NMR Magnetic Shielding in Transition Metal Compounds Containing Cadmium, Platinum, and Mercury

A. D. ZAPATA; A. F. MALDONADO; JOSE L. MENDOZA-CORTES; G. A. AUCAR

Magnetochemistry

MDPI

Lugar: Basilea; Año: 2023

2312-7481

In this article, we delve into the intricate behavior of electronic mechanisms underlying NMR magnetic shieldings σ in molecules containing heavy atoms, such as cadmium, platinum, and mercury. Specifically, we explore PtXn−2 (X = F, Cl, Br, I; n = 4, 6) and XCl2 Te2 Y2 H6 (X = Cd, Hg; Y = N, P) molecular systems. It is known that the leading electronic mechanisms responsible for the relativistic effects on σ are well characterized by the linear response with elimination of small components model (LRESC). In this study, we present the results obtained from the innovative LRESC-Loc model, which offers the same outcomes as the LRESC model but employs localized molecular orbitals (LMOs) instead of canonical MOs. These LMOs provide a chemist’s representation of atomiccore, lone pairs, and bonds. The whole set of electronic mechanisms responsible of the relativistic effects can be expressed in terms of both non-ligand-dependent and ligand-dependent contributions. We elucidate the electronic origins of trends and behaviors exhibited by these diverse mechanisms in the aforementioned molecular systems. In PtX4−2 molecules, the predominant relativistic mechanism is the well-established one-body spin–orbit (σSO(1) ) mechanism, while the paramagnetic mass–velocity (σ Mv ) and Darwin (σ Dw ) contributing mechanisms also demand consideration. However, in PtX6−2 molecules, the σ( Mv/Dw) contribution surpasses that of the SO(1) mechanism, thus influencingthe overall ligand-dependent contributions. As for complexes containing Cd and Hg, the ligand-dependent contributions exhibit similar magnitudes when nitrogen is substituted with phosphorus. The only discrepancy arises from the σSO(1) contribution, which changes sign between the twomolecules due to the contribution of bond orbitals between the metal and tellurium atoms.