Synthesis, XRD and DFT studies on Pb[ChCN]2 (Ch = O, S, Se) and Pb[SeCN][OH]

Alena Shlyaykher, Aleksandar Živković, Hennes Günther, Anna Lea Barba, Nora H. de Leeuw, Frank Tambornino*

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Abstract

We report on the synthesis of Pb[ChCN]2 (Ch = O, S, Se) and Pb[SeCN][OH] and their hitherto unknown crystal structures. All products were fully characterized by single-crystal and powder X-ray diffraction. Bulk analysis was performed by Rietveld refinement, elemental analysis, differential scanning calorimetry-thermogravimetric analysis (DSC-TGA), and solid-state Raman spectroscopy. Quantum-mechanical calculations based on the density functional theory allowed optimization of the structural parameters of these lead-based compounds, as well as assessment of their electronic structures and detailed assignment and interpretation of the vibrational spectra. In addition, the origin of bands related to difficulties in assigning the exact position of H atoms in the structures was resolved.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)74-88
Number of pages15
JournalDalton Transactions
Volume54
Issue number1
Early online date14 Nov 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 7 Jan 2025

Bibliographical note

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Funding

FT thanks the Fonds der Chemischen Industrie for a Liebig fellowship. Additionally, FT and AS thank the German Research Council for funding (TA 1357/4-1). FT thanks Prof. F. Kraus for his generous support. AZ and NHdL acknowledge the NWO ECHO grant (712.018.005) for funding and thank SURF (https://www.surf.nl) for access to the National Supercomputer Snellius.

FundersFunder number
Fonds der Chemischen Industrie for a Liebig fellowship
German Research CouncilTA 1357/4-1
NWO ECHO grant712.018.005

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