 6.15 |
Ne–Cl2 | 4.16 | 6.98 | 4.29 | 12.21 | 3.44 | 12.10 |
Ar–Cl2 | 4.33 | 17.99 | 4.53 | 27.01 | 3.70 | 27.12 |
Kr–Cl2 | 4.43 | 23.01 | 4.61 | 34.67 | 3.83 | 32.78 |
Xe–Cl2 | 4.56 | 27.77 | 4.73 | 41.45 | 4.00 | 37.71 |
He–Br2 | 4.41 | 3.24 | 4.51 | 6.51 | 3.50 | 6.43 |
Ne–Br2 | 4.40 | 7.29 | 4.52 | 14.09 | 3.54 | 13.22 |
Ar–Br2 | 4.57 | 18.42 | 4.75 | 30.03 | 3.81 | 29.28 |
Kr–Br2 | 4.61 | 25.69 | 4.77 | 43.92 | 3.88 | 38.91 |
Xe–Br2 | 4.73 | 32.24 | 4.86 | 55.02 | 4.04 | 46.18 |
He–I2 | 4.85 | 2.76 | 4.95 | 5.54 | 3.79 | 5.54 |
Ne–I2 | 4.80 | 6.46 | 4.90 | 13.21 | 3.78 | 12.21 |
Ar–I2 | 4.88 | 19.20 | 5.04 | 34.66 | 3.94 | 32.98 |
Kr–I2 | 4.93 | 26.34 | 5.05 | 49.82 | 4.02 | 43.19 |
Xe–I2 | 5.02 | 34.64 | 5.11 | 65.77 | 4.16 | 54.26 |
Vsph | Vlin | Vperp | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Rm | Em | Rm | Em | Rm | Em | |
He–Cl2 | 4.37 | 2.69 | 4.82 | 3.24 | 3.37 | 5.79 |
Ne–Cl2 | 4.40 | 5.52 | 4.84 | 6.77 | 3.41 | 11.59 |
Ar–Cl2 | 4.58 | 14.45 | 5.00 | 17.60 | 3.67 | 27.37 |
Kr–Cl2 | 4.68 | 18.66 | 5.10 | 22.68 | 3.78 | 34.18 |
Xe–Cl2 | 4.82 | 23.18 | 5.25 | 28.11 | 3.95 | 40.61 |
He–Br2 | 4.57 | 2.67 | 5.03 | 3.15 | 3.61 | 5.37 |
Ne–Br2 | 4.58 | 5.66 | 5.03 | 6.77 | 3.63 | 11.21 |
Ar–Br2 | 4.73 | 16.01 | 5.16 | 19.24 | 3.82 | 29.41 |
Kr–Br2 | 4.81 | 21.25 | 5.24 | 25.43 | 3.92 | 38.03 |
Xe–Br2 | 4.93 | 27.14 | 5.35 | 32.51 | 4.07 | 46.35 |
He–I2 | 5.12 | 2.13 | 5.62 | 2.85 | 3.83 | 4.88 |
Ne–I2 | 5.10 | 4.66 | 5.59 | 6.32 | 3.82 | 10.62 |
Ar–I2 | 5.19 | 14.69 | 5.66 | 20.05 | 3.94 | 31.73 |
Kr–I2 | 5.26 | 20.15 | 5.73 | 27.30 | 4.02 | 42.49 |
Xe–I2 | 5.35 | 26.94 | 5.83 | 36.42 | 4.14 | 55.01 |
INg (eV) (a) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
He | 24.587 | Cl | 3.621 | 3430 |
Ne | 21.564 | Cl2 | 2.38 ± 0.1 | 1300 |
Ar | 15.759 | Br2 | 2.55 ± 0.1 | 2500 |
Kr | 13.999 | I2 | 2.55 ± 0.05 | 5000 |
Xe | 12.130 |
rm|| | ε || | rm⊥ | ε ⊥ | ACT | A3B | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
He–Cl2 | 3.39 | 4.47 | 3.55 | 2.93 | 310,000 | 22,000 |
Ne–Cl2 | 3.44 | 8.76 | 3.60 | 5.76 | 450,000 | 61,000 |
Ar–Cl2 | 3.68 | 19.70 | 3.85 | 13.00 | 700,000 | 240,000 |
Kr–Cl2 | 3.79 | 24.40 | 3.98 | 15.70 | 830,000 | 460,000 |
Xe–Cl2 | 3.94 | 28.20 | 4.14 | 18.10 | 970,000 | 890,000 |
He–Br2 | 3.53 | 4.71 | 3.71 | 3.02 | 620,000 | 44,000 |
Ne–Br2 | 3.57 | 9.66 | 3.75 | 6.21 | 900,000 | 120,000 |
Ar–Br2 | 3.80 | 21.30 | 4.00 | 13.90 | 1,400,000 | 440,000 |
Kr–Br2 | 3.87 | 28.90 | 4.07 | 18.40 | 1,660,000 | 900,000 |
Xe–Br2 | 4.01 | 34.50 | 4.23 | 21.90 | 1,900,000 | 1,750,000 |
He–I2 | 3.81 | 4.00 | 4.06 | 2.59 | 1,550,000 | 88,000 |
Ne–I2 | 3.81 | 8.76 | 4.05 | 5.70 | 2,250,000 | 244,000 |
Ar–I2 | 3.95 | 23.60 | 4.20 | 15.50 | 3,500,000 | 900,000 |
Kr–I2 | 4.03 | 30.90 | 4.28 | 20.30 | 4,150,000 | 1,800,000 |
Xe–I2 | 4.16 | 38.60 | 4.41 | 25.60 | 4,750,000 | 3,500,000 |
rm|| | ε|| | rm⊥ | ε⊥ | ACT | A3B | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
He–Cl2 | 3.62 | 3.03 | 3.58 | 2.88 | 0 | 0 |
Ne–Cl2 | 3.64 | 6.32 | 3.62 | 5.73 | 0 | 0 |
Ar–Cl2 | 3.81 | 16.30 | 3.87 | 13.40 | 0 | 0 |
Kr–Cl2 | 3.91 | 20.90 | 3.98 | 16.70 | 0 | 0 |
Xe–Cl2 | 4.06 | 25.70 | 4.14 | 19.80 | 0 | 0 |
He–Br2 | 3.83 | 2.92 | 3.81 | 2.66 | 0 | 0 |
Ne–Br2 | 3.83 | 6.27 | 3.83 | 5.53 | 0 | 0 |
Ar–Br2 | 3.96 | 17.70 | 4.02 | 14.40 | 0 | 0 |
Kr–Br2 | 4.04 | 23.30 | 4.11 | 18.60 | 0 | 0 |
Xe–Br2 | 4.16 | 29.60 | 4.26 | 22.60 | 0 | 0 |
He–I2 | 4.12 | 2.70 | 4.12 | 2.40 | 0 | 0 |
Ne–I2 | 4.09 | 6.00 | 4.11 | 5.20 | 0 | 0 |
Ar–I2 | 4.16 | 19.00 | 4.23 | 15.40 | 0 | 0 |
Kr–I2 | 4.23 | 25.80 | 4.31 | 20.60 | 0 | 0 |
Xe–I2 | 4.33 | 34.30 | 4.42 | 26.60 | 0 | 0 |
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Nunzi, F.; Di Erasmo, B.; Tarantelli, F.; Cappelletti, D.; Pirani, F. The Halogen-Bond Nature in Noble Gas–Dihalogen Complexes from Scattering Experiments and Ab Initio Calculations. Molecules 2019, 24, 4274. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24234274
Nunzi F, Di Erasmo B, Tarantelli F, Cappelletti D, Pirani F. The Halogen-Bond Nature in Noble Gas–Dihalogen Complexes from Scattering Experiments and Ab Initio Calculations. Molecules. 2019; 24(23):4274. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24234274
Chicago/Turabian StyleNunzi, Francesca, Benedetta Di Erasmo, Francesco Tarantelli, David Cappelletti, and Fernando Pirani. 2019. "The Halogen-Bond Nature in Noble Gas–Dihalogen Complexes from Scattering Experiments and Ab Initio Calculations" Molecules 24, no. 23: 4274. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules24234274