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. 2023 Jan 18;13(5):2841–2851. doi: 10.1039/d2ra07284j

Selected natural charges (Q) and Wiberg bond indices (WBIs) for the DFT-optimized structures based on clusters 1–4a.

Compound Os3(CO)10(dppm) A B C D
Natural charge (Q)
Os1 −1.45 −1.44 −1.38 −1.62 −1.60
Os2 −1.45 −1.49 −1.49 −1.18 −1.50
Os3 −1.30 −1.59 −1.19 −1.94 −1.94
Sb1 1.89 1.83 1.88 1.89
Sb2 1.67 1.72
P1 1.46 1.40 1.41 1.45 1.42
P2 1.45 1.40 1.44 1.43 1.44
H(hydride) 0.13 0.07
C(σ-metalated) −0.09
C(benzylidene) −0.19
C(benzyne1) −0.15
C(benzyne2) −0.17
Wiberg bond index (WBI)
Os1–Os2 0.41 0.42 0.46 0.18 0.35
Os2–Os3 0.41 0.43 0.49 0.41 0.38
Os1–Os3 0.41 0.47 0.35 0.03 0.04
Os3–Sb1 0.80 0.76 0.81 0.79
Os1–Sb2 0.74 0.74
Os3–Sb2 0.73 0.72
Os1–P1 0.78 0.79 0.79 0.79 0.81
Os2–P2 0.80 0.80 0.78 0.79 0.81
Os1–Cσ-metalated 0.76
Os1–Cbenzylidene 0.56
Os3–Cbenzylidene 0.32
Os1–H 0.45 0.40
Os3–H 0.31 0.37
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Atom-numbering sequence based on the structures depicted below:Inline graphic