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CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS
Volume 621, Issue -, Pages 160-164Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2015.01.005
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- Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada
- Hungarian Research Fund (OTKA) [K100908, NN110360]
- McMaster Chemistry 82 Chemical Biology Summer Research Scholarship
- Swiss National Science Foundation [P2EZP2 148650]
- Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
- SHARCNET
- Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF) [P2EZP2_148650] Funding Source: Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)
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We present a conceptionally different approach to dissect bond-formation processes in metal-driven catalysis using concepts from quantum information theory. Our method uses the entanglement and correlation among molecular orbitals to analyze changes in electronic structure that accompany chemical processes. As a proof-of-principle example, the evolution of nickel-ethene bond-formation is dissected, which allows us to monitor the interplay of back-bonding and pi-donation along the reaction coordinate. Furthermore, the reaction pathway of nickel-ethene complexation is analyzed using quantum chemistry methods, revealing the presence of a transition state. Our study supports the crucial role of metal-toligand back-donation in the bond-forming process of nickel-ethene. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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