Table 1. Wiberg Bond Index (WBI), Force Constant (k in mDyne Å–1), Difference in Pyramidalization Angle at B (ΔθB, in Degrees), and Bond Dissociation Energies (kJ mol–1) of the Donor–Acceptor Complexesa.
molecule | bond | wib | force constant (k) | difference (ΔθB) | BDE |
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B1–X | B–Ar | 0.071 | 0.0281 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
B–Kr | 0.134 | 0.0234 | 1.5 | 9.6 | |
B–Xe | 0.240 | 0.0312 | 3.3 | 16.7 | |
B2–X | B–Ar | 0.078 | 0.0172 | 0.9 | 6.2 |
B–Kr | 0.134 | 0.0257 | 1.5 | 10.4 | |
B–Xe | 0.253 | 0.0230 | 2.7 | 18.4 | |
B3–X | B–Ar | 0.071 | 0.0262 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
B–Kr | 0.134 | 0.0177 | 1.2 | 10.4 | |
B–Xe | 0.221 | 0.0107 | 2.4 | 18.0 | |
B4–X | B–Ar | 0.086 | 0.0350 | 0.6 | 7.5 |
B–Kr | 0.145 | 0.0238 | 1.2 | 11.7 | |
B–Xe | 0.284 | 0.0343 | 2.9 | 20.0 | |
B5–X | B–Ar | 0.053 | 0.0251 | 0.6 | 4.4 |
B–Kr | 0.083 | 0.0189 | 0.9 | 6.2 | |
B–Xe | 0.137 | 0.0194 | 1.5 | 10.0 | |
B6–X | B–Ar | 0.049 | 0.0322 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
B–Kr | 0.085 | 0.0247 | 0.2 | 9.2 | |
B–Xe | 0.167 | 0.0242 | 1.2 | 15.9 | |
B7–X | B–Ar | 0.395 (0.381) | 0.314 (0.237) | 9.9 (9.9) | 20.0 (8.3) |
B–Kr | 0.536 (0.516) | 0.445 (0.362) | 12.9 (12.9) | 35.9 (21.0) | |
B–Xe | 0.667 (0.650) | 0.512 (0.443) | 15.9 (15.9) | 61.5 (40.9) | |
B8–X | B–Ar | 0.226 (0.125) | 0.099 (0.025) | 6.0 (3.3) | 9.6 (0.5) |
B–Kr | 0.397 (0.362) | 0.206 (0.162) | 10.5 (9.9) | 21.7 (6.5) | |
B–Xe | 0.591 (0.566) | 0.557 (0.454) | 15.3 (15.3) | 44.3 (22.8) |
Values within parentheses refer to the BP86/def2-TZVPP level.