Alkali Metal Decorated Planar Tetracoordinate Hydrogen
Kangkan Sarmah1, Amlan Jyoti Kalita1, Ankur K Guha1
1Advanced Computational Chemistry Centre, Cotton University, Panbazar, Guwahati, Assam, India 781001.
Abstract:
Despite the long list of planar tetracoordinate atoms, hydrogen is elusive. This is especially due to the inherent ability of hydrogen to form multicenter bonds with other centers. Herein, we introduce the first planar tetracoordinate hydrogen atom (ptH) in the global minimum geometry of a C2 symmetric Li4H4- cluster. Bonding analysis indicates that the central hydrogen atom is stabilized by multicenter bonding with four surrounding Li atoms. Natural charge analysis reveals that the central hydrogen is acting like a hydride, which is strongly attracted by the positively charged surrounding lithium centers. The ptH structure is stabilized by strong electrostatic attraction as well as extensive multicenter bonding. Aromaticity has no role to play here. The cluster is dynamically stable and is expected to be detected in the gas phase. Introduction of a heavier alkali metal such as sodium makes the planar C2 cluster a local minimum with slightly higher energy than the linear global minimum geometry.
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