Application of 204mPb perturbed angular correlation of ¿-rays spectroscopy in coordination chemistry

Johan Elias Vibenholt, Magnus Schau-Magnussen, Monika Kinga Stachura, Morten Jannik Bjerrum, Peter Waaben Thulstrup, Vaida Arcisauskaité, Lars Bo Stegeager Hemmingsen

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Abstract

204mPb perturbed angular correlation of γ- rays (PAC) spectroscopy has been applied successfully for the first time to detect the nuclear quadrupole interaction in a lead(II) coordination compound in a molecular crystal [tetraphenylarsonium lead(II) isomaleonitriledithiolate ([AsPh 4] 4 [Pb 2 (i-mnt) 4])]. The recorded parameters from a powder crystalline sample are ?Q = 0.178(1) GHz and ν = 0.970(7). The electric field gradient (EFG) was determined at the PW91/QZ4P level including relativistic effects using the two-component zeroth-order regular approximation method for both the [Pb(i-mnt) 2] -2 monomer and the [Pb 2 (i-mnt) 4] 4- dimer. Only the EFG for the latter compares favorably with the experimental data, indicating that the picture of this complex as a prototypical hemidirected coordination geometry with a stereochemically active lone pair on lead(II) is inadequate. Advantages and limitations of 204mPb PAC spectroscopy as a novel technique to elucidate the electronic and molecular structures of lead-containing complexes and biomolecules are presented.

Original languageEnglish
JournalInorganic Chemistry
Volume51
Issue number4
Pages (from-to)1992-1994
Number of pages3
ISSN0020-1669
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Feb 2012

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