Research Article

Estimation of Bite Angle Effect on the Electronic Structure of Cobalt-Phosphine Complexes: A QTAIM Study

Table 3

Electron density at bond critical points (A–B) in complexes 13, as well as that for the structures resulted in the PES scan of HCo(CO)(PPh3)2.

Structure (H–Co) (Co–P1) (Co–P2) (Co–C) (C–O)

HCo(CO) (2)0.1290.0930.0930.1720.429
HCo(CO)(Xantphos) (1)0.1290.0880.0880.1770.423
HCo(CO) (3)0.1260.0920.0920.1730.424
3:   0.1260.0910.0880.1740.424
3:   0.1260.0920.0910.1730.424
3:   0.1320.0950.0980.1740.423
3:   0.1280.0900.0960.1730.423
3:   0.1280.0920.0960.1740.423
3:   0.1320.0940.0980.1720.423
3:   0.1320.0940.0980.1730.423
3:   0.1320.0950.0980.1740.423
3:   0.1330.0950.0980.1730.424