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. 2021 Nov 12;60(23):17657–17668. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.1c02252

Table 3. First and Second Proton Affinities (PAs)a and Bond Dissociation Energies Including ZPE Corrections of 1–6 with One and Two W(CO)5 and HNMe2 (D0)b,c,d,e.

  n = 1
n = 2
system PA/D0 6s Bi 6pz Bi π L OS Bi OS L R (%) PA/D0 6s Bi 6pz Bi π L OS Bi OS L R (%)
1-(H+)n 244.2 0.92 0.34 <0.05 +3 –1 75.8 103.1 0.69 0.33 <0.05 +3 –1 50.0
1-(W(CO)5)n 48.1 0.92 0.53 0.20 +1 –1 71.0 33.2 0.87 0.55 0.13 +1 –1 78.3
2-(H+)n 243.3 0.92 0.35 <0.05 +3 –1 75.4 94.4 0.69 0.33 <0.05 +3 –1 50.0
2-(W(CO)5)n 52.0 0.92 0.54 0.19 +1 –1 73.4 37.1 0.88 0.53 0.10 +1 –1 77.7
3-(H+)n 249.6 0.92 0.36 <0.05 +3 –1 75.5 114.5 0.70 0.34 <0.05 +3 +1 53.6
3-(W(CO)5)n 53.4 0.92 0.55 0.18 +1 –1 74.1 44.1 0.87 0.52 0.10 +1 –1 76.5
4-(H+)n 220.4 0.90 0.34 <0.05 +3 –1 75.9 98.4 0.68 0.33 <0.05 +3 –1 71.6
4-(W(CO)5)n 38.7 0.90 0.48 0.31 +1 –1 65.6 34.5 0.88 0.51 0.18 +1 –1 80.2
4-(HNMe2)n 12.1 0.90 0.28 0.74 +3 –3 97.4 16.4 0.88 0.18 0.87 +3 –3 100
5-(H+)n 188.0 0.91 0.36 <0.05 +3 –1 73.7 62.5 0.69 0.34 <0.05 +3 –1 67.6
5-(W(CO)5)n 27.8 0.91 0.46 0.38 +1 –1 56.1 30.7 0.88 0.51 0.20 +1 –1 77.0
5-(HNMe2)n 20.4 0.91 0.23 0.85 +3 –3 100 21.2 0.88 0.18 0.91 +3 –3 100
6-(H+)n 229.1 0.90 0.35 <0.05 +3 –1 76.4 100.5 0.69 0.33 <0.05 +3 –1 72.8
6-(W(CO)5)n 41.9 0.90 0.51 0.25 +1 –1 73.0 39.7 0.86 0.52 0.13 +1 –1 76.7
6-(HNMe2)n 8.0 0.90 0.36 0.63 +3 –3 77.3 11.3 0.88 0.21 0.83 +3 –3 100
a

The proton affinities are defined as PA1 = ΔH(16) + ΔH(H+) – ΔH(16-(H+)) and PA2 = ΔH(16-(H+)) + ΔH(H+) – ΔH(16-(H+)2) as described in ref (54). Proton enthalpy +1.5 kcal/mol.

b

Frontier EFOs occupations (in au) of Bi and the pincer ligand (NCN or NNN) and assigned oxidation states.

c

All calculations were performed at the B3LYP-D3(BJ)/def2-TZVPP level of theory.

d

All energies are in kcal/mol.

e

Three pseudodegenerated EFOs (in occupation), one from the NCN pincer ligand and two from H atoms (one each).