锕系金属(铀和锔)内嵌硼球烯的理论研究

    Theoretical Studies on Actinides(U and Cm) Endohedral Borospherenes

    • 摘要: 最近发现的全硼富勒烯(硼球烯,D2d B-/040),开启了硼球烯化学研究的新篇章。类似于富勒烯,金属掺杂也是硼球烯修饰和功能化重要途径。本工作采用密度泛函理论预测了一系列锕系金属掺杂硼球烯[An@B39n+(An=U,n=3;An=Cm,n=2)。理论计算表明,这些硼球烯均为稳定的金属内嵌硼球烯,其中[U@B393+的能量最低,结构具有C3对称性,而[Cm@B39]2+C1结构。成键性质分析表明,[U@B393+和[Cm@B392+均存在σ和π离域键。另外[An@B39n+中U-B键的共价相互作用强于Cm-B键,且[U@B393+较[Cm@B392+更稳定。因此,An-B键的共价特征对于这些锕系金属内嵌硼球烯的形成是必不可少的。本工作扩展了硼球烯体系,并为新型稳定金属内嵌硼球烯的设计提供了理论线索。

       

      Abstract: The recently discovered all-boron fullerene(D2d B-/040) opened a new chapter in borospherene chemistry. Similar to fullerenes, metal doping is also an important way for modification and functionalization of borospherenes. This work predicts a series of stable actinide metal-doped borospherenes [An@B39n+ (An=U, n=3; An=Cm, n=2) by using density functional theory. Theoretical calculations show that these borospherenes are all endohedral borospherenes, among which the lowest energy structures of [U@B393+ has C3 symmetry, while [Cm@B392+ is a C1 structure. Bonding nature analysis shows that delocalized σ and π bonds exist in [U@B393+ and [Cm@B392+. In addition, the covalent interaction of the U-B bond in [An@B39n+ is stronger than that of the Cm-B bond. Therefore, the covalency in the An-B bonds may be essential for the formation of these metal-doped borospherenes. This work expands the borospherenes system and provides theoretical clues for the design of novel stable metal endohedral borospherenes.

       

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