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  • Supramolecular Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry
  • Organosilicon Chemistry

Background:

  • Supramolecular inverse sandwich complexes involve planar hosts and guest molecules.
  • Chlorinated cyclohexasilane rings offer a unique host structure for complex formation.
  • Understanding bonding interactions is key to designing stable supramolecular assemblies.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the bonding interactions in supramolecular inverse sandwich complexes.
  • To determine the role of chlorine substituents in the stability of these complexes.
  • To explore the contribution of dispersion forces to the binding energy.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) for stability analysis.
  • Employed density functional theory (DFT) with the wB97XD functional to assess dispersion interactions.
  • Analyzed electron density topology and reduced density gradient for binding insights.

Main Results:

  • Confirmed that chlorine substituents on the Si6 ring are essential for complex stability.
  • Quantified the contribution of dispersion interactions, finding them more significant with reduced chlorination.
  • Electron density analysis provided detailed insights into the nature of the binding forces.

Conclusions:

  • The stability of supramolecular inverse sandwich complexes is strongly influenced by chlorine substitution on the Si6 ring.
  • Dispersion interactions play a significant role, particularly when chlorine atoms are replaced by less electronegative groups.
  • Theoretical studies provide a fundamental understanding of non-covalent interactions in organosilicon supramolecular chemistry.