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  • Inorganic Chemistry
  • Theoretical Chemistry
  • Computational Chemistry

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  • Attractive interactions between group 6 elements and electron-rich moieties are termed "wolfium bonds."
  • Understanding these interactions is crucial for predicting chemical reactivity and designing novel materials.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To theoretically investigate the nature and strength of wolfium bonds.
  • To analyze the factors influencing the stability of these interactions involving group 6 elements (Cr, Mo, W) and various π systems.

Main Methods:

  • Density Functional Theory (DFT) calculations were performed at the ωB97XD/aug-cc-pVTZ level.
  • Interaction energies, charge transfer, and orbital interactions were analyzed for WnF4O/WnF2O compounds with C2H2, C2H4, and C6H6.

Main Results:

  • Wolfium bond formation resulted in interaction energies ranging from -3.74 to -10.86 kcal/mol.
  • Electrostatic contributions were found to be the dominant force in these interactions.
  • WnF4O systems were generally more stable than WnF2O counterparts, except for the CrFxO system.

Conclusions:

  • The study confirms the presence of weak yet significant wolfium bonds between group 6 elements and electron-rich π systems.
  • Charge transfer analysis indicated magnitudes between 0.0114 and 0.0946e.
  • The primary orbital interaction identified was πC-C→BD*Wn-O.