Table 7.
Percentages of Metal Character (%Cr, %M) in Metal–Chromium Bonding Orbitals of σ, π, and δ Symmetries from CASSCF Calculations
|
σ
|
π
|
δa
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MCr complex | %Cr | %M | %Cr | %M | %Cr | %M |
| (d–d)9 | ||||||
| CrCr (2′) | 46 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 50 | 50 |
| 52 | 48 | 0 | 100 | |||
| (d–d)10 | ||||||
| CrCr (2red′) | 45 | 55 | 48 | 52 | 39 | 61 |
| 48 | 52 | 39 | 61 | |||
| MnCr (3′) | 40 | 60 | 38 | 62 | 33 | 67 |
| 38 | 62 | 33 | 67 | |||
| FeCr (4ox′) | 33 | 67 | 45 | 54 | 13 | 87 |
| 44 | 56 | 12 | 88 | |||
| (d–d)11 | ||||||
| MnCr (3red′) | 44 | 56 | 47 | 53 | 14 | 86 |
| 53 | 47 | 3 | 97 | |||
| FeCr (4′) | 31 | 69 | 45 | 55 | 8 | 92 |
| 49 | 51 | 18 | 82 | |||
| (d–d)12 | ||||||
| FeCr (4red′) | 36 | 64 | 27 | 73 | 0 | 100 |
| 27 | 73 | 0 | 100 | |||
Italicized values are percentages below 75%/25% and represent δ-bonding MOs that are more aptly described as localized, e.g., dxy.