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Formation and Characterization of BeFe(CO) 4 − Anion with Beryllium−Iron Bonding
Author(s) -
Wang Guanjun,
Zhao Jing,
Hu HanShi,
Li Jun,
Zhou Mingfei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
angewandte chemie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1521-3757
pISSN - 0044-8249
DOI - 10.1002/ange.202015760
Subject(s) - heteronuclear molecule , chemistry , photodissociation , crystallography , ion , transition metal , metal carbonyl , infrared spectroscopy , chemical bond , inorganic chemistry , beryllium , metal , photochemistry , nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy , stereochemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis
Heteronuclear BeFe(CO) 4 − anion complex is generated in the gas phase, which is detected by mass‐selected infrared photodissociation spectroscopy in the carbonyl stretching frequency region. The complex is characterized to have a Be−Fe bonded Be−Fe(CO) 4 − structure with C 3 v symmetry and all of the four carbonyl ligands bonded on the iron center. Quantum chemical studies indicate that the complex has a quite short Be−Fe bond. Besides one electron‐sharing σ bond, there are two additional, albeit weak, Be ← Fe(CO) 4 − dative π bonding interactions. The findings imply that metal–metal bonding between s‐block and transition metals is viable under suitable coordination environment.