Abstract:
The inverse sandwiches E-C
5-nH
5-nN
n-E
+ and E-C
5-nH
5-nP
n-E
+ (
n=1, 2, 3; E=Al, Ga, In, Tl) with low-valent boron group elements are studied. The (η5,η5) coordinated inverse sandwich E-C
5-nH
5-nN
n-E
+ is unstable in energy or nonexistent. However, the (η5,η5) coordinated E-C
5-nH
5-nP
n-E
+ is not only stable in energy, but also stable against dissociation. The dissoction stability E-C
5-nH
5-nP
n-E
+ with the same E element decreases as the number n increases, while for the certain n number, the dissociation energies with different E elements are close to each other. E-C
4H
4P-E
+ has similar dissocition stability to the well-known E-C
5H
5-E
+. The inteaction between C
5-nH
5-nP
n and lowvalent E element is mainly ionic. Since lone pairs of electrons locate on both E and P atoms, the (η5, η5) coordinated inverse sandwich E-C
5-nH
5-nP
n-E
+ would act as multi electron-donors.