Direct measurement of covalent three-center, two-electron M-H-B bonding in Zr and Hf borohydrides using B K-edge XAS.
Hansen, Hannah M.; Zgrabik, Joshua C.; Zacher, 3rd, Peter A; Schuely, Jacob J.; Amano, Emily M.; Yang, Mai Yer; Unruh, Daniel K.; Zuin, Lucia; Keith, Jason M.; Daly, Scott R.; Chemical science 16 (2025) 22333–22347; doi:10.1039/d5sc06254c

data_1576111
_publ_section_title
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 Direct measurement of covalent three-center, two-electron M-H-B bonding
 in Zr and Hf borohydrides using B K-edge XAS.
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_journal_issue                   47
_journal_name_full               'Chemical science'
_journal_page_first              22333
_journal_page_last               22347
_journal_paper_doi               10.1039/d5sc06254c
_journal_volume                  16
_journal_year                    2025
_chemical_formula_moiety         'C24 H32 B4 Hf'
_chemical_formula_sum            'C24 H32 B4 Hf'
_chemical_formula_weight         542.22
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_space_group_IT_number           1
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_space_group_name_H-M_alt        'P 1'
_atom_sites_solution_hydrogens   geom
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Olex2 1.5
(compiled 2025.04.05 svn.rf049d14d for OlexSys, GUI svn.r7224)
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_audit_update_record
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2025-06-12 deposited with the CCDC.	2025-10-13 downloaded from the CCDC.
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_cell_angle_alpha                97.369(5)
_cell_angle_beta                 105.709(5)
_cell_angle_gamma                97.202(5)
_cell_formula_units_Z            3
_cell_length_a                   10.1704(10)
_cell_length_b                   13.3855(13)
_cell_length_c                   14.4409(14)
_cell_measurement_reflns_used    8054
_cell_measurement_temperature    150.15
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_cell_volume                     1850.3(3)
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_computing_structure_solution    'SHELXT 2018/2 (Sheldrick, 2018)'
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_diffrn_radiation_type           MoK\a
_diffrn_radiation_wavelength     0.71073
_diffrn_reflns_av_R_equivalents  0.0240
_diffrn_reflns_av_unetI/netI     0.0403
_diffrn_reflns_Laue_measured_fraction_full 1.000
_diffrn_reflns_Laue_measured_fraction_max 0.968
_diffrn_reflns_limit_h_max       12
_diffrn_reflns_limit_h_min       -13
_diffrn_reflns_limit_k_max       17
_diffrn_reflns_limit_k_min       -17
_diffrn_reflns_limit_l_max       17
_diffrn_reflns_limit_l_min       -18
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_diffrn_reflns_point_group_measured_fraction_max 0.793
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_diffrn_reflns_theta_max         27.914
_diffrn_reflns_theta_min         1.961
_exptl_absorpt_coefficient_mu    4.235
_exptl_absorpt_correction_T_max  1.0000
_exptl_absorpt_correction_T_min  0.8011
_exptl_absorpt_correction_type   multi-scan
_exptl_absorpt_process_details
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SADABS-2016/2 (Bruker,2016/2) was used for absorption correction.
wR2(int) was 0.1113 before and 0.0508 after correction.
The Ratio of minimum to maximum transmission is 0.8011.
The \l/2 correction factor is Not present.
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_exptl_crystal_density_diffrn    1.460
_exptl_crystal_description       block
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_exptl_crystal_preparation       'Salt metathesis'
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_exptl_crystal_size_mid          0.095
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_refine_diff_density_min         -0.980
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_refine_ls_abs_structure_details
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 Flack x determined using 5021 quotients [(I+)-(I-)]/[(I+)+(I-)]
 (Parsons, Flack and Wagner, Acta Cryst. B69 (2013) 249-259).
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_refine_ls_abs_structure_Flack   0.007(5)
_refine_ls_extinction_method     none
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_refine_ls_matrix_type           full
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_refine_ls_number_reflns         14040
_refine_ls_number_restraints     3
_refine_ls_restrained_S_all      1.043
_refine_ls_R_factor_all          0.0231
_refine_ls_R_factor_gt           0.0216
_refine_ls_shift/su_max          0.001
_refine_ls_shift/su_mean         0.000
_refine_ls_structure_factor_coef Fsqd
_refine_ls_weighting_details
'w=1/[\s^2^(Fo^2^)+(0.0060P)^2^] where P=(Fo^2^+2Fc^2^)/3'
_refine_ls_weighting_scheme      calc
_refine_ls_wR_factor_gt          0.0440
_refine_ls_wR_factor_ref         0.0446
_reflns_Friedel_coverage         0.637
_reflns_Friedel_fraction_full    0.703
_reflns_Friedel_fraction_max     0.617
_reflns_number_gt                13516
_reflns_number_total             14040
_reflns_threshold_expression     'I > 2\s(I)'
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_cod_data_source_block           dal2210
_cod_depositor_comments
'Adding full bibliography for 1576111--1576117.cif.'
_cod_database_code               1576111
_shelx_shelxl_version_number     2016/4
_shelx_estimated_absorpt_t_max   0.756
_shelx_estimated_absorpt_t_min   0.609
_olex2_refinement_description
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1. Fixed Uiso
 At 1.2 times of:
  All C(H) groups
 At 1.5 times of:
  All B(H,H,H) groups
2.a Aromatic/amide H refined with riding coordinates:
 C2(H2), C4(H4), C12(H12), C13(H13), C14(H14), C15(H15), C16(H16), C22(H22),
 C23(H23), C24(H24), C25(H25), C26(H26), C28(H28), C29(H29), C32(H32), C33(H33),
  C34(H34), C35(H35), C36(H36), C46(H46), C92(H92), C93(H93), C94(H94),
 C95(H95), C96(H96), C102(H102), C103(H103), C104(H104), C105(H105), C106(H106),
  C112(H112), C113(H113), C114(H114), C115(H115), C116(H116), C122(H122),
 C123(H123), C124(H124), C125(H125), C126(H126), C52(H52), C53(H53), C54(H54),
 C55(H55), C56(H56), C62(H62), C63(H63), C64(H64), C65(H65), C66(H66), C72(H72),
  C73(H73), C74(H74), C75(H75), C76(H76), C82(H82), C83(H83), C84(H84),
 C85(H85), C86(H86)
2.b Idealised Me refined as rotating group:
 B1(H1A,H1B,H1C), B2(H2A,H2B,H2C), B3(H3A,H3B,H3C), B4(H4A,H4B,H4C), B9(H9A,
 H9B,H9C), B10(H10A,H10B,H10C), B11(H11A,H11B,H11C), B12(H12A,H12B,H12C),
 B5(H5A,H5B,H5C), B6(H6A,H6B,H6C), B7(H7A,H7B,H7C), B8(H8A,H8B,H8C)
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_shelx_res_checksum              19300
_olex2_submission_special_instructions 'No special instructions were received'