A theoretical study of the inverse hydrogen bonds complexes formed by the XeH
2 molecule and hydride and fluoride derivatives of Li, Be, Na and Mg has been carried out by means of DFT (B3LYP/DGDZVP) and
ab initio [MP2/DGDZVP and MP2/LJ18/6-311++G(2d,2p)] calculations. The complexes obtained present interaction energies up to
−81 kJ/mol. The analysis of the electron density shows electron transfer from the XeH
2 to the electron acceptor molecules. The calculated absolute chemical shieldings show the high sensitivity of the xenon atom
upon complexation.
Keywords Inverse hydrogen bonds - XeH2
- Metal hydride