Structure and conformational stability of CH2CHCH2X (X=F, Cl and Br) molecules—post Hartree–Fock and density functional theory methods

The molecular structure and conformational stability of CH₂CHCH₂X (X=F, Cl and Br) molecules were studied using ab initio and density functional theory (DFT) methods. The molecular geometries of 3-fluoropropene were optimized employing BLYP and B3LYP levels of theory of DFT method implementing 6-311+G(d,p) basis set. The MP2/6-31G^*, BLYP and B3LYP levels of theory of ab initio and DFT methods were used to optimize the 3-chloropropene and 3-bromopropene molecules. The structural and physical parameters of the molecules are discussed with the available experimental values. The rotational potential energy surface of the above molecules were obtained at MP2/6-31G^* and B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) levels of theory. The Fourier decomposition of the rotational potentials were analyzed. The HF/6-31G^* and MP2/6-31G^* levels of theory have predicted the cis conformer as the minimum energy structure for 3-fluoropropene, which is in agreement with the experimental values, whereas the BLYP/6-311+G(d,p) and B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) levels of theory reverses the order of conformation. The ΔE values calculated for 3-chloropropene at MP2/6-31G^*, BLYP/6-311+G(d,p) and B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) levels of theory show that the gauche form is more stable than the cis form, which is in agreement with the experimental value. The same levels of theory have also predicted that the gauche form is stable than cis for 3-bromopropene molecule. The maximum hardness principle has been able to predict the stable conformer of 3-fluoropropene at HF/6-31G^* level of theory, but the same level of theory reverses the conformational stability of 3-chloropropene and 3-bromopropene molecules and MP2/6-31G^* level of theory predicted the stable conformer correctly.     

Prediction of geometries and interaction energies of complexes formed by small molecules using semiempirical and ab initio methods

The accuracy of the semiempirical quantum mechanics methods (AM1 and PM3), and the ab initio methods (6-31G^** and MP2/6-31G^**) in predicting intermolecular geometries and interaction energies have been evaluated by detailed studies of 17 bimolecular complexes formed by small molecules. Comparisons between calculated and experimental geometries for 12 complexes are presented. It was found that AM1 gave reasonably good predictions of the geometries of complexes such as CH₄ · CH₄, which have very weak interactions, but it is not as good as other methods in predicting intermolecular geometry for complexes where hydrogen bonding interactions play an important role. This is consistent with its inability to reproduce the charge transfer in the formation of hydrogen bonds in these complexes.

PM3 is able to predict intermolecular geometries for most complexes, including those with hydrogen bonding; its major flaw is its tendency to overestimate the strength of the interactions between hydrogen atoms. Care should be taken therefore in using PM3 to study complicated molecular systems with multiple hydrogen atom interactions and the method's weakness in handling complexes in which electrostatic forces are important should also be noted.

Among ab initio methods, both the 6-31G^** and the MP2/6-31G^** were found to outperform AM1 and PM3 in prediction of intermolecular geometry. Both of these ab initio methods showed excellent consistency in geometry prediction for most of the complexes studied, although MP2/6-31G^** is better than 6-31G^**. It is noted that the MP2/6-31G^** did not produce the correct geometry for the CO₂· HF complex.

For 12 complexes for which experimental geometry data are available, AM1, PM3, 6-31G^**, and MP2/6-31G^** successfully predicted the geometry in 10, 12, 12, and 11 cases, respectively. The average errors given by AM1 in the predicted intermolecular distances were 0.264, 0.272, 0.091, and 0.061 Å, respectively. In comparison to the ab initio methods, AM1 and PM3 commonly underestimated the molecular interaction energy in such complexes by ˜ 1–2 kcal mol⁻¹.     

The molecular structure of N-sulfinyl trimethylsilanamine, (CH3)3SiNSO

The geometric structure of (CH₃)₃Si---NSO in the vapour phase has been determined by gas electron diffraction. The molecule possesses a planar Si---N=S=O skeleton with syn conformation. The Si(CH₃)₃ group staggers the N=S double bond. The following skeletal parameters (r_a distances and angles with 3σ errors limits) were obtained: Si---N 1.750(6)Å, N=S 1.508(5)Å, S=O 1.444(4)Å, Si---N=S 133.9(9)°, N=S=O 122.5(10)°. Ab initio calculations (HF/3−21G*) were performed for H₃Si---NSO and confirm the planar syn structure for sulfinyl silanamines.     

An ab initio study on the geometries and vibrational frequencies of hydrazoic acid and methyl azide

The geometric parameters for hydrazoic acid and methyl azide were optimized at the HF/6-31G^** and MP2/6-31G^** levels and the vibrational frequencies of the compounds were calculated by use of these optimized geometries. The experimental frequencies are assigned on the basis of the calculated results. The effects of deutero-substitution and substitution of hydrogen in HN₃ by a methyl group are also discussed.     

Ab initio studies of methanol, methanethiol and methylamine dimer

Quantum chemical calculations are used to provide structural, vibrational and energetical information on the dimers of the methanol, methylamine and methanethiol systems. These systems were studied employing the DFT(B3LYP) and MP2 methods together with the 6-31+G^** and 6-311+G^** basis sets. We found two distinct potential minima for methylamine (one of them is a transition structure) and methanethiol, and one for the methanol dimer. The properties of these dimers are compared with those of the dimers (H₂O)₂, (NH₃)₂ and (CH₃SH)₂. The interactions in these dimers were analyzed using electron density properties at the bond critical point.     

Ab initio and density function theory computational studies of the CH4 + H → CH3 + H2 reaction

The activation barrier for the CH₄ + H → CH₃ + H₂ reaction was evaluated with traditional ab initio and Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods. None of the applied ab initio and DFT methods was able to reproduce the experimental activation barrier of 11.0-12.0 kcal/mol. All ab initio methods (HF, MP2, MP3, MP4, QCISD, QCISD(T), G1, G2, and G2MP2) overestimated the activation energy. The best results were obtained with the G2 and G2MP2 ab initio computational approaches. The zero-point corrected energy was 14.4 kcal mol⁻¹. Some of the exchange DFT methods (HFB) computed energies which were similar to the highly accurate ab initio methods, while the B3LYP hybrid DFT methods underestimated the activation barrier by 3 kcal mol⁻¹. Gradient-corrected DFT methods underestimated the barrier even more. The gradient-corrected DFT method that incorporated the PW91 correlational functional even generated a negative reaction barrier. The suitability of some computational methods for accurately predicting the potential energy surface for this hydrogen radical abstraction reaction was discussed.     

乙烯醇锂的从头算研究

用限制的HF/3-21G和HF/6-31G^*优化乙烯醇锂的几种可能构型,比较了它们的稳定性.用限制的HF/3-1G,从乙醛开始,探讨了气相反应生成乙烯醇锂的机理,并在MP2水平上用6-31G^*基组计算了反应热.     

Structure and stability of ammonium-sulfate and guanidium-sulfate complex

Ab initio (HF/6-31G^** and B3LYP/6-31 + + G^**) methods have been used to study the stability and structure of complexes between CH₃SO⁻₃ and CH₃NH⁺₃ or C(NH₂)⁺₃. Results show that no hydrogen jump is involved in the complex formations, which is different from previous work studying complexes between CH₃COO⁻ and CH₃NH⁺₃. In addition, we have studied complexes between CH₃SO⁻₃ and HC(NH₂)⁺₃ or ⁺H₃NC(NH₂)₃, all of which have a cage structure.     

A Gaussian-2 ab initio study of [C2H5S] ions: III. H2 and CH4 eliminations from CH3CHSH and CH3SCH2

Gaussian-2 ab initio calculations were performed to examine the six modes of unimolecular dissociation of cis-CH₃CHSH⁺ (1⁺), trans-CH₃CHSH⁺ (2⁺), and CH₃SCH₂⁺ (3⁺): 1⁺→CH₃⁺+trans-HCSH (1); 1⁺→CH₃+trans-HCSH⁺ (2); 1⁺→CH₄+HCS⁺ (3); 1⁺→H₂+c-CH₂CHS⁺ (4); 2⁺→H₂+CH₃CS⁺ (5); and 3⁺→H₂+c-CH₂CHS⁺ (6). Reactions (1) and (2) have endothermicities of 584 and 496 kJ mol⁻¹, respectively. Loss of CH₄ from 1⁺ (reaction (3)) proceeds through proton transfer from the S atom to the methyl group, followed by cleavage of the C–C bond. The reaction pathway has an energy barrier of 292 kJ mol⁻¹ and a transition state with a wide spectrum of nonclassical structures. Reaction (4) has a critical energy of 296 kJ mol⁻¹ and it also proceeds through the same proton transfer step as reaction (3), followed by elimination of H_2. Formation of CH₃CS⁺ from 2⁺ (reaction (5)) by loss of H₂ proceeds through protonation of the methine (CH) group, followed by dissociation of the H₂ moiety. Its energy barrier is 276 kJ mol⁻¹. On both the MP2/6-31G* and QCISD/6-31G* potential-energy surfaces, the H₂ 1,1-elimination from 3⁺ (reaction (6)) proceeds via a nonclassical intermediate resembling c-CH₃SCH₂⁺ and has a critical energy of 269 kJ mol⁻¹.     

Electronic structure of N-sulfonylimines

The electronic structure of N-sulfonylimines has been studied in detail using ab initio MO and density functional methods. The S–N rotational barriers in HS(O)₂N=CH₂ at G2MP2 and CBS-Q levels have been found to be 3.25 and 3.43 kcal/mol respectively. Complete optimization at HF/6-31+G^*, MP2(full)/6-31+G^* and B3LYP/6-31+G^* levels have shown that synperiplanar arrangement of S–O with respect to C=N is more stable. NBO analysis has been carried out to quantitatively estimate these delocalisations and charge polarization in RS(O)₂N=CH₂ (R=H, Me, Cl, F). The Lewis basic character in N-sulfonylimines is less compared to N-alkylimines due to anomeric interactions that reduce the lone pair electron density on nitrogen in 1.     

Molecular structure and conformational stability of allylisocyanate—post-Hartree–Fock and density functional theory studies

The molecular structure and conformational stability of allylisocyanate (CH₂CHCH₂NCO) molecule was studied using the ab initio and DFT methods. The geometries of possible conformers, C-gauche (δ=120°, θ=0°) (δ=C=C–C–N and θ=C–C–N=C) and C-cis N-trans (δ=0° and θ=180°) were optimized employing HF/6-31G^*, MP2/6-31G^* levels of theory of ab initio and BLYP, B3LYP, BPW91 and B3PW91 methods of DFT implementing the atomic basis set 6-311+G(d,p). The structural and physical parameters of the above conformers were discussed with the experimental and theoretical values of the related molecules, methylisocyanate and 3-fluoropropene. It has been found that the N=C=O bond angle is not linear as the experimental result for both the conformers and the theoretical bond angle is 173°. The rotational potential energy surfaces have been performed at the HF/6-31G^*, and MP2/6-31G^* levels of theory. The Fourier decomposition potentials were analysed at the HF/6-31G^*, and MP2/6-31G^* levels of theory. The HF/6-31G^* level of theory predicted that the C-gauche conformer is more stable than the C-cis N-trans conformer by 0.41 kJ/mol, but the MP2 and DFT methods predicted the C-cis N-trans conformer is found to be more stable than the C-gauche conformer. The calculated chemical hardness value at the HF/6-31G^* level of theory predicted the C-cis N-trans form is more stable than C-gauche form, whereas the chemical hardness value at the MP2/6-31G^* level of theory favours the slight preference towards the C-gauge conformer.     

Vibrational frequencies and structural determinations of tert-butylacetylene

The normal mode frequencies and corresponding vibrational assignments of tert-butylacetylene (TBA) are examined theoretically using the Gaussian 98 set of quantum chemistry codes. All normal modes were successfully assigned to one of the nine types of motion (C---C stretch, CC stretch, C---H stretch, C---C---C bend, CC---C bend, CC---H bend, H---C---H bend, CH₃ rock, and CH₃ twist) utilizing the C_3v symmetry of the molecule. Calculations were performed at the Hartree–Fock, B3LYP, and MP2 levels of theory using the standard 6-311G^** basis. Theoretical results were successfully compared against available experimental data.     

Vibrational frequencies and infrared intensities of acetonitrile coordinated with metal cations: an ab initio study

Vibrational frequencies and infrared intensities have been calculated at the 6-31G and 6-31G^** levels for acetonitrile and for the complexes of acetonitrile with Li⁺ and Na⁺ cations. The changes in the infrared characteristics from an isolated acetonitrile to acetonitrile coordinated with metal cations (Li⁺ and Na⁺) have been evaluated. The ab initio calculations predict an essential increase of the intensities of the stretching CN, C-C and deformation CH₃, CCN vibrations in the complexes of acetonitrile with Li⁺ and Na⁺ cations.     

Molecular structure and internal rotation potential of perfluoro (2,4-dimethyl-3-oxa-2,4-diazapentane), (CF3)2N–O–N(CF3)2

Ab initio quantum chemical calculation were performed on R₂N–O–NR₂ type (R=H, F, CH₃ and CF₃) molecules, using the HF, B3LYP and MP2/6-31G* levels of theory. The equilibrium structures and the internal rotation potentials have been determined. Three stable conformers were found for R=H, F and CH₃ while only two in case of R=CF₃. The rotation potential energy curves do not change significantly upon fluorination. The calculations suggests that in the ED measurement of the title compound the NC and NO bond length might have been interchanged.     

Ab initio calculations of minimum-energy pathways of the nucleophilic addition of the H anion, LiH molecule and Li/H ion pair to acetylene and methylacetylene

Ab initio calculations were performed for special points of the minimal energy pathways (MEP) of the nucleophilic addition reactions of the isolated H⁻ anion, LiH molecule and Li⁺/H⁻ ion pair to acetylene (A) and methylacetylene (MA) molecules, proceeding in accordance (M) and against (aM) the Markovnikov's rule. All structural parameters were optimized using the restricted Hartree–Fock (RHF) method. For the addition of H⁻, the 6-31++G^* basis set was used and for the reactions of LiH and Li⁺/H⁻ the 6-31G^* basis set with the subsequent recalculation of single point energies, taking into account of electron correlation energy by means of the second-order Möller–Plesset perturbation theory at the MP2/6-31++G^** level. The results of calculations demonstrate, that the energy characteristics of both M- and aM-additions with H⁻ do not differ sufficiently (0.1–1.2 kcal/mol for the activation energies (ΔE_a) and the reaction heats (ΔQ)). The substitution of the H atom by the CH₃ group in A molecule results in practically the same values of ΔQ and ΔE_a. On the contrary, for the LiH molecule and Li⁺/H⁻ ionic pair, the M-addition is favorable (charge control). It is found that the presence of electrophile decreases the activation energy by 3–5 kcal/mol as compared with the addition of the isolated hydride ion H⁻.     

Non-empirical molecular orbital studies of the possibility of ferromagnetic ordering in isoelectron-substituted ferrocarbon modifications

The vertical singlet-triplet (ST) splitting in the C₃H₆ molecule and C₂BH⁻₆ and C₂NH⁺₆ ions has been investigated by means of ab initio calculations. The molecular geometry was either taken as that corresponding to the UHF/6-31G^* or UHF/6-31+G^* energy minimum of the triplet configuration (for C₃H₆, C₂BH⁻₆, C₂NH⁺₆), or was extracted from the ferrocarbon crystal (for C₃H₆). Polarized split-valence basis sets (6-31G^*, 6-31+G^* and 6-311G^**) and fourth-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory at the MP4SDTQ level of approximation provides more reliable ST splitting values, than the MP4SDQ level, the latter being the most accurate method used in our previous work. These calculations prove the presence of ferromagnetic ordering within the same quasi-graphite plane of ferrocarbon crystal. The presence of such ordering has been shown within the same quasi-graphite plane upon substitution of sp³ carbon atoms by ions B⁻, N⁺ and so on.     

Benzooxirene. Ab initio calculations

Ab initio calculations have been performed on benzooxirene, the corresponding oxo carbene (“ketocarbene”), and the transition state linking the two. At the highest level used, QCISD(T)/6-31G^*//MP2(FULL)/6-1G^* with MP2(FULL)/ 6-31G^* zero point energy corrections, the relative energies of the oxirene, the transition state and the carbene are 0, 24.6, and −17.8 kJ mol⁻¹. Correlation energy effects are very important in this system: at the QCISD(T) level the oxirene lies above the carbene, as at the MP4 and HF levels, but at the MP2 level the ordering is reversed. Benzooxirene is probably slightly nonplanar: the HF/6-31G^* geometry is C_2v but the MP2(Fermi contact)/6-31G^* geometry is C_s with a 6-/3-ring coplanarity deviation of about 6.9 °, although in the MP2(FULL)/6-31G^* geometry this is reduced to about 3.1 °.     

AB INITIO STUDIES ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN CH3OH AND H2CO

The interaction between CH₃OH and H₂CO has been studied by abinitio method (6-311G basis set).It has been found that there are twopossible complexes:(Ⅰ)H-bond Br?nsted complex CH₃OH...OCH₂(Ⅱ)Donorscceptor Lewis complex CH₃OH...CH₂P.HF/6-311G stabilization energiesfor complex(Ⅰ)and complex(Ⅱ)are 25.1 and 17.1 kJ/mol respectively.     

Ab initio studies of molecules with N-C-C=O units Part 1. 2-Aminoethanal

A complete conformational analysis of 2-aminoethanal (2AE) has been carried out using the 6-31G^** basis set. The curve corresponding to the barrier of rotation of the N-C-C=O torsion was obtained and compared with the MM392 and the previously reported 4-21 G curves. Geometrical trends relating to intramolecular hydrogen bonding were found and quantitatively discussed. Full geometry optimization MP2/6-31G^**//6-31G^** was performed for the stable conformers found along the N-C-C=O curve with different arrangements of the NH₂ group.