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Decomposition studies of group 6 hexacarbonyl complexes. Part 2: Modelling of the decomposition process

Usoltsev, Ilya ; Eichler, Robert ; Türler, Andreas

In: Radiochimica Acta, 2016, vol. 104, no. 8, p. 531-537

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    Titel
    • Decomposition studies of group 6 hexacarbonyl complexes. Part 2: Modelling of the decomposition process
    Autor
    • Usoltsev, Ilya. Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
    • Eichler, Robert. Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
    • Türler, Andreas. Paul Scherrer Institut, CH-5232 Villigen PSI, Switzerland
    Dokumententyp
    • Postprint
    Sprache
    • Englisch
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    • Radiochimica Acta, 2016, vol. 104, no. 8, p. 531-537. De Gruyter
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    • oai:doc.rero.ch:326222
    Summary
    The decomposition behavior of group 6 metal hexacarbonyl complexes (M(CO)6) in a tubular flow reactor is simulated. A microscopic Monte-Carlo based model is presented for assessing the first bond dissociation enthalpy of M(CO)6 complexes. The suggested approach superimposes a microscopic model of gas adsorption chromatography with a first-order heterogeneous decomposition model. The experimental data on the decomposition of Mo(CO)6 and W(CO)6 are successfully simulated by introducing available thermodynamic data. Thermodynamic data predicted by relativistic density functional theory is used in our model to deduce the most probable experimental behavior of the corresponding Sg carbonyl complex. Thus, the design of a chemical experiment with Sg(CO)6 is suggested, which is sensitive to benchmark our theoretical understanding of the bond stability in carbonyl compounds of the heaviest elements.