The NMR chemical shifts and indirect spin-spin coupling constants of 12 molecules containing ²⁹Si, ⁷³Ge, ¹¹⁹Sn, and ²⁰⁷Pb [X(CCMe)₄, Me₂X(CCMe)₂, and Me₃XCCH] are presented. The results are obtained from non-relativistic as well as two- and four-component relativistic density functional theory (DFT) calculations. ...

In this work, we report on the development and implementation of a new scheme for efficient calculation of indirect nuclear spin-spin couplings in the framework of four-component matrix Dirac-Kohn-Sham approach termed matrix Dirac-Kohn-Sham restricted magnetic balance resolution of identity for J and K, which takes advantage of the previous restricted magnetic balance formalism and the density ...

We present a detailed theory, implementation, and a benchmark study of a linear damped response time-dependent density functional theory (TDDFT) based on the relativistic four-component (4c) Dirac–Kohn–Sham formalism using the restricted kinetic balance condition for the small-component basis and a noncollinear exchange–correlation kernel. The damped response equations are solved by means of a ...

Solvents constitute the largest component for many chemical processes and substitution of nonrenewable solvents is a longstanding goal for green chemistry. Here, we show that Pd-catalyzed carbonylative couplings, such as carbonylative cross-couplings, aminocarbonylations, and alkoxycarbonylations, can be successfully realized using renewable solvents. The present research covers not only well-established ...

With the increasing interest in compounds containing heavier elements, the experimental and theoretical community requires computationally efficient approaches capable of simultaneous non-perturbative treatment of relativistic, spin-polarization, and electron correlation effects. The ReSpect program has been designed with this goal in mind and developed to perform relativistic density functional ...

Ruthenium had up to date been pivotal in electro- and photocatalytic applications involving reduction of CO₂ and H₂O, and dye-sensitized solar cells. Commercial applications would seek use of earth-abundant metals instead. Towards this goal, it is key to review the synthesis, electrochemical and spectroscopical properties of associated metal-to-ligand charge transfer complexes ...

The interaction of free-base triarylcorroles with Re₂(CO)₁₀ in 1,2- dichlorobenzene in the presence of 2,6-lutidine at 180 °C under strict anerobic conditions afforded approximately 10% yields of rhenium corrole dimers. The compounds exhibited diamagnetic ¹ H NMR spectra consistent with a metal−metal quadruple bond with a σ² π⁴ δ² ...

The mechanism of rhodium-COD-catalyzed hydrocarboxylation of styrene derivatives and α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compounds with CO₂ has been investigated using density functional theory (PBE-D2/IEFPCM). The calculations support a catalytic cycle as originally proposed by Mikami and co-workers including β-hydride elimination, insertion of the unsaturated substrate into a rhodium–hydride bond, ...

Chemiexcitation, the generation of electronic excited states by a thermal reaction initiated on the ground state, is an essential step in chemiluminescence, and it is mediated by the presence of a conical intersection that allows a nonadiabatic transition from ground state to excited state. Conical intersections classified as sloped favor chemiexcitation over ground state relaxation. The chemiexcitation ...

Herein, we report the synthesis of highly reduced bipyridyl magnesium complexes and the first example of a stable organic magnesium electride supported by quantum mechanical computations and X-ray diffraction. These complexes serve as unconventional homogeneous reductants due to their high solubility, modular redox potentials, and formation of insoluble, non-coordinating byproducts. The applicability ...