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On the importance of dimeric forms of Al and Ga trichlorides in the electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions : An ab initio study. / Volkov, Alexey N.; Timoshkin, Alexey Y.; Suvorov, Andrew V.
In: International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, Vol. 100, No. 4 SPEC. ISS., 15.11.2004, p. 412-418.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - On the importance of dimeric forms of Al and Ga trichlorides in the electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions
T2 - An ab initio study
AU - Volkov, Alexey N.
AU - Timoshkin, Alexey Y.
AU - Suvorov, Andrew V.
PY - 2004/11/15
Y1 - 2004/11/15
N2 - An ab initio study of the monomeric and dimeric forms of group 13 metal halides in model electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction has been performed. Several computational approaches have been tested. It is found that MP2/LANL2DZ(d)+ results are in good agreement with experiment, in contrast to data obtained at MP2/DZP and MP4/DZP++//MP2/DZP levels of theory. Formation of C6H7+ · M2Cl7 ion pairs is more favorable compared to C6H7- · MCl4-, for both Al and Ga, which suggests that dimeric forms of the metal halides should play a significant role in the electrophilk aromatic substitution reactions.
AB - An ab initio study of the monomeric and dimeric forms of group 13 metal halides in model electrophilic aromatic substitution reaction has been performed. Several computational approaches have been tested. It is found that MP2/LANL2DZ(d)+ results are in good agreement with experiment, in contrast to data obtained at MP2/DZP and MP4/DZP++//MP2/DZP levels of theory. Formation of C6H7+ · M2Cl7 ion pairs is more favorable compared to C6H7- · MCl4-, for both Al and Ga, which suggests that dimeric forms of the metal halides should play a significant role in the electrophilk aromatic substitution reactions.
KW - Catalyst
KW - Electrophilic aromatic substitution
KW - Friedel-Crafts reactions
KW - Group 13 metal halides
KW - Lewis acids
KW - MP2
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=7544249331&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/qua.20182
DO - 10.1002/qua.20182
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:7544249331
VL - 100
SP - 412
EP - 418
JO - International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
JF - International Journal of Quantum Chemistry
SN - 0020-7608
IS - 4 SPEC. ISS.
ER -
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