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Lightest Member of the Basic Carboxylate Structural Pattern:  [Al33-O)(μ-O2CCF3)6(THF)3][(Me3Si)3CAl(O2CCF3)3]·C7H8

Abstract

[Al3(μ3-O)(μ-O2CCF3)6(THF)3][(Me3Si)3CAl(OC(O)CF3)3]·C7H8 is the first characterized μ3-oxo-trinuclear basic carboxylate of aluminum closing the gap of isomorphism with the transition metal analogues. The system is an excellent case study for the electronic structure, approached by DFT-B3LYP calculations. The actual system proves that the oxo-trinuclear pattern is stabilized by the chemical hardness of oxygen donors and by highly symmetric intramolecular packing of the ligands.

Keywords:
Chemistry Carboxylate Intramolecular force Isomorphism (crystallography) Crystallography Electronic structure Transition metal Metal Stereochemistry Computational chemistry Crystal structure Organic chemistry

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Inorganic Fluorides and Related Compounds
Physical Sciences →  Chemistry →  Inorganic Chemistry
Synthesis and characterization of novel inorganic/organometallic compounds
Physical Sciences →  Chemistry →  Inorganic Chemistry
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