Scientia Iranica

Scientia Iranica

Structural and electronic properties of alumaphosphinine complexes with metal ions: A theoretical study

Document Type : Research Article

Author
Department of Physics, Jahrom University, Jahrom, P.O. Box 74135-111, Iran.
Abstract
Several complexes of alumaphosphinine ring with cations (Li+, Na+, K+, Be2+, Mg2+, and Ca2+) were optimized at B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p), and the single-point calculations were performed at MP2/6-311++G(d,p) level of theory. Di fferent aspects of cation- interaction, including interaction energy calculations, charge transfer values, and the variations in aromaticity of the ring upon complexation, were also considered. Natural Bond Orbital (NBO) analysis was performed to calculate the charge transfer and natural population analysis of the complexes. Quantum Theory of Atoms In Molecules (QTAIM) was also applied to analyze the properties of the bond critical points in the complexes. Finally, Nucleus Independent Chemical Shift (NICS), the Harmonic Oscillator Model of Aromaticity (HOMA), the Para-Delocalization Index (PDI), and the aromatic  fluctuation
index (FLU) were applied to evaluate the variation of aromaticity of the alumaphosphinine ring induced upon complexation.
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Volume 24, Issue 3
Transactions on Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (C)
May and June 2017
Pages 1181-1188

  • Receive Date 09 June 2015
  • Revise Date 03 December 2016
  • Accept Date 07 January 2017