Chemical Research in Chinese Universities ›› 2018, Vol. 34 ›› Issue (3): 470-474.doi: 10.1007/s40242-018-7354-4

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Theoretical Studies on Aromaticity of Spiro Metallaaromatics of (C10H10M)2-(M=Ni, Pd, Pt)

LIU Nannan1, WANG Jian2   

  1. 1. Chemistry Center, College of Food Engineering, Harbin University of Commerce, Harbin 150076, P. R. China;
    2. Institute of Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130021, P. R. China
  • Received:2017-11-07 Revised:2018-01-22 Online:2018-06-01 Published:2018-05-24
  • Contact: LIU Nannan E-mail:liunannyl@163.com
  • Supported by:
    Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.21703049).

Abstract: Aiming to identify the spiro metallaaromatic systems with potential application value, (C10H10M)2?(M=Ni, Pd, Pt) derivatives were theoretically investigated. (C10H10M)2?-Iso1, which has two 6-membered rings(6MRs) connected by the M spiro atom, is a 14π-aromatic as a whole plane. (C10H10M)2?-Iso2 has one 6π-aromatic 5MR and one 10π-aromatic 7MR connected by the spiro atom. The free (C10H10M)2? dianions could not exist due to their rather high frontier orbital energies, while the neutral (C10H10M)Li2 compounds are extremely stable against dissociation. Since (C10H10M)Li2 coumponds are not fully coordinated, they trend to form (C10H10M)Li42+ dications, or even[(C10H10M)Li2]n polymers. Arguably, (C10H10M)2? planes are not the only examples for spiro metallaaromaticity, their derivatives are also potential material building blocks.

Key words: Metalloaromaticity, Metallabenzene, Spiro compound, Inverse sandwich, Through-space NMR shielding(TSNMRS)