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Title: X-ray photoelectron spectroscopic study of volatile vanadium compounds. [VOF/sub 3/; VOCl/sub 3/; V (hexafluoroacetylacetonato)/sub 3/; C/sub 5/H/sub 5/ V(CO)/sub 4/; V(CO)/sub 6/; C/sub 7/H/sub 7/ V(CO)/sub 3/; C/sub 7/H/sub 7/ VC/sub 5/H/sub 5/]

Journal Article · · Inorg. Chem.; (United States)
OSTI ID:7299740

Vapor-phase core electron binding energies were determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy for nine vanadium compounds. Vanadium 2p/sub 3/2/ binding energies were correlated using CHELEQ atomic charges and the ''transition-state'' point charge potential equation. Excellent correlation was obtained for compounds which are well represented by a single valence-bond structure. In the case of the other compounds, information regarding the relative contributions of various resonance structures and the importance of back-bonding was obtained by comparison of experimental and calculated binding energies.

Research Organization:
Univ. of California, Berkeley
OSTI ID:
7299740
Journal Information:
Inorg. Chem.; (United States), Vol. 14:11
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English