Table 1 Results of EDA-NOCV calculations for singlet state [OB-M©B7O7-BO] complexes at the PBE0/TZ2P level using neutral M atoms in the quintet reference state with ns0np1(n − 1)d7 electron configuration and [OB-B7O7-BO] (L, quintet) as interacting fragments.

From: Prediction of heptagonal bipyramidal nonacoordination in highly viable [OB-M©B7O7-BO] (M = Fe, Ru, Os) complexes

Energy terms

Number of

orbitals

Assignments

Interaction energies for M (quintet, ns0np1(n − 1)d7) + 

[OB-B7O7-BO] (L, quintet)

M = Fe

M = Ru

M = Os

Eint

  

−535.7

−591.3

−687.0

EPauli

  

518.9

746.5

1071.3

EAttr

  

−1054.6

−1337.8

−1758.3

Eelstat[a]

  

−592.6 (56.2%)

−760.0 (56.8%)

−953.9 (54.3%)

Eorb[a]

  

−462.0 (43.8%)

−577.8 (43.2%)

−804.4 (45.7%)

Eorb(1)[b] (A1′)

1

L-M(dz2) electron-sharing bonds

−97.6 (21.1%)

−128.2 (22.2%)

−305.5 (38.0%)

Eorb(2)[b] (E2′)

2

L-M(dxy/dx2–y2) electron-sharing bonds

−195.6 (42.3%)

−274.4 (47.5%)

−280.4 (34.9%)

Eorb(3)[b] (E1″)

1

L-M(pz) electron-sharing bonds

−46.7 (10.1%)

−50.3 (8.7%)

−53.8 (6.7%)

Eorb(4)[b] (A2″)

2

L ← M(dxz/dyz) backdonation

−94.0 (20.3%)

−90.2 (15.6%)

−123.6 (15.4%)

Eorb(5)[b] (E1′)

2

L → M(px/py) donation

−15.4 (3.3%)

−15.8 (2.7%)

−16.8 (2.1%)

Eorb(6)[b] (A1′)

1

L → M(s) donation

−4.8 (1.0%)

−7.6 (1.3%)

−12.0 (1.5%)

Erest[b]

  

−7.9 (1.7%)

−11.3 (2.0%)

−12.3 (1.5%)

  1. Energy values are given in kcal mol−1.
  2. [a]The percentage values in the parenthesis are the contribution to the total attractive interactions (∆Eelstat + ∆Eorb).
  3. [b]The percentage values in the parenthesis are the contribution to the total orbital interactions (∆Eorb).