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Pentaatomic planar tetracoordinate carbon molecules [XCAl3]q [(X,q)=(B,-2),
(C,-1), (N,0)] with C−X multiple bonding
Supporting Information.
Zhong-hua Cui, Chang-bin Shao, Si-meng Gao and Yi-hong Ding*
State Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Institute of
Theoretical Chemistry, Jilin University, Changchun 130023, People’s Republic of
China
SI1: The structures and their relative energies of the isomer and transition of
[XCAl3]q; [(X, q)=(B, -2), (C, -1), (N, 0)].
SI2: Low-lying counterion-stabilized species structures of Na+[C2Al3]−,
Na+[BCAl3]2−, (Na+)2[BCAl3]2−and Mg2+[BCAl3]2− molecules.
SI3: The details of MD simulations.
SI4: Calculated molecular properties of [XCAl3]q; [(X,q)=(B,-2), (C,-1), (N,0)]
(pptC) structures.
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SI1-Figure 1~3. Calculated structures and relative energies for the isomer of the
[BCAl3]2−, [C2Al3]− and [NCAl3], respectively. The parentheses and square bracket
values obtained at the CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2df)//B3LYP/6-311+G(d) and
B3LYP/6-311+G(d) levels, respectively. The energy values are in kcal/mol, bond
lengths are in angstroms, bond angles in degrees.
SI1-Figure 4~6. Optimized geometries of interconversion transition states of
[BCAl3]2−, [C2Al3]− and [NCAl3] at the B3LYP/6-311+G(d) level, respectively. The
parentheses and square bracket values obtained at the
CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2df)//B3LYP/6-311+G(d) and B3LYP/6-311+G(d) levels,
respectively. The energy values are in kcal/mol, bond lengths are in angstroms, bond
angles in degrees.
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SI1-Figure 1
B-02 Cs[2.7] [24.3]
[24.4]
[70.3]
[131.4]
[33.0]
[53.5] [58.2]
[73.1] [75.7]
(0.8) (5.1) (26.4)
(35.7)
(79.6)
(51.3)
(39.3)
(56.1)
(65.6) (77.0)
[33.3]
[135.0]
[115.6]
[56.2]
[74.9]
[131.7]
(46.1) (60.2)
(77.9)
2.265 2.104
2.098 1.90937.4
85.7 92.12.069
2.232
97.4
2.284144.8
57.3
1.460
1.420
2.2811.932
2.94955.3
94.2
59.9
1.858 1.379 2.082 2.611
2.071
1.378
1.870 2.647 1.4031.8162.696
152.8
1.854 1.824 2.054 2.070
2.644 1.838 1.832 2.173 1.892 2.494 1.999 2.064
2.592 2.008 2.021 1.904
1.4041.9792.680
176.9150.9Al4Al3B2C1=-106.9Al5Al3B2C1=106.9
1.9982.014
2.5511.891
153.7175.9
89.2
1.9712.082
1.8431.852
91.0
157.5179.11.924
1.922
2.1402.045
89.2
51.083.6
B4Al2Al3C1=146.1Al5B4Al3Al2=-164.1
1.872
1.394
2.463
2.68263.5
126.0
82.9
2.210
1.399 1.902 2.622
176.2109.6
66.2
2.193
2.227
1.994
1.875
73.247.0
104.6
C4Al3Al2B1=-150.0Al5C4Al3Al2=-175.6
Al1
Al4Al5
Al2
Al3
Al4
Al3Al4
Al5
Al1 Al4 Al5
Al1
Al4 Al5
Al1 Al4 Al5Al1
Al4 Al5
Al2
Al3
Al5
Al3
Al4
Al5
Al1 Al2
Al5
Al4
Al1 Al2 Al4 Al2 Al3 Al5 Al1 Al3Al4
Al1 Al3
Al4
Al5
Al3Al1 Al3
Al5
Al2
Al3
Al5
C3
C5
C2
C2 C3
C3
C2
C4
C2
C1
C4
C1 C2
C5
C1C3
C5
B2
B1
B1
B3B2
B1
B1
B3
B2
B4
B2
B2 B4
B2
B4B5
B3
[-1.6]B-03 Cs B-04 Cs
B-08 Cs
B-10 Cs B-11 C1 B-12 C2V
B-15 CsB-14 CsB-13 C1
B-19 Cs
B-20 Cs
[23.5](31.4)
1.867
1.3922.195
135.5
Al4B3C2Al1=120.9Al5B3C2Al1=-120.9
178.7 Al1
Al4
Al5C2
B3
B-06 Cs[30.1](30.8)
1.404
1.9402.119
2.71556.2
86.4
80.7
Al4B2Al3C1=152.8Al5Al4Al3B2=-131.9
Al3Al4
Al5
C1B2
B-05 C1 B-07 C∞
B-16 C∞
B-09 C∞
B-17 C∞ B-18 C∞
179.97 179.99 179.99
[0.0](0.0)
1.465
1.920
2.044
104.6Al3
Al4
Al5
C1B2
B-01 C2V
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SI1-Figure 2
1.96334.4
2.175
90.4
1.342
1.929
111.9
2.088
1.2701.937
92.42.694
78.6
128.8
1.2611.8382.632
152.7
1.858
1.844
141.1
168.9 1.8741.842
149.4
1.904
1.935
145.4
3.11833.8
1.911 2.5251.809
119.1
166.6
2.116
C
Al
1
2
345
11
1
2
2
23
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
2.077
1.279 73.0
1.966
95.8
2.839
55.3
D4312=167.5D5413=-147.0
C-02 C2vC-01 C2v C-03 C1
C-05 Cs C-07 C2vC-06 C2v
1.2681.979
71.32.648147.5
D4312=122.1
2.409
63.0D5431=143.4
C-08 C1
1.928
1.935
89.0
1.940
46.8
D4321=142.51.884
106.6
D5423=-174.0
C-09 C2v
1.9502.196
88.287.6
42.6D4132=87.7D5432=54.5
2.651 1.801 1.834 1.937
C-13 Cs
C-12 C2vC-11 C2hC-10 C2v
C-14 Cs
179.5 179.4 179.9
1.930 1.250 1.9302.620
179.4 177.8 158.1
C-04 Cs
(0.0)(3.5) (26.0) (42.7)
(40.7) (38.7) (44.2)
[0.0][4.0] [26.3] [34.3]
[37.6] [43.0] [44.7] [83.0]
[89.2] [99.7] [100.0] [104.4]
[154.0] [161.1]
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SI1-Figure 3
N-01 C2V N-02 Cs[0.0](0.0)
[0.5](0.4)
[3.8](4.0)
[13.1](16.9)
[13.0](7.0)
[15.0](12.5)
[12.5](6.8)
[20.3](20.2)
[59.0] [63.6]
[68.3] [68.0] [69.4] [78.0]
[154.8][123.4]
[31.9]
[153.4]
(38.1)
1.279
1.991
2.210116.2 2.254 2.196
2.041 1.93831.9
92.791.7
1.2892.158
1.897
110.01.1801.834
2.563
151.7
1.1601.9542.557
151.6
1.203
2.0582.023
2.679 95.8
78.9
81.81.852
1.2182.090
144.4
1.213
2.2581.912
2.939 99.2
69.6
100.02.014
1.2132.077
142.4
1.8271.8791.936
91.8132.2
80.6
1.757
1.761
1.9551.842
89.788.5
52.8
1.9102.088
1.962
91.388.2
42.2
2.095
1.746
1.832
2.948
1.750
101.5
53.9
47.51.812
1.8811.709
1.749107.7
167.9
153.2
1.8311.884
1.7091.759
109.9
175.6149.0
1.834
1.833
2.5181.735107.6
164.1
176.21.935 2.587 1.683 1.785
180.0 180.0 179.9 1.767 1.823 1.814 2.801
179.7 177.2 177.5
Al3
Al4
Al5
Al1
Al4 Al5
Al3
Al4
Al5 Al3
Al4
Al5
Al3
Al4
Al5
Al3Al4
Al5
Al1
Al4
Al5
Al3Al4
Al5
Al1
Al4
Al5
Al3
Al2
Al5
Al2
Al3
Al5
Al2 Al3
Al4
Al2
Al3
Al4
Al1
Al3
Al5 Al5Al3Al1
Al1Al3
Al4Al2 Al3 Al5 Al2 Al4 Al5
C1C2
C2 C1
C2
C2C3
C1
C2C1
C4
C1
C5C2 C2
C2
C1 C3
N2
N3
N1 N2
N1
N1
N2
N2
N3N4
N1
N5
N1N4
N4
N5
N4 N1
Al4C2Al3N1=159.4Al5Al4C2Al3=50.4
Al4N2Al3C1=176.2Al5Al4N2Al3=12.4
N4Al3C1Al2=-25.0Al5N4Al3C1=-151.4
Al4C1Al3Al2=-91.3N5Al2Al3C1=97.7
Al4C3Al2N1=-174.9Al5Al4C3Al2=170.3
N-03 C2V N-04 C2V
N-05 C2V N-07 C1
N-09 C1
N-08 C2V
N-10 C2V N-11 Cs N-12 Cs
N-13 C1 N-16 CsN-15 CsN-14 Cs
N-19 CsN-17 Cs N-18 C1
C1
Al4
N2
Al3
1.214
2.091
3.0982.485
82.2
44.953.6
Al4Al3C1N2=145.9Al5Al4C1Al3=-101.6
Al5
(12.4)[15.1]
N- 06 C1
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SI1-Figure 4
[73.4][34.9]
[84.3]
[76.0][120.0]
[76.2]
(66.7)
(78.4)
(79.8)(73.4)
(34.4)
Al2 Al3
Al4
1.910
1.917
2.1432.068
81.7 83.796.6
Al4C1Al2B3=-27.3Al5B3Al4C1=163.1
1.4022.091
2.6282.775
79.2
60.579.5
Al4Al3C2B1=143.1Al5Al4Al3C2=38.2
1.9362.732 1.936
2.155
76.9 76.9
47.2 Al4C1Al3Al2=-92.0B5Al2Al3C1=112.0
1.9812.063
1.8381.855
179.4
165.1
107.7
2.169
1.849
1.860 2.629
179.7177.6
105.7
Al4C3Al2B1=-178.8Al5Al4C3Al2=-2.4
1.399
1.9692.668
2.487 63.3
151.3
134.1Al4Al3B2C1=-168.9
Al5Al4Al3B2=-162.1
Al2
Al4
Al5
Al3
Al4
Al5
Al1
Al5
Al3
Al2Al4 Al5
Al4
Al5
Al3
C1C2
C1
C3
C4
C1
B3
B1
B5
B2
B1
B2
[133.9]
1.876
2.4882.0242.070
178.9 170.4
115.5
B4Al3Al2C1=-180.0Al5B4Al3Al2=-0.0
C1
Al2Al3B4Al5
B-Ts04/10
B-Ts03/13B-Ts02/04
B-Ts11/13 B-Ts14/16
B-Ts08/17
B-Ts16/18
B-Ts10/15
[15.1](19.9)
2.9312.204
2.0581.914
112.4
38.6
46.2
B4Al2C3Al1=-179.7Al5B4C3Al2=156.3
Al1
Al2
Al5
C3 B4
B-Ts01/02
[58.8](57.4)
1.905
1.400
2.645
2.611
78.7
93.4
61.3 Al4Al1C2B3=166.5Al5Al4Al1C2=144.1
Al1
Al4Al5
C2
B3
[8.0](12.6)
3.078
2.0971.880
2.039
38.4
47.7
124.4 C4Al2B3Al1=-179.8Al5C4B3Al1=-170.7
Al1
Al2
Al5
C4 B3
B-Ts02/03
[55.0](51.9)
1.398
2.184
2.545
2.62262.7
58.2
97.8
Al4Al1B2C3=169.1Al5Al4Al1B2=150.0
Al1
Al4Al5
C3
B2
B-Ts05/10
1.870
177.81.401
121.8
2.202
2.678
51.5
Al4B3C2Al1=116.1Al5Al4B3C2=151.8
Al1
C2
B3
Al4Al5
B-Ts02/06
[56.8](59.3)
1.406
1.8222.7022.470 62.8
151.3
133.8
Al4Al3C2B1=-107.8Al5Al4Al3C2=159.9
Al3
Al4
Al5C2
B1
B-Ts10/12
[134.6]
1.992
2.035
2.542
1.85887.5
145.3
119.6Al1
Al3Al4
C5
B2
B-Ts14/19
[83.5](85.8)
2.137
2.072
1.8491.864
84.8127.7176.5
C4Al3B2Al1=-55.9Al5C4Al3B2=122.4
Al1
Al3Al5 C4
B2
B-Ts11/14
[38.8](39.7)
2.1071.387
1.918
2.830
89.3112.5
56.8
Al4C3B2Al1=-59.5Al5Al4Al1B2=136.9
Al1
B2
C3
Al4Al5
B-Ts04/05
[85.2](78.0)
1.880
1.865
2.0122.076
99.5 116.4 84.8
B4Al3C2Al1=-34.6Al5B4Al3C2=-173.1
Al1
Al3Al5
C2
B4
B-Ts13/14
[34.8](43.0)
B-Ts06/07
[38.4](48.7)
2.025
1.377
1.902 2.647107.3
173.6 177.0
Al1
Al4 Al5C3B2
B-Ts08/09
[140.9]
1.880
2.016
2.0562.606 104.5
172.9175.2
Al4B3Al2C1=-170.4Al5Al4B3Al2=-47.7
Al2Al4Al5
C1
B3
B-Ts07/20
[40.6]
2.6861.9321.407
2.25863.3
96.9
100.3Al4C3Al1B2=180.0Al5Al4C3Al1=180.0
Al1
Al4
Al5
C3B2
(46.5)
B-Ts01/08[63.8](58.8)
2.124
2.143
1.9371.901
90.678.4
90.6
Al4B1Al2C3=-26.7Al5C3Al4B1=161.3
Al2
Al4
Al5 C3
B1
B-Ts01/11
2.482
2.109
1.3881.856
176.7 161.7
91.7
C4B3Al2Al1=180.0Al5C4B3Al2=0.1
Al1
Al2Al5 C4B3
*[23.5]
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SI1-Figure 5
C-Ts04/05 Cs
C-Ts02/03 C1
C-Ts05/14 Cs C-Ts06/07 CsC-Ts03/06 C1
C-Ts01/02 C1
C-Ts08/12 Cs
C-Ts03/04 C1
C-Ts11/13 Cs
C-Ts10/13 CsC-Ts08/09 C1 C-Ts08/10 C1
C
Al
123
4
5
1.9471.901150.6
1.873
115.6
1.936
93.6
1
23
4
51.943
1.324120.61.940
94.32.076
164.0
D4213=179.7D5342=180.0
1
23
4 5
1.924
1.26679.4
2.650157.6
2.587
58.6
D4123=67.2D5413=-45.0
12
3
45
1.265
1.839
2.638
2.412
117.1
155.662.8
1
2345
1.889
1.842
1.8422.650
179.3176.6
93.2
1
2 34
5
2.865 2.60982.5
2.01462.21.986
87.8
D4213=-44.7D5312=56.3
1
234
5
1.929
1.258
111.7
174.9
1.975
2.665132.5
1
2 3 4
5
1.928
1.257
114.2
178.11.975
2.662131.0
D4321=179.7D5432=-179.7
1
23
4
51.859
2.517 1.821
1.856160.4
117.1116.6
1
2 3 4
5
1.872
2.518
1.821
1.853
111.9 177.8
120.5
12
34
5
2.305 1.9431.943
1.956
85.088.6
46.1 D4132=85.1D5432=56.3
1
2
345
1.928
1.856
1.841
1.88993.6
174.9
104.1
D4312=136.6D5432=135.8
(16.6)
(48.6) (44.4)
(32.9)
(45.0)
(45.0)
[107.8]
[14.8]
[51.7] [46.7]
[40.8]
[41.2]
[34.3]
[172.3]
[156.9]
[157.4][89.2] [108.5]
C-Ts01/08 C1
1
23
451.918
1.917102.2
1.9501.902
41.1
93.4
D4132=136.8D5431=-175.6
[85.7]
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SI1-Figure 6
[8.6](9.4)
1.987
2.2082.064
1.917127.0
34.4
98.8Al1
Al3
Al5
C2N4
N-Ts01/02[18.3](18.6)
1.220
2.249 2.082
2.049Al4C2Al3N1=-160.8Al5C2Al4Al3=149.9
89.478.0
81.6N1
Al3
Al4
Al5 C2
N-Ts01/06[69.6](60.8)
1.9421.969
1.807
1.962
152.0
65.8
100.9
Al4C2Al1Al3=-150.9N5Al4C2Al1=131.8
Al1
Al3
Al4C2
N5
N-Ts01/12[8.9]
(10.3)
2.090
2.069 114.31.884
35.02.145
98.3Al1
Al3
Al5
C4 N2
N-Ts02/03
[29.6](27.8)
1.192
2.201
2.5623.021
78.087.094.1
Al4Al3C1N2=-39.2Al5Al4Al3C1=56.8
Al3
Al4
Al5
C1N2
N-Ts02/09
2.0211.213
2.115
2.61749.9
136.1
176.6Al4N3C2Al1=88.6Al5Al4N3C2=163.7
Al1C2N3
Al4
Al5
N-Ts02/10
(38.0)[67.1]
1.934
1.917
1.8971.83764.0
111.1
103.0
N4Al3C2Al1=-25.3Al5N4Al1C2=152.9
Al3Al5
Al1
C2
N4
N-Ts03/11[26.9](19.9)
1.175 2.018
2.564 2.43461.8
133.1
86.6
Al4Al1N3C2=-148.8Al5Al4Al1N3=-152.4
Al1
Al4 Al5
C2N3
N-Ts04/05
(24.7)
1.182
1.880
2.602
2.91764.7
Al4Al3N2C1=71.7Al5Al3Al4N2=-115.9
173.6
81.2
Al3 Al4
Al5
C1
N2
N-Ts04/09[26.1]
C1
Al4
N2
Al3
Al4Al3C1N2=147.6Al5Al4Al3C1=46.1
Al5
1.209 81.8
2.072
58.7
2.7782.54876.2
N-Ts06/07
(12.4)
N-Ts06/08
(20.7)
[126.4]
[84.1][83.6]
[68.3]
[79.4]
[156.3]
Al2 Al3
Al4
C1
N5
1.816
1.902
97.1
127.8
1.725
100.3 1.747
N4Al3C2Al1=-180.0Al5N4Al3C2=0.0
1.922
1.8821.729
1.784
104.1
112.5
148.3
N4Al3C2Al1=-0.0Al5N4Al3C2=-180.0
1.911
90.4 87.7
2.0352.172
1.84442.4
Al4C1Al3Al2=-91.5N5Al2Al3C1=105.8
1.767 1.884
1.847
2.690
56.1
43.594.5
Al4Al3Al1C2=136.4N5Al1Al4Al3=165.6
1.882
2.583
1.688 1.773111.6
176.2 170.6N4Al3Al2C1=179.9Al5N4Al3Al2=-0.0
1.831
1.842168.2
1.723126.4107.4
2.493
Al1
Al3
Al5
Al1
Al3
Al5
Al1
Al3Al4
Al2 Al3
Al1
Al3Al4
C2
C2C2
C1
C2
N4
N4N5
N4N5
Al5
1.761 2.932 2.829
1.853
110.3 142.5
37.5
C4Al3Al2N1=147.0Al5Al3Al2N1=2.0
N1
Al2 Al3
C4
Al5
N-Ts12/14N-Ts11/15
N-Ts11/13
N-Ts12/16
N-Ts15/19N-Ts14/17
N-Ts11/18[156.7]
Al5
Al4
N2
Al1
C3
1.903
1.229
116.12.103
2.448 54.4144.4
Al4C3N2Al1=91.7Al5Al4C3N2=177.9
[32.1]
[15.5] [19.9]
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SI2-Table 1~4. The structures and relative energies for low-lying isomers of
Na+[C2Al3]−, Na+ [BCAl3]2−, (Na+)2[BCAl3]2− and Mg2+[BCAl3]2− at the
B3LYP/6-311+G(d). Single-point calculations for the low-lying isomers at the
CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2df)//B3LYP/6-311+G(d) level. The relative energy values (ΔE)
are in kcal/mol.
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SI2-Table 1.
Na+[C2Al3]− B3LYP/6-311+G(d) ΔE CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2df)//B3LYP/6-311+G(d) ΔE 01 -965.832999 0.0 -963.8725942 0.0 02 -965.8316392 0.9 -963.8716098 0.6 03 -965.8320355 0.6 -963.8678769 3.0 04 -965.8281077 3.1 -963.8632199 5.9
01 Al,0,0.,2.5609065278,0.3031394279
Al,0,0.,-2.5609065278,0.3031394279 C,0,0.,0.6515396918,-0.2657966055 Al,0,0.,0.,1.8090792025 C,0,0.,-0.6515396918,-0.2657966055 Na,0,0.,0.,-2.5678904773
02 C,0,-0.44600442,0.65282595,0.
Al,0,-2.1061999,-0.64379837,0. C,0,0.01885332,-0.59017769,0. Al,0,0.71157564,-2.43816384,0. Al,0,1.73723874,0.54650229,0. Na,0,-0.17191651,2.96228086,0.
03
C,0,-1.13106686,-0.14298698,0. Al,0,1.0399603,-0.2541049,0. C,0,-0.76922327,-1.36921785,0. Al,0,0.23416429,-3.103525,0. Al,0,-1.56234394,1.75366069,0. Na,0,1.37714476,2.72043898,0.
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04 Al,0,1.19008209,-1.82253057,0.
Al,0,-0.38647229,1.90348458,0. C,0,-0.72313675,-1.295904,0. C,0,-0.23477685,-0.06433807,0. Al,0,-2.45631638,-0.2267274,0. Na,0,2.47771218,0.91271447,0.
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SI2-Table 2 Na+[CBAl3]2― B3LYP/6-311+G(d) ΔE CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2df)//B3LYP/6-311+G(d) ΔE 01 -952.6285527 0.0 -950.6790271 0.0 02 -952.6252952 2.0 -950.671561 4.7 03 -952.6204914 5.1 -950.6699927 5.7 04 -952.6214533 4.5 -950.6697465 5.8 05 -952.6217607 4.3 -950.6669196 7.6 06 -952.6210016 4.7 -950.6659539 8.2 07 -952.621378 4.5 -950.6656635 8.4 08 -952.6153923 8.3 -950.664556 9.1
01
Al,0,2.144895832,-1.0137112145,0. Al,0,-0.7626408381,-1.5767339899,0. Al,0,1.2938314552,1.8730690985,0. C,0,0.4717983674,-0.0091743653,0. B,0,-0.6820775572,0.8519812417,0. Na,0,-3.1173180394,0.4679775895,0.
02
C,0,-0.4669386849,-1.3532036934,0. Al,0,1.3940940679,-1.8473518338,0. Al,0,-2.3071263242,-0.6398897305,0. Al,0,-0.7346129134,2.0625603516,0. B,0,-0.1313860274,0.04178998,0. Na,0,2.266526162,1.2182448961,0.
03
C,0,0.7200165362,0.2171932223,0. Al,0,2.526024782,-0.447745479,0. Al,0,-2.7052368827,-0.2655243312,0.
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Al,0,-0.0814191397,-1.7406133899,0. B,0,-0.6942593042,0.3802317225,0. Na,0,0.2462593384,2.5950681653,0.
04
Al,0,0.3143568735,-1.7217214405,0. Al,0,2.4858727209,0.0804125254,0. Al,0,-1.169241658,1.6938259396,0. C,0,0.3415279905,0.2149441028,0. B,0,0.9207919833,1.5412900368,0. Na,0,-2.5587330102,-0.9021575341,0.
05
Al,0,1.8926337782,1.2518177298,0. C,0,-0.9589862682,-0.628295464,0. Al,0,-0.9543805901,1.4662845098,0. Al,0,-2.855266333,-0.8872428464,0. B,0,0.4091941074,-0.3210383071,0. Na,0,2.6008208858,-1.6863122021,0.
06
C,0,0.0762316218,1.1753906014,0. Al,0,-1.7944548256,1.5392250283,0. Al,0,3.1510407134,-0.3191440156,0. Al,0,0.2693185183,-0.88323773,0. B,0,1.4649365671,0.9898506809,0. Na,0,-2.6322590351,-1.499319565,0.
07
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C,0,1.2867301641,-0.7097612013,0. Al,0,3.1174476883,-0.1357869549,0. Al,0,-2.1049998135,-1.5177027751,0. Al,0,0.4860380769,1.1685866939,0. B,0,-0.0600052293,-1.0888599315,0. Na,0,-2.4795180565,1.513102149,0.
08 C,0,0.6777017979,0.3130773128,0.
Al,0,0.5960119421,2.2735304287,0. Al,0,-0.1114688534,-1.6252728896,0. Al,0,-2.776812814,-0.1766927293,0. B,0,-0.7611635149,0.4300412828,0. Na,0,2.6909687923,-0.9108006653,0.
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SI2-Table 3 (Na+)2[CBAl3]2― B3LYP/6-311+G(d) ΔE CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2df)//B3LYP/6-311+G(d) ΔE 01 -1114.9116513 0.0 -1112.5312561 0.0 02 -1114.9100098 1.0 -1112.5292324 1.3 03 -1114.9033718 5.2 -1112.5233931 4.9 04 -1114.902835 5.5 -1112.521527 6.1 05 -1114.9027882 5.6 -1112.521366 6.2 06 -1114.8970464 9.2 -1112.5137537 11.0 07 -1114.9002565 7.2 -1112.5125249 11.8 08 -1114.8982815 8.4 -1112.5124858 11.8 09 -1114.8941444 11.0 -1112.5102597 13.2
01 Al,0,-1.2874121561,1.5606318141,0.
Al,0,1.5980087366,1.5211731666,0. Al,0,-0.8068713555,-1.6566956012,0. C,0,0.0525267591,0.1785154474,0. B,0,1.158428817,-0.7383792992,0. Na,0,3.600673194,-0.9522261761,0. Na,0,-3.5591543252,-0.4891350616,0.
02
Al,0,0.,0.,-2.6512163474 Al,0,0.,-1.9950113313,-0.6354626294 Al,0,0.,1.9950113313,-0.6354626294 C,0,0.,0.,-0.6618583669 B,0,0.,0.,0.7730321236 Na,0,0.,-2.0447339544,2.3264023947 Na,0,0.,2.0447339544,2.3264023947
03
C,0,-0.9193134434,0.3342084875,0.
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Al,0,-0.1067429135,2.1175625686,0. Al,0,-1.0960186779,-1.6946698322,0. Al,0,1.8163598376,-1.7717197788,0. B,0,0.4421108215,-0.1382330145,0. Na,0,-3.2504064019,0.3433548046,0. Na,0,2.8250981874,1.1323324148,0.
04
C,0,-1.1954310018,-0.1376073235,0. Al,0,-2.3301381502,-1.7327641155,0. Al,0,1.6476535831,1.8418815702,0. Al,0,0.4999663809,-1.2999655508,0. B,0,-0.1573401257,0.8207105245,0. Na,0,3.3881891952,-0.635568401,0. Na,0,-2.4093810017,1.9028242561,0.
05
C,0,0.2048008777,0.713973951,0. Al,0,-1.5319061867,1.5356956088,0. Al,0,2.5568292516,-1.8427667157,0. Al,0,-0.3820154835,-1.2743883531,0. B,0,1.4144960085,-0.0191875337,0. Na,0,-3.3189490727,-0.9764647133,0. Na,0,1.793726725,2.467252286,0.
06
Al,0,0.,0.,-1.309986408 Al,0,0.,-1.9819195414,1.3149199402
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Al,0,0.,1.9819195414,1.3149199402 C,0,0.,0.,0.5918942511 B,0,0.,0.,2.0236680844 Na,0,0.,-3.1372504036,-1.399090574 Na,0,0.,3.1372504036,-1.399090574
07 Al,0,0.,0.,-1.8814260198
Al,0,0.,-1.9189636801,1.7260853256 Al,0,0.,1.9189636801,1.7260853256 Na,0,0.,-2.9296315361,-1.1359176144 Na,0,0.,2.9296315361,-1.1359176144 B,0,0.,0.,0.2061196176 C,0,0.,0.,1.6322056397
08 C,0,0.6688491827,-1.4731392006,0.
Al,0,2.5631220345,-1.2153523665,0. Al,0,-2.7402870619,-1.0994152035,0. Al,0,0.0550236834,0.4671121536,0. B,0,-0.7170288501,-1.6095764957,0. Na,0,2.7349339381,1.836849794,0. Na,0,-2.6333407266,1.8805362987,0.
09
C,0,0.9910348972,0.1075948199,0. Al,0,2.8759549535,-0.4249668327,0. Al,0,-2.1682470689,-1.1888504528,0. Al,0,0.4540672659,-1.8947093052,0. B,0,-0.4282429082,0.1965624351,0. Na,0,-2.7945548432,1.6099229378,0. Na,0,0.9929167437,2.4260804579,0.
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SI2-Table 4 Mg2+[CBAl3]2― B3LYP/6-311+G(d) ΔE CCSD(T)/6-311+G(2df)//B3LYP/6-311+G(d) ΔE 01 -990.3551597 1.9 -988.3924972 0.0 02 -990.3581933 0.0 -988.3889679 2.2 03 -990.349854 5.2 -988.3881677 2.7 04 -990.3495738 5.4 -988.3816949 6.8 05 -990.3446231 8.5 -988.376762 9.9 06 -990.3396081 11.7 -988.3757267 10.507 -990.3359297 14.0 -988.3713082 13.308 -990.3306183 17.0 -988.3698041 14.2
01
Al,0,2.0506138131,-0.9458660299,0. Al,0,-0.8041791165,-1.6847443872,0. Al,0,1.3605299246,1.8495486219,0. C,0,0.2745825511,-0.0119414555,0. B,0,-0.6838963911,1.0391811969,0. Mg,0,-2.8491615612,0.3472304137,0.
02
C,0,1.165654151,-0.0361909761,0. Al,0,2.8549260523,-1.0258900068,0. Al,0,-1.8807602312,-1.8656892943,0. Al,0,0.5019762208,1.8014130793,0. B,0,-0.1017539242,-0.6348967963,0. Mg,0,-2.2943494387,0.9908319742,0.
03
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Al,0,0.4225678703,-1.8716006916,0. Al,0,2.3743589103,0.0419397204,0. Al,0,-1.2717947072,1.9376824226,0. C,0,0.131037683,0.0972191094,0. B,0,0.7353038574,1.3907073295,0. Mg,0,-2.0568987138,-0.6893542603,0.
04
Al,0,2.0524782381,1.0729418515,0. C,0,-1.1234694099,-0.1512110681,0. Al,0,-0.7908924864,1.8225706244,0. Al,0,-2.4720553462,-1.5670507098,0. B,0,0.2727775147,-0.2358689118,0. Mg,0,2.1951770697,-1.7461683661,0.
05 C,0,-0.0236664379,0.8837775881,0.
Al,0,-1.8041916366,1.6236815729,0. Al,0,3.3546801894,-0.0515426806,0. Al,0,0.2487145902,-1.1320382657,0. B,0,1.3651614041,0.8764208264,0. Mg,0,-2.6058845491,-1.1975340412,0.
06 C,0,0.7510561599,0.4858521408,0.
Al,0,0.6636390563,2.4666204894,0. Al,0,-0.1229051592,-1.8564289707,0. Al,0,-2.7686424501,-0.1723356725,0. B,0,-0.6371505872,0.2642019301,0. Mg,0,2.4292403304,-0.8840271771,0.
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07 C,0,0.3354489019,0.2361475116,0.
Al,0,2.1508210877,-0.7779171174,0. Al,0,-3.2204068711,0.5896311828,0. Al,0,-0.3159315422,-1.8068443134,0. B,0,-1.0545786402,0.3460936847,0. Mg,0,1.7726120439,1.8997283917,0.
08 C,0,0.8153614527,0.3042124559,0.
Al,0,2.5732002017,-0.5406763602,0. Al,0,-2.7430635468,-0.1619470403,0. Al,0,-0.0678298806,-1.6959458351,0. B,0,-0.6141485071,0.3742623478,0. Mg,0,0.0478656102,2.4587043419,0.
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SI3-1 The details of MD simulations. General parameters: Max. points for each Traj. = 3500 and 4000 Total Number of Trajectories = 1 Random Number Generator Seed = 398465 Trajectory Step Size = 0.500 sqrt(amu)*bohr Sampling parameters: Vib Energy Sampling Option = Thermal sampling TS Sampling direction = Forward
Vib Sampling Temperature = 300.0 K and 400.0 K Rot Energy Sampling Option = Thermal distribution (symmetric top) Rot Sampling Temperature = 300.0 K and 400.0 K Start point scaling criteria = 1.000D-05 Hartree Integration parameters: Correction Scheme = Fifth order polynomial fit Project trans/rot in grad. = True Project in prediction step = True Project in correction step = True Integration Scheme = Bulirsch-Stoer method Integration Step Size = 2.000D-01 femtosec Truncation Error Criteria = 1.000D-08 bohr Energy Error Criteria = 1.000D-04 Hartree Hessian evaluation = Full Hessian always
SI3-2 Potential energy of three designed systems [XCAl3]q (X,q)=(B,-2), (C,-1) and
(N,0). (a) [BCAl3]2−, (b) [C2Al3]−, and (c) [NCAl3] along the MD trajectory at
B3LYP/6-31G(d) level, respectively. Born-Oppenheimer molecular dynamics
simulation is performed for 10ps at 300K and 400K. Potential energy (in au) versus
time (in ps).
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(a)
300K
0 2 4 6 8 10
-790.130
-790.128
-790.126
-790.124
-790.122
-790.120
-790.118
-790.116
-790.114
PE,H
artre
e
Time,ps
400K
0 2 4 6 8 10-790.132
-790.130
-790.128
-790.126
-790.124
-790.122
-790.120
-790.118
PE,H
artre
e
Time,ps[BCAl3]2-
(b)
0 2 4 6 8 10-803.486
-803.484
-803.482
-803.480
-803.478
-803.476
-803.474
-803.472
-803.470
PE,
Har
tree
Time,ps
300K
0 2 4 6 8 10-803.486
-803.484
-803.482
-803.480
-803.478
-803.476
-803.474
-803.472
-803.470
-803.468
PE,H
artre
e
Time,ps
400K
[C2Al3]-
(c)
300K 400K
0 2 4 6 8 10-820.124
-820.122
-820.120
-820.118
-820.116
-820.114
-820.112
-820.110
-820.108
PE,H
artre
e
Time,ps0 2 4 6 8 10
-820.124
-820.122
-820.120
-820.118
-820.116
-820.114
-820.112
-820.110
-820.108
-820.106
PE
,Har
tree
Time,ps
[NCAl3]
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SI4-Table 1 Calculated molecular properties of the [BCAl3]2− (pptC) structures.
BCAl32−, C2v, 1A1 B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ MP2/ aug-cc-pVTZ CCSD(T)/ aug-cc-pVTZ
R(C1-B2), Å 1.461 1.485 1.486
R(C1-Al3,4), Å 2.044 2.030 2.035
R(C1-Al5), Å 1.917 1.938 1.939
<Al5C1Al3º 105.0 103.3 103.3
-Etot, au -790.2375416 -788.679885 -788.7317903
ω1(a1), cm-1 1190 1209 1165
ω2(a1), cm-1 544 535 539
ω3(a1), cm-1 325 350 340
ω4(a1), cm-1 158 177 162
ω5(b1), cm-1 210 202 197
ω6(b1), cm-1 122 111 112
ω7(b2), cm-1 656 721 708
ω8(b2), cm-1 528 510 514
ω9(b2), cm-1 79 96 99
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SI4-Table 2 Calculated molecular properties of the [C2Al3]− (pptC) structures. C2Al3
−, C2v, 1A1 B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ MP2/ aug-cc-pVTZ CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ
R(C1-C2), Å 1.337 1.3527 1.359
R(C1-Al3,4), Å 2.107 2.0911 2.107
R(C1-Al5), Å 1.925 1.9394 1.935 <Al5C1Al3
º 111.6 110.0 110.7
-Etot, au -803.5806862 -802.0023153 -802.0580572 ω1(a1), cm-1 1453 1454 1408
ω2(a1), cm-1 555 547 560 ω3(a1), cm-1 339 350 349
ω4(a1), cm-1 168 170 174 ω5(b1), cm-1 222 224 216
ω6(b1), cm-1 121 101 105 ω7(b2), cm-1 672 662 666
ω8(b2), cm-1 609 643 649
ω9(b2), cm-1 60 53 60
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SI4-Table 3 Calculated molecular properties of the [NCAl3] (pptC) structures. NCAl3, C2v, 1A1 B3LYP/aug-cc-pVTZ MP2/ aug-cc-pVTZ CCSD(T)/ aug-cc-pVTZ
R(C1-N2), Å 1.275 1.293 1.298 R(C1-Al3,4), Å 2.197 2.171 2.192 R(C1-Al5), Å 1.986 1.988 1.976 <Al5C1Al3
º 116.1 114.0 116.3 -Etot, au -820.2221039 -818.6223296 -818.678994
ω1(a1), cm-1 1549 1490 1496 ω2(a1), cm-1 483 493 496 ω3(a1), cm-1 315 319 329 ω4(a1), cm-1 157 163 162 ω5(b1), cm-1 192 199 201 ω6(b1), cm-1 114 107 112 ω7(b2), cm-1 594 581 606 ω8(b2), cm-1 486 563 525 ω9(b2), cm-1 47 42 37