Axial ligand effects on the diradical characters and second hyperpolarizabilities of open-shell singlet transition-metal dinuclear complexes

Taishi Yamada, Shota Takamuku, Hiroshi Matsui, Benoît Champagne, Masayoshi Nakano

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Abstract

We investigate the axial ligand effects on the diradical character (y) dependences of the second hyperpolarizabilities (γ) of transition-metal dinuclear complexes, Mo(I)2(CO)2, with different bond lengths (R) using the spin-unrestricted coupled-cluster method. Mo(I) 2(CO)2 exhibits intrinsic y-γ correlation and dominant dσ-electron contribution to the maximum γ (γmax), which are also observed in the bare dinuclear analogs. The axial-ligand coordination to Mo(I)2 is found to cause the increase of the diradical character of the dσ orbital, the emergence of large negative γ for small R, and an enhancement of |γ max| by a factor of ∼30 as compared to the bare analogs.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)68-73
Number of pages6
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume608
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2014

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