Publication: Complexes of Be and Mg with unsaturated hydrocarbon molecules: Inter- and intramolecular cooperativity of binding

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Title	Complexes of Be and Mg with unsaturated hydrocarbon molecules: Inter- and intramolecular cooperativity of binding
Authors/Editors*	Fedor Y. Naumkin
Where published*	Chemical Physics Letters
How published*	Journal
Year*	2010
Volume	499
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Pages	203-208
Publisher	Elsevier
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Abstract	Ab initio calculations are employed to investigate attachment of Group II light metal atoms to hydrocarbon molecules with pairs of double carbonâcarbon bonds. Comparison of the atom attachment to one and between two such bonds reveals cooperative binding for some cases, with some counter-intuitive features. Dependence of its manifestation on the system composition and geometry is investigated for a series of metalâhydrocarbon complexes. Attachment-induced catalytic isomerisation of the system is considered at molecular level as well. The complexes are characterized and compared in terms of geometry, stability and various electronic properties.