volume 20 issue 17 publication number e00615

Boron‐Based Mg2Be2B7 Ternary Cluster Stabilizes a Monocyclic [B7]5− Heptagonal Ring: Chemical Bonding, Double 6π/6σ Aromaticity, and Dynamic Structural Fluxionality

Publication typeJournal Article
Publication date2025-06-10
scimago Q2
wos Q2
SJR0.751
CiteScore5.9
Impact factor3.3
ISSN18614728, 1861471X
Abstract

Incorporating metals into boron clusters through doping or alloying can effectively tailor the structural, electronic, and bonding properties of boron‐based compound clusters. In this contribution, we report on the computational design of a ternary Mg2Be2B7 cluster, which assumes a three‐layered geometry between Be─Mg─Mg trimer, monocyclic B7 ring, and an isolated Be atom. Chemical bonding analysis reveals double 6π/6σ aromaticity in the system, whose π/σ electron counting conforms to the (4n + 2) Hückel rule. Heptagonal boron ring is a nonclassical structural motif, which is formally in the [B7]5− charge‐state, except for secondary covalent interaction with Be2 component. The Be─Mg─Mg trimer is held together by dative σ bonds with relative low bond orders. The system shows dynamic structural fluxionality, as demonstrated by the Born–Oppenheimer molecular dynamics (BOMD) simulation at near room temperature. The intramolecular rotation barrier is only 0.15 kcal mol−1 at the single‐point CCSD(T) level. A concept is proposed that a complex molecular system with mutually inert components may facilitate dynamic structural fluxionality. This work also highlights the potential to develop a heptagonal [B7]5− ring as inorganic ligand in boron chemistry.

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Hu C. et al. Boron‐Based Mg2Be2B7− Ternary Cluster Stabilizes a Monocyclic [B7]5− Heptagonal Ring: Chemical Bonding, Double 6π/6σ Aromaticity, and Dynamic Structural Fluxionality // Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 2025. Vol. 20. No. 17. e00615
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Hu C., Gao S., Liu F., Zhai H. Boron‐Based Mg2Be2B7− Ternary Cluster Stabilizes a Monocyclic [B7]5− Heptagonal Ring: Chemical Bonding, Double 6π/6σ Aromaticity, and Dynamic Structural Fluxionality // Chemistry - An Asian Journal. 2025. Vol. 20. No. 17. e00615
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.1002/asia.202500615
UR - https://aces.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asia.202500615
TI - Boron‐Based Mg2Be2B7− Ternary Cluster Stabilizes a Monocyclic [B7]5− Heptagonal Ring: Chemical Bonding, Double 6π/6σ Aromaticity, and Dynamic Structural Fluxionality
T2 - Chemistry - An Asian Journal
AU - Hu, Chong
AU - Gao, Shu-Juan
AU - Liu, Fang-Lin
AU - Zhai, Hua-Jin
PY - 2025
DA - 2025/06/10
PB - Wiley
IS - 17
VL - 20
SN - 1861-4728
SN - 1861-471X
ER -
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@article{2025_Hu,
author = {Chong Hu and Shu-Juan Gao and Fang-Lin Liu and Hua-Jin Zhai},
title = {Boron‐Based Mg2Be2B7− Ternary Cluster Stabilizes a Monocyclic [B7]5− Heptagonal Ring: Chemical Bonding, Double 6π/6σ Aromaticity, and Dynamic Structural Fluxionality},
journal = {Chemistry - An Asian Journal},
year = {2025},
volume = {20},
publisher = {Wiley},
month = {jun},
url = {https://aces.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asia.202500615},
number = {17},
pages = {e00615},
doi = {10.1002/asia.202500615}
}