Effect of solvent environment on the CO band position in the infrared spectrum of trans-[Fe(CN)4(CO)2] |
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Authors: | R Viswanathan AM Etra J Jiang |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Yeshiva College, 2495 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY 10033, United States |
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Abstract: | Density functional theory (DFT) is used to understand the effect of hydrogen bonding solvents on the CO band position in the infrared (IR) spectrum of a mono-iron complex, trans-FeII(CN)4(CO)2]2−. This mono-iron complex has received much attention recently due its potential relation to the biosynthesis of Fe-only hydrogenase enzymes. Our calculations show that the polar solvent molecules preferentially hydrogen bond to the cyano ligands in this complex. The effect of such hydrogen bonding on the electron density distribution is analyzed in terms of the population in natural bond orbitals (NBO). Our results show that the presence of hydrogen bonding to the cyano ligands decreases the extent of back bonding from the metal to the carbonyl ligand. This results in decreased electron density in the π∗ orbitals of the carbonyl bond leading to a strengthening of the CO bond and a consequent blue shift in the IR band position of the carbonyl group. We also show that the extent of blue shift correlates with the number of nearest neighbor solvent molecules. |
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Keywords: | Structure and bonding Iron complex Effect of solvent |
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