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Magnetic criteria of aromaticity in a benzene cation and anion: how does the Jahn–Teller effect influence the aromaticity?

Andjelković, Ljubica ; Perić, Marko ; Zlatar, Matija ; Grubišić, Sonja ; Gruden-Pavlović, Maja

In: Tetrahedron Letters, 2011, vol. 53, no. 7, p. 794-799

The aromatic/antiaromatic behavior of the Jahn–Teller (JT) active benzene cation and anion has been investigated using Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations of Nuclear Independent Chemical Shifts (NICS) and magnetic susceptibility. NICS parameters have been scanned along the Intrinsic Distortion Path (IDP) for the benzene cation showing antiaromaticity which decreases with increasing...

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Density functional theory study of the Jahn-Teller effect in cobaltocene

Zlatar, Matija ; Schläpfer, Carl-Wilhelm ; Penka Fowe, Emmanuel ; Daul, Claude A.

In: Pure and Applied Chemistry, 2009, vol. 81, no. 8, p. 1397-1411

A detailed discussion of the potential energy surface of bis(cyclopentadienyl)cobalt(II), cobaltocene, is given. Vibronic coupling coefficients are calculated using density functional theory (DFT). Results are in good agreement with experimental findings. On the basis of our calculation there is no second-order Jahn–Teller (JT) effect as predicted by group theory. The JT distortion can be...

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Chemical bonding in molecules and complexes containing d-elements based on DFT

Atanasov, Mihail ; Daul, Claude A. ; Penka Fowe, Emmanuel

In: Monatshefte für Chemie / Chemical Monthly, 2005, vol. 136, no. 6, p. 925-963

Metal–ligand bonding in transition metal halide molecules and complexes with different central ions, oxidations states, and coordination numbers: CrIII X₆³⁻, CrIVX₄, CrIIX₂ (X = F,Cl,Br,I), MIIICl₆³⁻(M = Mo,W), MIII (H₂O)₆³⁺(M = Cr,Co) and Re₂Cl₈²⁻ has...

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DFT study of mixed-valent Mn(II/III) hexacyanide clusters

Daul, Claude ; Rauzy, Cédrick ; Decurtins, Silvio ; Franz, Patrick ; Hauser, Andreas

In: International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2005, vol. 101, no. 6, p. 753-760

The cubic Prussian blue analogue Mn³[Mn(CN)₆]₂·15H₂O, which has the advantage of being transparent and magnetic (TN = 35 K) at the same time, has been investigated by density functional theory (DFT) calculations. The three-dimensional structure is built of MnII ions linked to MnIII ions by μ-bridging cyanides, to form a crystal structure,...

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Density functional study of nitroprusside: Mechanism of the photochemical formation and deactivation of the metastable states

Buchs, M. ; Daul, Claude A. ; Manoharan, P. T. ; Schläpfer, Carl-Wilhelm

In: International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 2003, vol. 91 (3), p. 418-431

In this article, we present a theoretical investigation about the mechanism of the photochemical formation and deactivation of the metastable states observed in nitroprusside ions. The quantum chemical calculations are based on density functional theory. The peculiar photochemical and photophysical behavior of this molecule has attracted chemists' interest for a while. Due to this interest, many...