Effects of substituents and charge on the RCHO⋯X–Y {X = Cl,Br, I; Y = –CF3, –CF2H, –CFH2, –CN, –CCH, –CCCN; R = –OH, –OCH3, –NH2, –O−} halogen-bonded complexes

Structural Chemistry - Noncovalent interactions involving halogen bonding interactions, one of the emerging interactions due to its directionality, have been a subject of interest for various...     

Study of correlation effects on stretching force constants of the H3N⋯LiF lithium-bonded and H3N⋯HF hydrogen-bonded complexes

All quadratic, cubic and quartic force constants associated with high and low vibrational modes of the H₃N⋯HF hydrogen-bonded and H₃N⋯LiF lithium-bonded complexes have been calculated employing the Møller—Plesset perturbation theory to the second order (MP2) with the 4-31G** basis set.     

Atmospheric chemistry of CF3CF═CH2 and (Z)-CF3CF═CHF: Cl and NO3 rate coefficients, Cl reaction product yields, and thermochemical calculations

Rate coefficients, k, for the gas-phase reactions of Cl atoms and NO(3) radicals with 2,3,3,3-tetrafluoropropene, CF(3)CF═CH(2) (HFO-1234yf), and 1,2,3,3,3-pentafluoropropene, (Z)-CF(3)CF═CHF (HFO-1225ye), are reported. Cl-atom rate coefficients were measured in the fall-off region as a function of temperature (220-380 K) and pressure (50-630 Torr; N(2), O(2), and synthetic air) using a relative rate method. The measured rate coefficients are well represented by the fall-off parameters k(0)(T) = 6.5 × 10(-28) (T/300)(-6.9) cm(6) molecule(-2) s(-1) and k(∞)(T) = 7.7 × 10(-11) (T/300)(-0.65) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) for CF(3)CF═CH(2) and k(0)(T) = 3 × 10(-27) (T/300)(-6.5) cm(6) molecule(-2) s(-1) and k(∞)(T) = 4.15 × 10(-11) (T/300)(-0.5) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) for (Z)-CF(3)C═CHF with F(c) = 0.6. Reaction product yields were measured in the presence of O(2) to be (98 ± 7)% for CF(3)C(O)F and (61 ± 4)% for HC(O)Cl in the CF(3)CF═CH(2) reaction and (108 ± 8)% for CF(3)C(O)F and (112 ± 8)% for HC(O)F in the (Z)-CF(3)CF═CHF reaction, where the quoted uncertainties are 2σ (95% confidence level) and include estimated systematic errors. NO(3) reaction rate coefficients were determined using absolute and relative rate methods. Absolute measurements yielded upper limits for both reactions between 233 and 353 K, while the relative rate measurements yielded k(3)(295 K) = (2.6 ± 0.25) × 10(-17) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) and k(4)(295 K) = (4.2 ± 0.5) × 10(-18) cm(3) molecule(-1) s(-1) for CF(3)CF═CH(2) and (Z)-CF(3)CF═CHF, respectively. The Cl-atom reaction with CF(3)CF═CH(2) and (Z)-CF(3)CF═CHF leads to decreases in their atmospheric lifetimes and global warming potentials and formation of a chlorine-containing product, HC(O)Cl, for CF(3)CF═CH(2). The NO(3) reaction has been shown to have a negligible impact on the atmospheric lifetimes of CF(3)CF═CH(2) and (Z)-CF(3)CF═CHF. The energetics for the reaction of Cl, NO(3), and OH with CF(3)CF═CH(2) and (Z)-CF(3)CF═CHF in the presence of O(2) were investigated using density functional theory (DFT).     

Synthesis and molecular structures of S-2-FcNHCOC6H4SH and [MIII(OEP)(S-2-FcNHCOC6H4)] (Fc = ferrocenyl,M = Fe,Ga): Electrochemical contributions of intramolecular SH⋯OC and NH⋯S hydrogen bonds

A novel redox-active thiolate ligand having a ferrocene moiety, S-2-FcNHCOC₆H₄SH (1a), and its porphyrin-thiolate compounds, [M^III(OEP)(S-2-FcNHCOC₆H₄)] (M = Fe (2a), Ga (3a)) were synthesized and characterized by X-ray analysis, spectroscopic and electrochemical measurements. The corresponding 4-substituted derivatives (1b–3b) were also synthesized to estimate the contribution of substituent effects. The formation of intramolecular SH⋯OC or NH⋯S hydrogen bonds in solution was established by ¹H NMR and IR spectra. The cooperative effects of the hydrogen bonds and π-conjugation were found on redox potentials of Fc and iron-porphyrin moieties.     

Theoretical studies of the reactions of Cl atoms with CF3CH2OCH n F(3−n) (n = 1, 2, 3)

This paper presents the theoretical studies of the reactions of Cl atoms with CF₃CH₂OCH₃, CF₃CH₂OCH₂F and CF₃CH₂OCHF₂ using an ab initio direct dynamics theory. The geometries and vibrational frequencies of the reactants, complexes, transition states and products are calculated at the MP2/6-31+(d,p) level. The minimum energy path is also calculated at same level. The MC-QCISD method is carried out for further refining the energetic information. The rate constants are evaluated with the canonical variational transition state theory (CVT) and CVT with small curvature tunneling contributions in the temperature range 200–1,500 K. The results are in good agreement with experimental values.     

Theoretical studies on the reactions OH + CH3COCCl2 X (X = F, Cl, Br)

Theoretical investigations are carried out on the title reactions by means of the direct dynamics method. The optimized geometries, frequencies and minimum energy path are obtained at the MP2/6-31 + G(d,p) level, and energetic information is further refined at the MC-QCISD (single-point) level. The rate constants for both reactions are calculated by the improved canonical variational transition state theory with the small-curvature tunneling correction in a wide temperature range 200–3,000 K. The theoretical rate constant is in good agreement with the available experimental data. Furthermore, the effects of different halogen substitution on the rate constants are also discussed.     

Theoretical study of the interaction mechanism of single-electron halogen bond complexes H3C⋯Br-Y (Y = H, CN, NC, CCH, C2H3)

The characteristics and structures of single-electron halogen bond complexes [H₃C?Br-Y (Y = H, CCH, CN, NC, C₂H₃)] have been investigated by theoretical calculation methods. The geometries were optimized and frequencies calculated at the B3LYP/6-311++G** level. The interaction energies were corrected for basis set superposition error (BSSE) and the wavefunctions obtained by the natural bond orbital (NBO) and atom in molecule (AIM) analyses at the MP2/6-311++G** level. For each H₃C?Br-Y complex, a single-electron Br bond is formed between the unpaired electron of the CH₃ (electron donor) radical and the Br atom of Br-Y (electron acceptor); this kind of single-electron bromine bond also possesses the character of a “three-electron bond”. Due to the formation of the single-electron Br bond, the C-H bonds of the CH₃ radical bend away from the Br-Y moiety and the Br-Y bond elongates, giving red-shifted single-electron Br bond complexes. The effects of substituents, hybridization of the carbon atom, and solvent on the properties of the complexes have been investigated. The strengths of single-electron hydrogen bonds, single-electron halogen bonds and single-electron lithium bonds have been compared. In addition, the single-electron halogen bond system is discussed in the light of the first three criteria for hydrogen bonding proposed by Popelier.     

Potential energy surface and rate constant of the inversion substitution reactions CH3X + O2 → CH3O2• + X• (X = SH,NO2)

The temperature dependence of the rate constant of the inversion substitution reactions CH₃X + O₂ → CH₃O₂^? + X^? (X = SH, NO₂), can be expressed as k = 6.8 × 10^–12(T/1000)^1.49exp(–62816 cal mol^–1/RT) cm³ s^–1 (X = SH) and k = 6.8 × 10^–12(T/1000)^1.26 × × exp(–61319 cal mol^–1/RT) cm³ s^–1 (X = NO₂), as found with the use of high-level quantum chemical methods and the transition state theory.     

Synthesis,characterization and reactions of the transition metal halogenoalkyl carbocation complexes [Cp(CO)2M{η2-CH2CH(CH2)nX}]PF6 (n = 1–8, 10, M = Fe; n = 3, 4 M = Ru; X = Br,I)

The halogenoalkyl complexes [Cp(CO)₂M{(CH₂)_nX}] (n = 3–10, 12, M = Fe; n = 5, 6, M = Ru, X = Br, I) react with Ph₃CPF₆ in dry CH₂Cl₂ to give the corresponding carbocation complexes [Cp(CO)₂M{η²-(CH₂CH(CH₂)_n?2X}]PF₆ in high yields. NMR evidence indicates that the metals form metallacyclopropane type structures with the carbocation ligand. The reactions of some of the cationic complexes with NaI, PPh₃, Na[Cp(CO)₂Fe] and Et₃N are discussed. NaI and Na[Cp(CO)₂Fe] displace the halogeno-olefin, while PPh₃ adds at the β-CH^δ+ giving the unstable phosphonium adducts [Cp(CO)₂Fe{CH₂CH(PPh₃)(CH₂)_n?2X}]PF₆ which decompose to the halogeno-olefins and the cationic PPh₃ complex [Cp(CO)₂Fe(PPh₃)]⁺. Et₃N causes allylic deprotonation forming internal olefin complexes of the type [Cp(CO)₂Fe{CH₂CHCH(CH₂)_n?3X}]PF₆.     

Unimolecular reactions in the CF3CH2Cl ↔ CF2ClCH2F system: isomerization by interchange of Cl and F atoms

The recombination of CF(2)Cl and CH(2)F radicals was used to prepare CF(2)ClCH(2)F* molecules with 93 ± 2 kcal mol(-1) of vibrational energy in a room temperature bath gas. The observed unimolecular reactions in order of relative importance were: (1) 1,2-ClH elimination to give CF(2)═CHF, (2) isomerization to CF(3)CH(2)Cl by the interchange of F and Cl atoms and (3) 1,2-FH elimination to give E- and Z-CFCl═CHF. Since the isomerization reaction is 12 kcal mol(-1) exothermic, the CF(3)CH(2)Cl* molecules have 105 kcal mol(-1) of internal energy and they can eliminate HF to give CF(2)═CHCl, decompose by rupture of the C-Cl bond, or isomerize back to CF(2)ClCH(2)F. These data, which provide experimental rate constants, are combined with previously published results for chemically activated CF(3)CH(2)Cl* formed by the recombination of CF(3) and CH(2)Cl radicals to provide a comprehensive view of the CF(3)CH(2)Cl* ? CF(2)ClCH(2)F* unimolecular reaction system. The experimental rate constants are matched to calculated statistical rate constants to assign threshold energies for the observed reactions. The models for the molecules and transition states needed for the rate constant calculations were obtained from electronic structures calculated from density functional theory. The previously proposed explanation for the formation of CF(2)═CHF in thermal and infrared multiphoton excitation studies of CF(3)CH(2)Cl, which was 2,2-HCl elimination from CF(3)CH(2)Cl followed by migration of the F atom in CF(3)CH, should be replaced by the Cl/F interchange reaction followed by a conventional 1,2-ClH elimination from CF(2)ClCH(2)F. The unimolecular reactions are augmented by free-radical chemistry initiated by reactions of Cl and F atoms in the thermal decomposition of CF(3)CH(2)Cl and CF(2)ClCH(2)F.     

Structures, energies, bonding, and NMR properties of pnicogen complexes H2XP:NXH2 (X ═ H, CH3, NH2, OH, F, Cl)

Ab initio calculations have been carried out in a systematic investigation of P···N pnicogen complexes H(2)XP:NXH(2) for X ═ H, CH(3), NH(2), OH, F, and Cl, as well as selected complexes with different substituents X bonded to P and N. Binding energies for complexes H(2)XP:NXH(2) range from 8 to 27 kJ mol(-1) and increase to 39 kJ mol(-1) for H(2)FP:N(CH(3))H(2). Equilibrium structures have a nearly linear A-P-N arrangement, with A being the atom directly bonded to P. Binding energies correlate with intermolecular N-P distances as well as with bonding parameters obtained from AIM and SAPT analyses. Complexation increases (31)P chemical shieldings in complexes with binding energies greater than 19 kJ mol(-1). One-bond spin-spin coupling constants (1p)J(N-P) across the pnicogen interaction exhibit a quadratic dependence on the N-P distance for complexes H(2)XP:NXH(2), similar to the dependence of (2h)J(X-Y) on the X-Y distance for complexes with X-H···Y hydrogen bonds. However, when the mixed complexes H(2)XP:NX'H(2) are included, the curvature of the trendline changes and the good correlation between (1p)J(N-P) and the N-P distance is lost.     

Theoretical calculations of the chemical shifts of cyclo[n]phosphazenes for n = 2, 3, 4 and 5 (X2PN)n with X = CH3, F,Cl and Br: the effect of relativistic corrections

Abstract

Di, tri, tetra and pentacyclophosphazenes substituted on the phosphorus atoms by CH₃, F, Cl and Br atoms corresponding to (X₂PN)_n structures have been studied theoretically at the B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) level. After a brief discussion of their geometries comparing them to those of the conjugated carbocycles, (CH)_n, of the same size, the absolute shieldings calculated with the GIAO and ZORA approximations will be reported. For the Cl and mainly for the Br substituted cyclo[n]-phosphazenes, relativistic corrections are absolutely necessary for ³¹P and useful for ¹⁵N chemical shifts.     

Theoretical study of the SN2 reaction of Cl−(H2O)+CH3Cl using our own N-layered integrated molecular orbital and molecular mechanics polarizable continuum model method (ONIOM, PCM)

The effects of solvation in the S_N2 reaction Cl^–(H₂O)+CH₃Cl were investigated using our own N-layered integrated molecular orbital and molecular mechanics (ONIOM) polarizable continuum model (PCM) method [Vreven T, Mennucci B, da Silva CO, Morokuma K, Tomasi J (2001) J Chem Phys 115:62–72], which surrounds the microsolvated ONIOM system with a polarizable continuum. The microsolvating water molecule tends to stay in the vicinity of the original chloride ion. In the ONIOM calculations, Cl^–+CH₃Cl was considered as the model system and was handled with the high-level method, while the explicit water molecule in the microsolvated complex was treated at the low-level. The molecular orbital (MO) and ONIOM(MO:MO) calculations allow us to assess the errors introduced by the ONIOM extrapolation, as well as the effects of microsolvation on the potential-energy surfaces. We find that ONIOM[B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p):HF/6-31+G(d,p)] and ONIOM[B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p):HF/6-31+G(d,p)]-PCM methods are good approximations to the target B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p) and B3LYP/6-31+G(d,p)-PCM methods. In addition, several approximate (computationally less expensive) schemes in the ONIOM-PCM method have been compared to the exact scheme, and all are shown to perform well.Contribution to the Jacopo Tomasi Honorary Issue     

Geometric shielding corrections for calculation of electron scattering by CO2, C2H2, CHCl3, CH2Cl2, CH3Cl,CHF3, CH2F2 and CH3F at 30–5000 eV

Taking into account the changes of the geometric shielding effect in a molecule as the incident electron energy varies, an empirical fraction, which depends on the energy of the incident electrons, the target's molecular dimension and the atomic and electronic numbers in the molecule, is presented. Using this empirical fraction, a new formulation of the additivity rule is proposed. Using the new additivity rule, the total cross sections of electron scattering by CO₂, C₂H₂, CHCl₃, CH₂Cl₂, CH₃Cl, CHF₃, CH₂F₂ and CH₃F are calculated at the Hartree–Fork level at 30–5000 eV. The quantitative total cross sections are compared with those obtained by experiments and other theories, and good agreement is obtained over a wide energy range, especially above 100 eV.     

Conformational preferences of RCH2CH2CN (R = CH3, F, Cl) cyanides and their corresponding isocyanides

The structure and relative stability of the different conformers of RCH₂CH₂CN (R = CH₃, F, Cl) cyanides and their corresponding isocyanides have been investigated through the use of high-level ab initio G4 theory as well as B3LYP/aug-cc-pVQZ and M06/aug-cc-pVQZ density functional theory calculations. This theoretical survey ratifies that the gauche conformer of butyronitrile is slightly more stable than the anti one, so that in the gas phase and at room temperature this compound should exist as a mixture of 57 % of the former and 43 % of the latter. Similar stability trends are predicted for the corresponding isocyanide isomer. Conversely, when the terminal methyl group of butyronitrile (or its isocyanide isomer) is replaced by F or Cl, the stability trends are reversed and the anti conformer becomes slightly more stable than the gauche one. These changes in relative stabilities could be traced through an analysis of the reduced density gradient which shows the existence of a stabilizing interaction between the terminal methyl group and the cyano (or isocyano) group in butyronitrile (or its isocyanide isomer), which becomes repulsive when this methyl group is replaced by F or Cl.     

Do branched structures exist for cyanide‐containing magnesium compounds? Computational studies on a range of mixed‐ligand compounds XMg(CN) (X = F,Cl, OH,SH, NH2, CH3, CN)

Cyanide compounds of the alkali metals and alkaline earths are commonly found to possess “branched” or π‐complex structures in which the metal atom is almost equidistant from both atoms of the CN moiety. Here we present an investigation of the potential energy surfaces for various compounds of the form XMg(CN), using the Gaussian‐2 (G2) procedure. Our results suggest that magnesium, at least, is not so prone to π‐complex formation with the cyanide ligand as has previously been implied, since the presence of the π complex upon the potential energy surface is strongly dependent upon the level of theory employed in geometry optimizations. We find also that, according to G2 theory, the preference of magnesium for isocyanide (rather than cyanide) formation is small but consistent, with XMgNC isomers having calculated heats of formation between 2 and 5 kJ mol⁻¹ below their XMgCN counterparts. The barriers to interconversion of cyanide and isocyanide isomers are also calculated to be comparatively small, typically ∼25 kJ mol⁻¹. In contrast, calculations for protonated species FMg(CN)H⁺ and Mg(CN)₂H⁺ have determined that the π complexes in these species are indeed stable against CN‐ligand reorientation. © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quant Chem 76: 626–642, 2000     

Ab. initio calculations of Cl2SO ·nAICl3 complexes (n = 1, 2)

Fragments' of the potential energy surfaces (PES) for the SOCl₂ ·nAICl₃ (n = 1, 2) complexes were calculated by theab initio MO LCAO method using the RHF approximation for the STO-3G basis set and adding a 3d-AO for the S atom, as well as by the semiempirical MNDO method. Two local minima, assigned to the donor-acceptor complex Cl₂SO+AlCl₃ (la) and to Cl₃SOAlCl₂ (1b) were located on the PES atn = 1. Two local minima corresponding to two donor-acceptor complexes Cl₂SOAl₂Cl₆ and, were also located on the PES atn = 2. An analysis of the enthalpies of cation formation in the SOC1₂ +nAICl₃ (n = 1-3) systems calculated by theab initio method shows that the enthalpy of formation of the SOCl₊ cation atn = 2 is 17 kcal mol^–1 less than that atn = 1; the structure of the Cl₂SOAlCl₂ ⁺ cation with two strong electrophilic centers at the Al and S atoms becomes more favorable energetically atn = 3. The results of calculations for Cl₂SO ·nAICl₃ complexes by the MNDO method are in agreement with those obtained by theab initio method except for the geometry of complexes containing the Cl₃SO fragment and the charge values on the S atoms.Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 5, pp. 1116–1120, May, 1996.     

Computational study of hydrogen-bonded complexes of HOCO with acids: HOCO⋯HCOOH, HOCO⋯H(2)SO(4), and HOCO⋯H(2)CO(3)

Quantum chemistry calculations at the density functional theory (DFT) (B3LYP), MP2, QCISD, QCISD(T), and CCSD(T) levels in conjunction with 6-311++G(2d,2p) and 6-311++G(2df,2p) basis sets have been performed to explore the binding energies of open-shell hydrogen bonded complexes formed between the HOCO radical (both cis-HOCO and trans-HOCO) and trans-HCOOH (formic acid), H(2)SO(4) (sulfuric acid), and cis-cis-H(2)CO(3) (carbonic acid). Calculations at the CCSD(T)∕6-311++G(2df,2p) level predict that these open-shell complexes have relatively large binding energies ranging between 9.4 to 13.5 kcal∕mol and that cis-HOCO (cH) binds more strongly compared to trans-HOCO in these complexes. The zero-point-energy-corrected binding strengths of the cH?Acid complexes are comparable to that of the formic acid homodimer complex (～13-14 kcal∕mol). Infrared fundamental frequencies and intensities of the complexes are computed within the harmonic approximation. Infrared spectroscopy is suggested as a potential useful tool for detection of these HOCO?Acid complexes in the laboratory as well as in various planetary atmospheres since complex formation is found to induce large frequency shifts and intensity enhancement of the H-bonded OH stretching fundamental relative to that of the corresponding parent monomers. Finally, the ability of an acid molecule such as formic acid to catalyze the inter-conversion between the cis- and trans-HOCO isomers in the gas phase is also discussed.