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Why Are [P(C6H5)4]+N3−and [As(C6H5)4]+N3−ionic salts and Sb(C6H5)4N3and Bi(C6H5)4N3 covalent solids? A theoretical study provides an unexpected answer
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Christe, Karl O., Haiges, Ralf, Boatz, Jerry A., Brooke Jenkins, H. Donald, Garner, Edward B. and Dixon, D. A. (David A.) (2011) Why Are [P(C6H5)4]+N3−and [As(C6H5)4]+N3−ionic salts and Sb(C6H5)4N3and Bi(C6H5)4N3 covalent solids? A theoretical study provides an unexpected answer. Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 50 (Number 8). pp. 3752-3756. doi:10.1021/ic2001078 ISSN 0020-1669.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ic2001078
Abstract
A recent crystallographic study has shown that, in the solid state, P(C(6)H(5))(4)N(3) and As(C(6)H(5))(4)N(3) have ionic [M(C(6)H(5))(4)](+)N(3)(-)-type structures, whereas Sb(C(6)H(5))(4)N(3) exists as a pentacoordinated covalent solid. Using the results from density functional theory, lattice energy (VBT) calculations, sublimation energy estimates, and Born-Fajans-Haber cycles, it is shown that the maximum coordination numbers of the central atom M, the lattice energies of the ionic solids, and the sublimation energies of the covalent solids have no or little influence on the nature of the solids. Unexpectedly, the main factor determining whether the covalent or ionic structures are energetically favored is the first ionization potential of [M(C(6)H(5))(4)]. The calculations show that at ambient temperature the ionic structure is favored for P(C(6)H(5))(4)N(3) and the covalent structures are favored for Sb(C(6)H(5))(4)N(3) and Bi(C(6)H(5))(4)N(3), while As(C(6)H(5))(4)N(3) presents a borderline case
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Subjects: | Q Science > QD Chemistry | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Chemistry | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Ionic structure, Chemical bonds, Sublimation (Chemistry), Density functionals, Lattice theory, Crystallography | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Inorganic Chemistry | ||||
Publisher: | American Chemical Society | ||||
ISSN: | 0020-1669 | ||||
Official Date: | 2011 | ||||
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Volume: | Volume 50 | ||||
Number: | Number 8 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 3752-3756 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1021/ic2001078 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Funder: | National Science Foundation (U.S.) (NSF), United States. Office of Naval Research, United States. Air Force. Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), United States. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA), United States. Department of Energy |
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