Low oxidation state aluminum-containing cluster anions: Cp{sup ∗}Al{sub n}H{sup −}, n = 1–3

Journal Article · Sun Aug 21 04:00:00 EDT 2016 · Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4959847· OSTI ID:22678961

Zhang, Xinxing; Ganteför, Gerd; Bowen, Kit ^[1]; Eichhorn, Bryan ^[2]; Mayo, Dennis ^[3]; Sawyer, William H.; Gill, Ann F.; Schnöckel, Hansgeorg ^[4]

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1. Department of Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218 (United States)
2. Department of Chemistry, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742 (United States)
3. EOD Technology Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Indian Head, Maryland 20640 (United States)
4. Institute of Inorganic Chemistry, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, D-76131 Karlsruhe (Germany)

Three new, low oxidation state, aluminum-containing cluster anions, Cp*Al{sub n}H{sup −}, n = 1–3, were prepared via reactions between aluminum hydride cluster anions, Al{sub n}H{sub m}{sup −}, and Cp*H ligands. These were characterized by mass spectrometry, anion photoelectron spectroscopy, and density functional theory based calculations. Agreement between the experimentally and theoretically determined vertical detachment energies and adiabatic detachment energies validated the computed geometrical structures. Reactions between aluminum hydride cluster anions and ligands provide a new avenue for discovering low oxidation state, ligated aluminum clusters.

• OSTI ID: 22678961
• Journal Information: Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 7 Vol. 145; ISSN JCPSA6; ISSN 0021-9606
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
ALUMINIUM HYDRIDES
ANIONS
DENSITY FUNCTIONAL METHOD
MASS SPECTROSCOPY
OXIDATION
PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY
VALENCE