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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
20
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-10-14
pubmed:abstractText
The six-vertex cobalt carbonyl clusters [Co6C(CO)n](2-) (n = 12, 13, 14, 15, 16) with an interstitial carbon atom have been studied by density functional theory (DFT). These DFT studies indicate that the experimentally known structure of [Co6C(CO)15](2-) consisting of a Co6 trigonal prism with each of its edges bridged by carbonyl groups is a particularly stable structure lying more than 20 kcal/mol below any other [Co6C(CO)15](2-) structure. Addition of a CO group to this [Co6C(CO)15](2-) structure gives the lowest energy [Co6C(CO)16](2-) structure, also a Co6 trigonal prism with one of the vertical edges bridged by two CO groups and the remaining eight edges each bridged by a single CO group. However, this [Co6C(CO)16](2-) structure is thermodynamically unstable with respect to CO loss reverting to the stable trigonal prismatic [Co6C(CO)15](2-). This suggests that 15 carbonyl groups is the maximum that can be attached to a Co6C skeleton in a stable compound. The lowest energy structure of [Co6C(CO)14](2-) has a highly distorted octahedral Co6 skeleton and is thermodynamically unstable with respect to disproportionation to [Co6C(CO)15](2-) and [Co6C(CO)13](2-). The lowest energy [Co6C(CO)13](2-) structure is very similar to a known stable structure with an octahedral Co6 skeleton. The lowest energy [Co6C(CO)12](2-) structure is a relatively symmetrical D3d structure containing a carbon-centered Co6 puckered hexagon in the chair form.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:status
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
1520-510X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:day
20
pubmed:volume
47
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
9314-20
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Hexanuclear cobalt carbonyl carbide clusters: the interplay between octahedral and trigonal prismatic structures.
pubmed:affiliation
State Key Laboratory of Materials Modification by Laser, Electron, and Ion Beams, School of Physics and Optoelectronic Technology & College of Advanced Science and Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, China.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article