Substitution Studies of Second- and Third-Row Transition Metal OXO Complexes

Roodt, Andreas; Abou-Hamdan, Amira; Engelbrecht, Hendrik; Merbach, André E.

doi:10.1016/s0898-8838(08)60269-x

“…This presentation deals with a number of model systems in industrial process and metal based drugs chemistry and will discuss the importance of known structures, coupled with the kinetic behaviour, on the reaction mechanisms thereof. The solution behaviour of some homogeneous catalytic processes and model pharmaceuticals will be described, illustrating the importance of the detailed ground state structures as obtained primarily from X-ray diffraction, but integrated with spectroscopic and other techniques [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]. Moreover, different activated states, and the utilization of reaction kinetics, coupled with computational techniques, to produce overarching and more holistic perspectives on the complete reaction mechanisms, will be discussed.…”

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Phasing by SAD and molecular replacement inPHASER

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2010

Acta Cryst Sect A

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Since the theoretical prediction [1] and experimental verification of Charge Concentrations (CCs) in the valence shell of transition metals several attempts have been undertaken to understand their origin and relevance in chemistry and physics [2]. In pioneering studies we could demonstrate that these CCs not only influence the geometry of coordination compounds [3] and solids but also serve as controlling parameters for important chemical reactions like the activation of chemical bonds in catalytic reactions [4].

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“…In this talk, we will present two up to date research axes in the fields of phase transitions in crystals. The first one will concern ultra-fast phase transitions induced by femto-second pulsed lasers [1,2]. These transformations use a new degree of freedom, the ultra-short time, coupling coherence, cooperativity and out of equilibrium.…”

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“…The lecture will present various cases in which a critical analysis of the crystallographic data (ours or from the literature) allowed significant conclusions. For instance, some published X-ray structure was demonstrated to be erroneous [1] or a rare and questioned crystallographic situation could be justified in chemical terms. Classes of related slightly different molecules suggested important trends for the chemical bonding and the control of chemical reactivity.…”

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“…Phaser is the program we are developing to apply maximum likelihood to phasing macromolecular crystal structures [1]. The current version can solve structures using molecular replacement, single-wavelength anomalous diffraction (SAD), or a combination of the two.…”

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Understanding chemistry from combined X-ray and quantum mechanical studies

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2010

Acta Cryst Sect A

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Since the theoretical prediction [1] and experimental verification of Charge Concentrations (CCs) in the valence shell of transition metals several attempts have been undertaken to understand their origin and relevance in chemistry and physics [2]. In pioneering studies we could demonstrate that these CCs not only influence the geometry of coordination compounds [3] and solids but also serve as controlling parameters for important chemical reactions like the activation of chemical bonds in catalytic reactions [4]. Furthermore, in covalent solids such as transition metal oxides and carbides they appear to signal electron localization phenomena which are reflected by metal-to-insulator transitions or the suppression of superconductivity [5]. The complex interplay of valence shell charge concentrations with the physical and chemical properties of molecules and solids will be the central topic of this contribution. Much work has been dedicated to phase transitions characterizing broken symmetries and their associated critical fluctuations. In this talk, we will present two up to date research axes in the fields of phase transitions in crystals. The first one will concern ultra-fast phase transitions induced by femto-second pulsed lasers [1,2]. These transformations use a new degree of freedom, the ultra-short time, coupling coherence, cooperativity and out of equilibrium. The second axis will concern symmetry breakings which take place in crystallographic superspaces. There, the new degrees of freedom come from the aperiodicity of the materials allowing very original structural instabilities [3]. X-ray diffraction has developed structural chemistry, hence the understanding of the matter and its behavior. 3D molecular pictures and their accurate geometries provide fundamental information about bonding between atoms and the associated chemical properties. Besides being beautiful, molecules raise thought-provoking questions about functionality. For this, it is important to establish proper structure-property relationships in terms of the electronic distribution and, in this respect, quantum mechanical theories have been useful even at some lower level of approximation. Today reciprocal validation of crystallographic results and electronic structures are possible by standard DFT approaches, which afford very good structural simulations. Not necessarily, the latter obtained with the introduction of most accurate physical-mathematical treatments (reductionism) mean also good understanding. This is the key to gain proper capabilities of controlling the matter, such as for example the improvement of a known chemical process or devising new potential ones. Fortunately, crystallography with the myriad of catalogued structures (data banks) allows horizontal comparisons of the chemistries and even a small difference can be enlightening. For instance, the geometric perturbation introduced by a different substituent can affect the electron density and this helps redirecting the chemical evolution of the species in a desired dire...

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