O presente trabalho descreve a investigação de funcionais de densidade para os cálculos das constantes escalares de acoplamento indireto spin-spin para diferentes tipos de átomos. 26 DFTs são inicialmente avaliados para um conjunto de calibração contendo constantes de acoplamento indireto spin-spin das moléculas HF, CO, H2O, NH3, PH3, PF3, BHF2, BF3, F2O, CH4, C2H2, C2H4 e C2H6. As estratégias utilizadas envolvem principalmente o ajuste da porcentagem de troca orbital Hartree-Fock (EXHF), a fim de melhorar a precisão. Estudos anteriores sugeriram que a utilização de uma certa porcentagem de troca exata contribui para obter resultados mais precisos para as constantes de acoplamento. Do total, BHandH, B1B95, a família B97 e a família ωB97 forneceram bons resultados para o conjunto de calibração. Em geral, DFTs híbridos contendo entre 30% e 50% de EXHF em sua composição apresentam valores mais precisos para as constantes de acoplamento. Os funcionais modificados B1B95 40% EXHF, BHandH 40% EXHF e B972B95 60% EXHF apresentam ótima precisão para rotinas de otimização de geometria e cálculo da constante de acoplamento. Para funcionais corrigidos no longo alcance, a porcentagem EXHF não é bem definida, mas pode ser ajustada em termos de três parâmetros. Uma versão de ωB97XD com γ incrementado para 0,35 tem ótima precisão, assim como umaversão de ωB97X com α incrementado para 0,2. Versões corrigidas no longo alcance de B1B95 e BHandH fornecem excelentes precisões com α =0,4, α + β =1,0 e γ ajustado ao funcional. Os funcionais de longo alcance e o B972B95 60% EXHF desafiam os níveis de teoria SOPPA(CCSD) e SOPPA(CC2), que apresentam boa precisão independente do tipo de núcleo envolvido no acoplamento. O termo do contato de Fermi está principalmente associado às diferenças nos resultados para as constantes de acoplamento calculadas entre os métodos. Segundo o teorema de Janak, os funcionais de longo alcance estão mais próximos do comportamento exato de um funcional; o aumento da troca exata em DFTs híbridos leva a um aumento da localização eletrônica, levando a concavidades menores. A utilização de um conjunto teste com mais tipos de acoplamento reforça a ótima precisão obtida com B1B95 40% EXHF, BHandH 40% EXHF e suas versões de longo alcance. / This work seeks to describe the investigation of density functionals for calculating indirect spin-spin scalar coupling constants for different types of atoms. 26 DFTs are initially evaluated for a calibration set containing HF, CO, H2O, NH3, PH3, PF3, BHF2, BF3, F2O, CH4, C2H2, C2H4 and C2H6 indirect spin-spin coupling constants. The strategies used mainly involve adjusting the percentage of Hartree-Fock orbital exchange (EXHF) in order to increase accuracy. Previous studies have suggested that the use of a certain percentage of exact exchange contributes to obtain more accurate results for coupling constants. Overall, BHandH, B1B95, B97 family and ωB97 family have provided good results for the calibration set. In general, hybrid DFTs containing between 30% and 50% EXHF in their composition show more accurate values for the coupling constants. The modified functionals B1B95 40% EXHF, BHandH 40% EXHF and B972B95 60% EXHF have optimal accuracy for geometry optimization and coupling constant calculation routines. For long-range corrected functionals, EXHF percentage is not well defined but can be adjusted in terms of three parameters. A version of ωB97XD with γ increased to 0.35 has great accuracy, as well as a version of ωB97X with α increased to 0.2. Long-range corrected versions of B1B95 and BHandH provided excellent accuracies with α =0.4, α + β =1.0 and γ adjusted to the functional. Long-range functionals and B972B95 60% EXHF challenge SOPPA(CCSD) and SOPPA(CC2) levels of theory, which have good accuracy regardless of the core type involved in the coupling. Fermi-contact term is mainly associated with the differences from results of calculated coupling constants between methods. According to Janaks theorem, long-range functionals are closest to the exact behavior of a functional; increasing exact exchange in hybrid DFTs leads to an increased electronic localization, leading to lower concavities. Using a test set with more coupling types reinforces the optimum accuracy obtained with B1B95 40% EXHF, BHandH 40% EXHF and their long-range versions.

A new family of oligonuclear cyano compounds incorporatingtransition (Pt) and main group (Tl) metals bound with anon-buttressed Pt-Tl bond was synthesised in aqueous solution.The metal-metal linkage is formed in the reaction betweenplatinum and thallium in their stable oxidation forms, Pt(II)and Tl(III), orvice versa: Pt(IV) and Tl(I). Four binuclear complexeswith a general composition [(CN)5Pt-Tl(CN)n(aq)]n-(n = 0-3) and a trinuclear species [(NC)5Pt-Tl-Pt(CN)5]3-were identified and structurally characterised insolution by multinuclear NMR, EXAFS and vibrationalspectroscopy. In aqueous solution the complexes exist inequilibrium. The distribution between the species can bealtered by varying the molar ratio Pt/Tl, cyanide concentrationand pH. Stability constants of the compounds weredetermined. A new compound (NC)5PtTl was also prepared in solid and its crystalstructure solved by a combination of X-ray powder diffractionand EXAFS. Altogether the values of195Pt-205Tl spin-spin coupling constants (25-71 kHz),interatomic Pt-Tl distances (2.598-2.638 Å), and vibrationstretching frequencies v (Pt-Tl) (159-164 cm-1) are fully indicative of a direct and unsupportedPt-Tl bond. The calculated values of Pt-Tl force constants(1.56-1.74 N· cm-1) are characteristic for single metal-metal bond.The oxidation status in the compounds can be viewed asintermediate between II and IV for platinum, and between I andIII for thallium, as reflected by the chemical shifts of195Pt and205Tl nuclei, C≡ N stretching frequencies andelectron binding energies. The compounds are capable to undergo a photoinducedtwo-electron transfer between the coupled hetero-metal ions.Upon irradiation into the metal-to-metal charge transferabsorption band, effective photoredox reaction takes place. Itresults in scission of the Pt-Tl bond and formation of variouscomplexes of oxidised platinum (Pt(III, IV)) and reducedthallium (Tl(I)). The values of photodecomposition quantumyields were determined from a stationary photolysis study ofthe heterometallic complexes. Nanosecond laser flash photolysisof the heteronuclear Pt-Tl cyano compounds was performed in thetimescale range 1· 10-6- 5· 10-2s and several intermediate species were detectedand characterised by optical spectroscopy. The heteronuclear Pt-Tl cyano compounds can be furthermodified in terms of their stability, solubility, and lightabsorption characteristics. It has been found that the platinumpentacyano unit of the [(NC)5Pt-Tl(CN)n(aq)]n-species is inert towards the tested ligands,whereas the thallium "part" of the complexes can be tunedsignificantly. A number of complexes [(NC)5Pt-Tl(L)m]x-(L-ligand) were prepared and characterised insolution. Compounds [(NC)5Pt-Tl(nta)(H2O)]3-, [(NC)5Pt-Tl(bipy)(DMSO)3], and [(NC)5Pt-Tl(bipy)2]have been prepared in solid and their structuresdetermined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. <b>Keywords:</b>thallium, platinum, cyanide, metal-metal bond,non-buttressed, heterobimetallic, photoinduced, electrontransfer, redox reaction, NMR, chemical shift, spin-spincoupling constant, Raman, EXAFS, X-ray diffraction,equilibrium, oxidation state, oxidative addition,photolysis

<p>A new family of oligonuclear cyano compounds incorporatingtransition (Pt) and main group (Tl) metals bound with anon-buttressed Pt-Tl bond was synthesised in aqueous solution.The metal-metal linkage is formed in the reaction betweenplatinum and thallium in their stable oxidation forms, Pt(II)and Tl(III), or<i>vice versa</i>: Pt(IV) and Tl(I). Four binuclear complexeswith a general composition [(CN)₅Pt-Tl(CN)_n(aq)]^n-(n = 0-3) and a trinuclear species [(NC)₅Pt-Tl-Pt(CN)₅]^3-were identified and structurally characterised insolution by multinuclear NMR, EXAFS and vibrationalspectroscopy. In aqueous solution the complexes exist inequilibrium. The distribution between the species can bealtered by varying the molar ratio Pt/Tl, cyanide concentrationand pH. Stability constants of the compounds weredetermined.</p><p>A new compound (NC)₅PtTl was also prepared in solid and its crystalstructure solved by a combination of X-ray powder diffractionand EXAFS. Altogether the values of¹⁹⁵Pt-²⁰⁵Tl spin-spin coupling constants (25-71 kHz),interatomic Pt-Tl distances (2.598-2.638 Å), and vibrationstretching frequencies v (Pt-Tl) (159-164 cm^-1) are fully indicative of a direct and unsupportedPt-Tl bond. The calculated values of Pt-Tl force constants(1.56-1.74 N· cm^-1) are characteristic for single metal-metal bond.The oxidation status in the compounds can be viewed asintermediate between II and IV for platinum, and between I andIII for thallium, as reflected by the chemical shifts of¹⁹⁵Pt and²⁰⁵Tl nuclei, C≡ N stretching frequencies andelectron binding energies.</p><p>The compounds are capable to undergo a photoinducedtwo-electron transfer between the coupled hetero-metal ions.Upon irradiation into the metal-to-metal charge transferabsorption band, effective photoredox reaction takes place. Itresults in scission of the Pt-Tl bond and formation of variouscomplexes of oxidised platinum (Pt(III, IV)) and reducedthallium (Tl(I)). The values of photodecomposition quantumyields were determined from a stationary photolysis study ofthe heterometallic complexes. Nanosecond laser flash photolysisof the heteronuclear Pt-Tl cyano compounds was performed in thetimescale range 1· 10^-6- 5· 10^-2s and several intermediate species were detectedand characterised by optical spectroscopy.</p><p>The heteronuclear Pt-Tl cyano compounds can be furthermodified in terms of their stability, solubility, and lightabsorption characteristics. It has been found that the platinumpentacyano unit of the [(NC)₅Pt-Tl(CN)_n(aq)]^n-species is inert towards the tested ligands,whereas the thallium "part" of the complexes can be tunedsignificantly. A number of complexes [(NC)₅Pt-Tl(L)_m]^x-(L-ligand) were prepared and characterised insolution. Compounds [(NC)₅Pt-Tl(nta)(H₂O)]^3-, [(NC)₅Pt-Tl(bipy)(DMSO)₃], and [(NC)₅Pt-Tl(bipy)₂]have been prepared in solid and their structuresdetermined by single-crystal X-ray diffraction.</p><p><b>Keywords:</b>thallium, platinum, cyanide, metal-metal bond,non-buttressed, heterobimetallic, photoinduced, electrontransfer, redox reaction, NMR, chemical shift, spin-spincoupling constant, Raman, EXAFS, X-ray diffraction,equilibrium, oxidation state, oxidative addition,photolysis</p>