Capture of CO2 by a Cationic Nickel(I) Complex in the Gas Phase and Characterization of the Bound, Activated CO2 Molecule by Cryogenic Ion Vibrational Predissociation Spectroscopy
Abstract
We describe a systematic method for the preparation and spectroscopic characterization of a CO2 molecule coordinated to an activated bisphenoidal nickel(I) compound containing a tetraazamacrocyclic ligand in the gas phase. The resulting complex was then structurally characterized by using mass‐selected vibrational predissociation spectroscopy. The results indicate that a highly distorted CO2 molecule is bound to the metal center in an η2‐C,O coordination mode, thus establishing an efficient and rational method for the preparation of metal‐activated CO2 for further studies using ion chemistry techniques.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Pub Defense Publication
- Publication Date
- Nov 24, 2015
- Source ID
- 10.1002/anie.201507965
Entities
People
- Aaron Bloomfield
- Fabian S Menges
- Hans‐jörg Krüger
- Mark A. Johnson
- Niklas Tötsch
- Stephanie M. Craig
- Subrata Ghosh
Organizations
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research
- University of Kaiserslautern
- Yale University