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- ItemChalcogen versus dative bonding in [SF3] + Lewis acid−base adducts: [SF3(NCCH3)2] +, [SF3(NC5H5)2] +, and [SF3(phen)]+ (phen = 1,10-phenanthroline)(American Chemical Society, 2021) Turnbull, Douglas; Chaudhary, Praveen; Hazendonk, Paul; Wetmore, Stacey D.; Gerken, MichaelThe Lewis-acid behavior of [SF3][MF6] (M = Sb, As) salts toward mono- and bidentate nitrogen bases was explored. Reactions of [SF3][MF6] with excesses of CH3CN and C5H5N yielded [SF3(L)2]+ (L = CH3CN, C5H5N) salts, whereas the reaction of [SF3][SbF6] with equimolar 1,10-phenanthroline (phen) in CH3CN afforded [SF3(phen)][SbF6]·2CH3CN. Salts of these cations were characterized by low-temperature X-ray crystallography and Raman spectroscopy in the solid state as well as by 19F NMR spectroscopy in solution. In the solid state, the geometries of [SF3(NC5H5)2]+ and [SF3(phen)]+ are square pyramids with negligible cation–anion contacts, whereas the coordination of CH3CN and [SbF6]− to [SF3]+ in [SF3(NCCH3)2][SbF6] results in a distorted octahedral coordination sphere with a minimal perturbation of the trigonal-pyramidal SF3 moiety. 19F NMR spectroscopy revealed that [SF3(L)2]+ is fluxional in excess L at −30 °C, whereas [SF3(phen)]+ is rigid in CH2Cl2 at −40 °C. Density functional theory (DFT-B3LYP) calculations suggest that the S–N bonds in [SF3(NC5H5)2]+ and [SF3(phen)]+ possess substantial covalent character and result in a regular AX5E VSEPR geometry, whereas those in [SF3(NCCH3)2]+ are best described as S···N chalcogen-bonding interactions via σ-holes on [SF3]+, which is consistent with the crystallographic data.
- ItemLewis acid behavior of SF4: synthesis, characterization, and computational study of adducts of SF4 with pyridine and pyridine derivatives(Wiley, 2015) Chaudhary, Praveen; Goettel, James T.; Mercier, Hélène P. A.; Sowlati-Hashjin, Shahin; Hazendonk, Paul; Gerken, MichaelSulfur tetrafluoride was shown to act as a Lewis acid towards organic nitrogen-bases, such as pyridine, 2,6-dimethylpyridine, 4-methylpyridine, and 4-dimethylaminopyridine. The SF4·NC5H5, SF4·2,6-NC5H3(CH3)2, SF4·4-NC5H4(CH3), and SF4·4-NC5H4N(CH3)2 adducts can be isolated as solids that are stable below –45 °C. The Lewis acid-base adducts were characterized by low temperature Raman spectroscopy and the vibrational bands were fully assigned with the aid of density-functional-theory (DFT) calculations. The electronic structures obtained from the DFT calculations were analyzed by the quantum theory of atoms in molecules (QTAIM). The crystal structures of SF4·NC5H5, SF4·4-NC5H4(CH3), and SF4·4-NC5H4N(CH3)2 revealed weak S---N dative bonds with nitrogen coordinating in the equatorial position of SF4. Based on the QTAIM analysis, the non-bonded valence shell charge concentration on sulfur, which represents the lone pair, is only slightly distorted by the weak dative S---N bond. No evidence for adducts between quinoline or isoquinoline with SF4 was found by low-temperature Raman spectroscopy.
- ItemSF4·N(C2H5)3: the first conclusively characterized SF4 adduct with an organic base(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2012) Goettel, James T.; Chaudhary, Praveen; Hazendonk, Paul; Mercier, Hélène P. A.; Gerken, MichaelSulfur tetrafluoride and triethylamine react at low temperatures to form a 1 : 1 adduct. The unambiguous characterization of the SF4 N(C2H5)3, which is only stable at low temperature, proves the Lewis acid property of SF4 towards organic Lewis bases. The S–N bond has a length of 2.384(2) A ̊ and is an archetypical example of a dative SIV ’N bonding modality
- ItemSingle-core PAHs in petroleum- and coal-derived asphaltenes: size and distribution from solid-state NMR spectroscopy and optical absorption measurements(American Chemical Society, 2016) Majumdar, R. Dutta; Bake, K. D.; Ratna, Y.; Pomerantz, A. E.; Mullins, O. C.; Gerken, Michael; Hazendonk, PaulUsing solid-state 13C NMR spectroscopy of two different asphaltenes, one derived from petroleum and the other from coal liquids, it was shown that the asphaltene molecular architecture consists of a spectrum of sizes, ranging from smaller polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs; <5 condensed rings) to much larger ones (>9 condensed rings), but their distribution varies between the two. It is shown that smaller PAHs are likely more abundant in the coal-derived asphaltenes, while the largest PAH cores of the two different asphaltenes are similar in size. These observations are reinforced by optical absorption. The coal-derived asphaltenes were found to contain a small fraction of archipelago-type structures, where a small PAH is tethered to the larger PAH core via an aryl linkage, which are less evident, and likely less abundant, in the petroleum asphaltenes. An important difference between the two asphaltenes lies in their alkyl fraction, with the petroleum asphaltenes possessing significantly longer and more mobile alkyl side chains, on average ∼7 carbons long, as opposed to an average chain length of ∼3–4 in the coal asphaltenes. The petroleum asphaltenes also possess a larger fraction of alicyclics. The longer length increases the propensity of the petroleum asphaltene alkyl side chains to intercalate between the aromatic rings of adjacent asphaltene aggregates, which is not observed in coal-derived asphaltenes. This work demonstrates the utility of combining cross-polarization dynamics and directly polarized 13C solid-state NMR spectroscopy in studying asphaltenes, while adding to the body of evidence supporting the single-core model of asphaltenes, which appears to be the dominant structural motif for this fraction of petroleum.
- ItemThe structure of trimethyltin fluoride(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2015) Chaudhary, Praveen; Bieringer, Mario; Hazendonk, Paul; Gerken, MichaelThe solid-state structure of (CH3)3SnF was reinvestigated by X-ray diffraction techniques as well as by multi-nuclear solid-state NMR spectroscopy. Trimethyltin fluoride crystallizes from hot ethanol in the orthorhombic space group Pnma at room temperature and changes to a low-temperature orthorhombic phase (space group: Cmcm) below −70 °C. In both modifications, trimethyltin fluoride adopts a linear chain structure with symmetric fluorine bridges, in contrast to previous reports. During its synthesis, (CH3)3SnF precipitates in another, poorly crystalline modification, as shown by powder X-ray diffraction. Solid-state MAS NMR experiments of both room-temperature phases of (CH3)3SnF (non-recrystallized and recrystallized) were carried out for the 1H, 13C, 19F, and 119Sn nuclei. The 119Sn{19F, 1H} and 19F{1H} NMR spectra offer unambiguous determination for the 19F and 119Sn shielding tensors. The 119Sn{1H} solid-state NMR spectra are in agreement with pentacoordination of Sn in this compound for the non-recrystallized and the recrystallized modifications. Based on the solid-state NMR results, the non-recrystallized modification of (CH3)3SnF also consists of linear, symmetrically fluorine-bridged chains, and differs from the recrystallized orthorhombic phase only in packing of the chains.