Molecules 2003, 8(5), 418-429; doi:10.3390/80500418
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Theoretical Study on the Interaction of o-Tetrafluorophenylene Mercury with Ethylene and Acetylene

Eduardo A. Castroemail
CEQUINOR, Departamento de Química, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Calles 47 y 115, C.C. 962, La Plata 1900, Argentina
Received: 4 February 2003; in revised form: 17 March 2003 / Accepted: 20 March 2003 / Published: 31 May 2003
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Abstract: The results of a theoretical study on the interaction of o-tetrafluorophenylene mercury with ethylene and acetylene are reported. The AM1 molecular orbital semiempirical method is applied through a complete optimization procedure without any restrictions to find the optimal equilibrium geometries. The comparative capabilities of ethylene and acetylene molecules to form stable complexes with o-tetrafluorophenylene mercury are analyzed and their corresponding bonding features are discussed. Ethylene seems to be capable of forming a molecular complex while acetylene is predicted to be incapable of doing so.
Keywords: μ6-η2:η2:η2:η2:η2:η2 bonding mode – o-tetrafluorophenylene mercury – ethylene - acetylene – AM1 semiempirical method

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Castro, E.A. Theoretical Study on the Interaction of o-Tetrafluorophenylene Mercury with Ethylene and Acetylene. Molecules 2003, 8, 418-429.

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Castro EA. Theoretical Study on the Interaction of o-Tetrafluorophenylene Mercury with Ethylene and Acetylene. Molecules. 2003; 8(5):418-429.

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Castro, Eduardo A. 2003. "Theoretical Study on the Interaction of o-Tetrafluorophenylene Mercury with Ethylene and Acetylene." Molecules 8, no. 5: 418-429.

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