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Gas‐Phase Structures of Potassium Tetrakis(hexafluoro‐ acetylacetonato) Lanthanide(III) Complexes [KLn(C 5 HF 6 O 2 ) 4 ] (Ln=La, Gd, Lu)
Author(s) -
Girichev Georgiy V.,
Giricheva Nina I.,
Khochenkov Alexey E.,
Sliznev Valery V.,
Belova Natalya V.,
Mitzel Norbert W.
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.202004010
Subject(s) - lanthanide , chemistry , crystallography , molecule , ligand (biochemistry) , atom (system on chip) , potassium , crystal structure , ionic bonding , ion , organic chemistry , biochemistry , receptor , computer science , embedded system
The molecular structures of potassium tetrakis(hexafluoroacetylacetonato)lanthanide(III) complexes [KLn(hfa) 4 ] (Ln=La, Gd, Lu; hfa=C 5 HF 6 O 2 ,) were studied by synchronous gas‐phase electron diffraction/mass spectrometry (GED/MS) supported by quantum‐chemical (DFT/PBE0) calculations. The compounds sublime congruently and the vapors contain a single molecular species: the heterobinuclear complex [KLn(hfa) 4 ]. All molecules are of C 1 symmetry with the lanthanide atom in the center of an LnO 8 coordination polyhedron, while the potassium atom is coordinated by three ligands with formation of three K−O and three K−F bonds. One hfa ligand is not bonded to the potassium atom. Topological analysis of the electron‐density distributions confirmed the existence of ionic‐type K−O and K−F bonding. The structures of the free [KLn(hfa) 4 ] molecules are compared with those of the related compounds [KDy(hfa) 4 ] and [KEr(hfa) 4 ] in their crystalline state. The complex nature of the chemical bonding is discussed on the basis of electron‐density topology analyses.