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All calculations were performed with the Gaussian 98 set of programs9 within
the framework of hybrid DFT (B3PW91)10. The model systems considered for
3+, 6+, and 7+ differ from the experimental systems only by the use of HC(2C5H4N)(CH2NSiH3)2 as a model for the ligand N2Npy. The tungsten atom was
represented by the relativistic effective core potential (RECP) from the
Stuttgart group (14 valence electrons) and its associated (8s7p6d)/[6s5p3d]
basis set,11 augmented by an f polarization function ( = 0.823). The silicon
atoms were also treated with Stuttgart RECPs and the associated basis set,12
augmented by a d polarization function ( = 0.284). A 6-31G(d,p) basis set
was used for the atoms directly bound to W (N, Me) and the atoms of CO2.
The remaining atoms were treated by a 6-31G basis set. Full optimizations of
geometry without any constraint were performed, followed by analytical
computation of the Hessian matrix to confirm the nature of the located
extrema as minima on the potential energy surface.
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