Density functional theory study of interactions between carbon monoxide and iron tetraaza macrocyclic complexes, FeTXTAA (X = −Cl, −OH, −OCH3, −NH2, and –NO2)
文摘
This work describes a DFT level theoretical quantum study using the B3LYP functional with the Lanl2TZ(f)/6-31G* basis set to calculate parameters including the bond distances and angles, electronic configurations, interaction energies, and vibrational frequencies of FeTClTAA (iron-tetrachloro-tetraaza[14]annulene), FeTOHTAA (iron-tetrahydroxy-tetraaza[14]annulene), FeTOCH3TAA (iron- tetramethoxy-tetraaza[14]annulene), FeTNH2TAA (iron-tetraamino-tetraaza[14]annulene), and FeTNO2TAA (iron-tetranitro-tetraaza[14]annulene) complexes, as well as their different spin multiplicities. The calculations showed that the complexes were most stable in the triplet spin state (S = 1), while, after interaction with carbon monoxide, the singlet state was most stable. The reactivity of the complexes was evaluated using HOMO–LUMO gap calculations. Parameter correlations were performed in order to identify the best complex for back bonding (3dxzFe → 2pxC and 3dyzFe → 2pzC) with carbon monoxide, and the degree of back bonding increased in the order: FeTNO2TAA < FeTClTAA < FeTOHTAA < FeTOCH3TAA < FeTNH2TAA.