A platinum(ii) metallonitrene with a triplet ground state

J Sun, J Abbenseth, H Verplancke, M Diefenbach… - Nature Chemistry, 2020 - nature.com
Metallonitrenes (M–N) are complexes with a subvalent atomic nitrogen ligand that have
been proposed as key reactive intermediates in nitrogen atom transfer reactions. However …

Automated construction and optimization combined with machine learning to generate Pt (II) methane C–H activation transition states

S Chen, T Nielson, E Zalit, BB Skjelstad, B Borough… - Topics in …, 2022 - Springer
Quantum–mechanical transition states can aid in the identification of promising catalysts for
methane C–H activation and functionalization. However, only a limited amount of the vast …

N− H bond formation at a diiron bridging nitride

S Zhang, P Cui, T Liu, Q Wang, TJ Longo… - Angewandte …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Despite their connection to ammonia synthesis, little is known about the ability of iron‐
bound, bridging nitrides to form N− H bonds. Herein we report a linear diiron bridging nitride …

Intramolecular C–H Functionalization Followed by a [2σ + 2π] Addition via an Intermediate Nickel–Nitridyl Complex

J Ghannam, Z Sun, TR Cundari, M Zeller… - Inorganic …, 2019 - ACS Publications
Irradiation of a disphenoidal Ni (II) azido complex,[Cz t Bu (Pyr i Pr) 2NiN3](1), revealed an
unprecedented nickel complex,[Cz t Bu (Pyr i Pr)(NH2–Pyr i Pr)](2), in> 90% isolated yield …

Another Torture Track for Quantum Chemistry: Reinvestigation of the Benzaldehyde Amidation by Nitrogen‐Atom Transfer from Platinum (II) and Palladium (II) …

H Verplancke, M Diefenbach, JN Lienert… - Israel Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We showcase here a dramatic failure of CCSD (T) theory that originates from the
pronounced multi‐reference character of a key intermediate formed in the benzaldehyde …

Density functional study of methane activation by frustrated Lewis pairs with group 13 trihalides and group 15 pentahalides and a machine learning analysis of their …

I Migliaro, TR Cundari - Journal of Chemical Information and …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Frustrated Lewis pairs (FLP) are an important advancement in metal-free catalysis. FLPs
activate a variety of small molecules, notably dihydrogen. Methane activation, however, has …

DFT and TDDFT study of the reaction pathway for double intramolecular C–H activation and functionalization by iron, cobalt, and nickel–nitridyl complexes

DC Alamo, TR Cundari - Inorganic Chemistry, 2021 - ACS Publications
Previous work was successful in synthesizing a nickel amine,[Cz t Bu (Pyr i Pr)(NH2–Pyr i
Pr)], by double C–H activation and functionalization via irradiating a disphenoidal Ni (II) …

Effect of Appended S-Block Metal Ion Crown Ethers on Redox Properties and Catalytic Activity of Mn–Nitride Schiff Base Complexes: Methane Activation

A Najafian, TR Cundari - Inorganic Chemistry, 2019 - ACS Publications
Using density functional theory (DFT), the effects of appended s-block metal ion crown
ethers upon the redox properties of the following nitridomanganese (V) salen complexes …

C–H Activation of Methane by Nickel–Methoxide Complexes: A Density Functional Theory Study

A Najafian, TR Cundari - Organometallics, 2018 - ACS Publications
Density functional theory is used to analyze methane C–H activation by neutral and cationic
nickel–methoxide complexes. This research seeks to identify strategies to reduce high …

Map** the Basicity of Selected 3d and 4d Metal Nitrides: A DFT Study

WS Alharbi, TR Cundari - Inorganic Chemistry, 2022 - ACS Publications
Nitride complexes have been invoked as catalysts and intermediates in a wide variety of
transformations and are noted for their tunable acid/base properties. A density functional …