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Structure and stability of oligomeric anions [M n X 3n+ 1]- (M = Al, Ga, In; X = F, Cl, Br, I; N = 2-4) : A quantum-chemical study. / Timoshkin, A. Yu.

In: Russian Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, Vol. 54, No. 1, 01.2009, p. 86-99.

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title = "Structure and stability of oligomeric anions [M n X 3n+ 1]- (M = Al, Ga, In; X = F, Cl, Br, I; N = 2-4): A quantum-chemical study",
abstract = "The structural and thermodynamic properties of oligomeric anions [M n X3n+ 1]- (M = Al, Ga, In; X = F, Cl, Br, I; n = 2, 3, 4) have been obtained by the density functional theory B3LYP method with the LAN2DZ(d) and LAN2DZ(d)+ basis sets. A wide diversity of structural isomers was found for trimeric fluoride anions M3F 10 - . Among the trimers, except In3F 10 - , the most stable is a linear isomer composed of two MX3 molecules coordinated to the MX 4 - anion. The formation of tetrameric anions M4X 13 - was demonstrated to be thermodynamically allowed at low temperatures at MX3: X - > 4: 1. The existence of higher oligomers is less probable. The affinity of oligomer halides (MX3) n for halide ions increases with an increase in n. The propensity to form oligomeric anions decreases in the series F > Cl = Br > I. The fluoride systems show a tendency to form structures with CN = 5 and 6, these structures for In being the most stable.",
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N2 - The structural and thermodynamic properties of oligomeric anions [M n X3n+ 1]- (M = Al, Ga, In; X = F, Cl, Br, I; n = 2, 3, 4) have been obtained by the density functional theory B3LYP method with the LAN2DZ(d) and LAN2DZ(d)+ basis sets. A wide diversity of structural isomers was found for trimeric fluoride anions M3F 10 - . Among the trimers, except In3F 10 - , the most stable is a linear isomer composed of two MX3 molecules coordinated to the MX 4 - anion. The formation of tetrameric anions M4X 13 - was demonstrated to be thermodynamically allowed at low temperatures at MX3: X - > 4: 1. The existence of higher oligomers is less probable. The affinity of oligomer halides (MX3) n for halide ions increases with an increase in n. The propensity to form oligomeric anions decreases in the series F > Cl = Br > I. The fluoride systems show a tendency to form structures with CN = 5 and 6, these structures for In being the most stable.

AB - The structural and thermodynamic properties of oligomeric anions [M n X3n+ 1]- (M = Al, Ga, In; X = F, Cl, Br, I; n = 2, 3, 4) have been obtained by the density functional theory B3LYP method with the LAN2DZ(d) and LAN2DZ(d)+ basis sets. A wide diversity of structural isomers was found for trimeric fluoride anions M3F 10 - . Among the trimers, except In3F 10 - , the most stable is a linear isomer composed of two MX3 molecules coordinated to the MX 4 - anion. The formation of tetrameric anions M4X 13 - was demonstrated to be thermodynamically allowed at low temperatures at MX3: X - > 4: 1. The existence of higher oligomers is less probable. The affinity of oligomer halides (MX3) n for halide ions increases with an increase in n. The propensity to form oligomeric anions decreases in the series F > Cl = Br > I. The fluoride systems show a tendency to form structures with CN = 5 and 6, these structures for In being the most stable.

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