SK-Edge XAS And DFT Calculations on Square-Planar NiII-Thiolate Complexes: Effects of Active And Passive H-Bonding
S K-edge XAS for a low-spin Ni{sup II}-thiolate complex shows a 0.2 eV shift to higher pre-edge energy but no change in Ni-S bond covalency upon H-bonding. This is different from the H-bonding effect we observed in high-spin Fe{sup III}-thiolate complexes where there is a significant decrease in Fe-S bond covalency but no change in energy due to H-bonding (Dey, A.; Okamura, T.-A.; Ueyama, N.; Hedman, B.; Hodgson, K. O.; Solomon, E. I. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2005, 127, 12046-12053). These differences were analyzed using DFT calculations, and the results indicate that two different types of H-bonding interactions are possible in metal-thiolate systems. In the high-spin Fe{sup III}-thiolate case, the H-bonding involves a thiolate donor orbital which is also involved in bonding with the metal (active), while in the low-spin Ni{sup II}-thiolate, the orbital involved in H-bonding is nonbonding with respect to the M-S bonding (passive). The contributions of active and passive H-bonds to the reduction potential and Lewis acid properties of a metal center are evaluated.
- Research Organization:
- SLAC National Accelerator Lab., Menlo Park, CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76SF00515
- OSTI ID:
- 958664
- Report Number(s):
- SLAC-REPRINT-2009-010; INOCAJ; TRN: US201001%%658
- Journal Information:
- Inorg.Chem.46:9655-9660,2007, Vol. 46, Issue 23; ISSN 0020-1669
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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