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. 2022 Jun 6;61(24):9082–9095. doi: 10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c00600

Table 2. Calculated Data for the Optimized Structures of the κC–X···H3CNMe3 and 3κH–X···Me3NCMe (X = F, Cl, Br, I, Au) Ion Pairs Optimized at the M062X/def2-TZVP Level of Theory: BSSE-Corrected Binding Energies (kcal/mol), Contact Distances (Å) and Angles, van der Waals Penetrations pAB (%), and Dipole Moments μ (D)a.

  X ΔEBSSE X···C pXC X···H pXH pXN Cint–N Cni–N μ (D)
κC
  F –96.57 2.204 54 2.148 14   1.561 1.479 13.68
  Cl –81.30 2.819 43 2.665 21   1.525 1.484 17.11
  Br –77.45 2.998 38 2.824 15   1.520 1.485 18.03
  I –73.30 3.225 35 3.032 14   1.517 1.486 19.10
  Au –74.14 3.076 51 2.904 33   1.528 1.485 17.95
3κH
  F –122.09 2.756 25 1.822 47 12 1.498 1.478 9.20
  Cl –99.48 3.322 15 2.347 40 –2 1.497 1.482 12.24
  Br –93.61 3.509 7 2.523 35 –12 1.497 1.482 13.19
  I –87.43 3.746 4 2.746 32 –17 1.496 1.483 14.29
  Au –87.87 3.595 25 2.598 50 0 1.496 1.483 13.21
a

Cint and Cni refer to the carbon atoms bonded to H atoms interacting and not interacting with the anion, respectively.