Title
Deuterium Quadrupole Coupling Constants and Asymmetry Parameters in Metal Hydrides: Calculations of Model Systems Representing Three Modes of Metal-Hydrogen Bonding
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
9-1-1987
Abstract
The electric field gradient at the hydrogen atom site has been calculated in three model systems: M-H (M =Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs), [Na-H-Na]+, [Na-H2]+, and [Rb-H2]+. The effect of metal hydride geometry on the deuterium quadrupole coupling constant was examined with an extended basis set by using restricted Hartree-Fock methods. For the terminal M-H bonds (M = K, Rb, and Cs), the deuterium quadrupole coupling constant is about 20 kHz. Formation of a bridging metal-hydrogen bond reduces the value of the quadrupole coupling constant; nonlinearity reduces the quadrupole coupling constant further. For the [M-H2]+system, the value of the deuterium quadrupole coupling constant is strongly affected by H-H bonding. These results can be used in the assignment and interpretation of solid-state deuterium NMR spectra of metal-hydrogen bonds in organometallic complexes. © 1987, American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
Publication Source (Journal or Book title)
Inorganic Chemistry
First Page
3001
Last Page
3004
Recommended Citation
Guo, K., Jarrett, W., & Butler, L. (1987). Deuterium Quadrupole Coupling Constants and Asymmetry Parameters in Metal Hydrides: Calculations of Model Systems Representing Three Modes of Metal-Hydrogen Bonding. Inorganic Chemistry, 26 (18), 3001-3004. https://doi.org/10.1021/ic00265a016