Quantum chemical calculation studies on 4-phenyl-1-(1-phenylethylidene)thiosemicarbazide

Ab initio calculations of the structure, atomic charges, natural bond orbital and thermodynamic functions have been performed at HF/6-311G^** and B3LYP/6-311G^** levels of theory for the title compound of 4-phenyl-1-(1-phenylethylidene) thiosemicarbazide. The calculated results show that the sulfur atom and all of the nitrogen atoms have bigger negative charges and that they are the potential sites to react with the metallic ions, which make the title compound a multidentate ligand. The coordination ability of the sulfur atom and the nitrogen atom of C=N double bond increases with the increase of polarity of the solvent. Electronic absorption spectra have been calculated by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) method. The calculation of the second-order optical nonlinearity has also been carried out with the PM3 semi-empirical method, resulting in the molecular hyperpolarisability is 5.477×10⁻³⁰ esu.     

Experimental and Theoretical Studies on (<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-methoxyphenyl)thiosemicarbazide

The title compound, (p-methoxyphenyl)thiosemicarbazide, has been characterized by elemental analysis, IR, electronic spectroscopy, and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Ab initio calculations of the structure, atomic charges, natural bond orbital, topological analysis, and thermodynamic functions of the title compound were performed at HF/6-311G^** and B3LYP/6-311G^** levels of theory. The calculated results show that the sulfur atom and nitrogen atoms have bigger negative charges, which result in that they are the potential sites to react with the metallic ions. Electronic absorption spectra were calculated by the time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) and configuration interaction single-excitation (CIS) methods and they are corresponding to the experimental values. The calculation of the second-order optical nonlinearity was carried out, and the molecular hyperpolarizability was 2.592×10⁻³⁰ esu, indicating it is a potential candidate as second-order nonlinear optical material.     

Synthesis,characterization, and quantum chemical calculational studies on 3-<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-methylphenyl-4-amino- 1, 2, 4-triazole-5-thione

The title compound of 3-p-methylphenyl-4-amino-1, 2, 4-triazole-5-thione was synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, electronic spectra, and X-ray single crystal diffraction. Quantum chemical calculations of the structure, natural bond orbital, and thermodynamic functions of the title compound were performed by using B3LYP/6-311G** and HF-6-311G** methods. Both the methods can well simulate the molecular structure. Vibrational frequencies were predicted, assigned and compared with the experimental values, and B3LYP/6-311G** method is superior to HF/6-311G** method to predict the vibrational frequencies. Electronic absorption spectra calculated by B3LYP/6-311G** method have some red shifts compared with the experimental ones and natural bond orbitals analyses indicate that the two absorption bands are mainly derived from the contribution of n → π^* and π → π^* transitions. On the basis of vibrational analyses, the thermodynamic properties of the title compound at different temperatures have been calculated, revealing the correlations between C ⁰ _p,m , S ⁰ _m , H ⁰ _m , and temperatures.     

Preparation,Structural Characterization and the Molecular Structure of 2,3,5-Trinitro-<Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-xylene

2,3,5-trinitro-p-xylene (TPX) is synthesized by nitration of p-xylene in mixed acid of nitric and sulfuric acid. Single crystal of TPX is cultured from DMF solution using a slow cooling method. The compound is characterized by FT-IR, ¹H NMR and MS techniques. The crystal structure is determined by X-ray⁴ single-crystal diffraction analysis. The crystal belongs to the monoclinic system with space group P_n. Its unit cell parameters are as follows: a = 0.8271(2), b = 0.6011(1), c = 1.0487(2) nm, β = 105.42(2)^∘, V = 0.50263(2) nm³, D_c = 1.593 g/cm³, Z = 2, F(0 0 0) = 248. The molecular structures of TPX have been calculated at the B3LYP/6-31G^** and B3LYP/6-311G^** levels of theory, and its frequencies analysis have also been accomplished at the same level of theory. The thermal decomposition process of the compound was studied using DSC and TG-DTG techniques. The predicted nitro group vibrations with B3LYP/6-311G^** calculation considerably agree with the observed frequencies. The calculated results propose that the structural parameters from the theory are close to those of the crystal structure from the experiments.     

Potential energy surface of the photolysis of isocyanic acid HNCO

The dissociation curves of the photolysis of the isocyanic acid HNCO→HN+CO corresponding to the ground state (S0), the first triplet excited state (TO and the first singlet excited state (S1) have been studied respectively at the UHF/6-311G** and CIS/6-311G** levels using ab initio method. The energy surface crossing points, S1/T1 T1/S0 and S1/S0, have been found and the characteristics of the energy minimum crossing point were given, based on which, the changes of the crossing points' geometries along the lower electronic energy surface and its end-result have been located according to the steepest descent principle. The computational result indicates thatthe photolysis of the isocyanic acid HNCO→HN + CO has three competitive reaction channels ((A)-(C)), and from the kinetic piont of view, channel (A) is the most advantageous.     

Quantum Chemical Calculation Studies on 4-Phenyl-1-(Propan-2-Ylidene)Thiosemicarbazide

Ab initio calculations of the structure, atomic charges, natural bond orbital, and thermodynamic functions have been performed at HF/6-311G^∗∗ and B3LYP/6-311G^∗∗ levels of theory for the title compound of 4-phenyl-1-(propan-2-ylidene)thiosemicarbazide. The calculated results show that the sulfur atom and all of the nitrogen atoms have bigger negative charges and they are the potential sites to react with the metallic ions, which make the title compound become a multidentate ligand. The coordination ability of the sulfur atom and the nitrogen atom of C=N double bond will increase with the increase of the polarity of the solvent. Electronic absorption spectra have been calculated by time-dependent density functional theory (TD-DFT) method. The calculation of the second-order optical nonlinearity also has been carried out, and the molecular hyperpolarizability is 3.068×10⁻³⁰ esu.     

A comparative spectroscopic,electronic structure and chemical shift investigations of o-Chloronitrobenzene,p-Chloronitrobenzene and m-Chloronitrobenzene

The structural characteristics and substituent effects of o-Chloronitrobenzene, m-Chloronitrobenzene and p-Chloronitrobenzene have been analysed by experimental FTIR, FT-Raman and FT-NMR spectroscopic studies. A detailed quantum chemical calculations have been performed using DFT/B3LYP method with 6-311++G^**, 6-31G^** and cc-pVTZ basis sets. Complete vibrational analyses of the compounds were performed. The temperature dependence of thermodynamic properties has been analysed. The atomic charges and charge delocalisation of the molecule have been performed by natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis. Molecular electrostatic surface potential (MESP), total electron density distribution and frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs) are constructed at B3LYP/6-311++G^** level to understand the electronic properties. The charge density distribution and site of chemical reactivity of the molecules has been obtained by mapping electron density isosurface with electrostatic potential surfaces (ESPs). The electronic properties, HOMO and LUMO energies were measured by time-dependent TD-DFT approach. ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectra were recorded and ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance chemical shifts of the molecule were calculated. The ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) chemical shifts of the molecules in chloroform solvent were calculated by using the Gauge-Independent Atomic Orbital (GIAO) method and are found to be in good agreement with experimental values.     

Application of Density Functional Theory for evaluation of standard two-electron reduction potentials in some quinone derivatives

In this research, two-electron reduction potentials are calculated for a set of eight quinones using Density Functional Theory (DFT) at B1B95/6-31G^** and B1B95/6-311++G^** levels in aqueous solution. Two different mechanisms, direct and indirect, which have been presented before, are employed for these calculations. DPCM and CPCM models of solvation are carried out to include solution phase contribution. The results show that CPCM is properly matched with DFT method at the B1B95 level in both direct and indirect mechanisms. It is found that direct mechanism gives more accurate two-electron reduction potentials in comparison to indirect mechanism. Mean Absolute Deviation (MAD) obtained through indirect mechanism and CPCM model of solvation are about 0.041 and 0.022 V for 6-31G^** and 6-311++G^**, respectively. The MAD values of direct mechanism are about 0.024 and 0.018 V for 6-31G^** and 6-311++G^** basis sets, respectively. The calculated MAD for both direct and indirect mechanisms is comparable with MAD previously reported at MP3 level for this set of molecules.     

Structural and vibrational study on N-(biphenyl-2-thiocarbamoyl)-4-phenylcarboxamide

A new thiourea derivative, N-(biphenyl-2-thiocarbamoyl)-4-phenylcarboxamide, is synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, FTIR, NMR and the single crystal X-ray diffraction study. The title compound crystallizes with two molecules in the asymmetric unit. The dihedral angle between the two aromatic rings in the biphenyl unit is 47.9(2) and 56.52(19)°, respectively, for the two molecules in the asymmetric unit. The molecular conformation is stabilized by intramolecular NH?O hydrogen bond. The crystal packing shows that the molecules form centrosymmetric dimers connected by NH?S hydrogen bonds. The vibrational properties have been studied by FTIR and FT-Raman spectroscopy along with quantum chemical calculations at the B3LYP/6-311 + G^* level of approximation. The main normal modes related with the thioamide bands are discussed.     

Pathways of the reaction of nucleophilic addition of ammonia to formaldehyde in the gas phase and in the complex with formic acid:ab initio calculations

The gradient pathways of the reaction of nucleophilic addition of ammonia to formaldehyde were calculated for free molecules and in the NH₃...H₂CO...HC(O)OH complex by theab initio RHF/6-31G^**, MP2(fc)/6-31G^**, and MP2(full)/6-311++G^** methods. Both reactions proceed concertedly. In the first case, the reaction successively passes through two transitional states with an energy barrier exceeding 35 kcal mol⁻¹. In the case of the complex with formic acid, the reaction follows a conventional pathway, although its activation barrier calculated by the RHF/6-31G^** and MP2(fc)/6-31G^** methods decreases to 12.6 and 3.8 kcal mol⁻¹, respectively. Translated fromIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 1, pp. 13–20, January, 1998.     

A quest for triplet silylenes XHSi3 at ab initio and DFT levels (X = H, F, Cl and Br)

Four ground state triplet silylenes are found among 30 possible silylenic XHSi₃ structures (X = H, F, Cl and Br), at seven ab initio and DFT levels including: B3LYP/6-311++G^∗∗, HF/6-311++G^∗∗, MP3/6-311G^∗, MP2/6-311+G^∗∗, MP4(SDTQ)/6-311++G^∗∗, QCISD(T)/6-311++G^∗∗ and CCSD(T)/6-311++G^∗∗. The latter six methods indicate that the triplet states of 3-flouro-1,2,3-trisilapropadienylidene, 1-chloro-1,2,3-trisilapropargylene and 3-chloro-1,2,3-trisilapropargylene are energy minima. These triplets appear more stable than their corresponding singlet states which cannot even exist for showing negative force constants. Also, triplet state of 1-flouro-1,2,3-trisilapropargylene is possibly accessible for being an energy minimum, since its corresponding singlet state is not a real isomer. Some discrepancies are observed between energetic and/or structural results of DFT vs. ab initio data.     

6-Nitro-[1,10]phenanthroline-1-ium nitrate: crystal structure, ab initio calculations and protonation character

The title compound, 6-nitro-[1,10]phenanthroline-1-ium nitrate, has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, electron absorption spectroscopy, IR, ¹H and ¹³C NMR spectroscopy. The X-ray crystal structure study showed that the compound crystallizes in the monoclinic system, space group Cc, with M_r=288.22 (C₁₂H₈N₄O₅), a=13.861(3), b=10.142(2), c=8.7320(17) Å, β=103.70(3)°, V=1192.6(4) Å³, Z=4, D_c=1.605 g/cm³, F(000)=592, μ(Mo Kα)=0.129 mm⁻¹, R=0.0439, wR=0.1125, GOF=1.110. In the crystal lattice, the molecules create a network structure through hydrogen bonds. Ab initio calculations of the structures, charges distribution, natural bond orbitals, topological analysis and thermodynamic functions of 5-nitro-[1,10]phenanthroline and its protonated cation were performed at HF/6-311G** and B3LYP/6-311G** levels of theory. The calculation results are in a good agreement with the X-ray data and show that the protonated structure is stable. The calculation of second order optical nonlinearity was carried out and a higher molecular hyperpolarizability of 24.66×10⁻³⁰ esu was predicted.     

Tautomerism of xanthine: The second-order MØller-Plesset study

Four 9H and four 7H tautomers of DNA base xanthine were studied by the ab initio LCAO-MO method at the MP2/6-311G^**//HF/6-31G^** and MP2/6-31G^**//HF/6-31G^** approximations. All calculated structures are minima at the HF/6-31G^** potential energy surface with the dioxo 7H tautomer (A1) being the global minimum. The second most stable tautomer, dioxo-9H (B1) is by 9 kcal/mol less stable. For the A1 B1 transition the calculated MP2 energy gap corresponds to the equilibrium constant of 2 × 10^–7. Therefore, only the major tautomeric form A1 is predicted to be detectable in the gas phase. The 7H and 9H groups of tautomers are discussed separately. Within both groups, the dioxo form (A1-7H, B1-9H) is the most stable one and is succeeded by the 2-dihydroxy (A2, B2) form. However, while the energy difference between A1 and A2 is 10 kcal/mol, the energy difference between B1 a B2 is only 2 kcal/mol. The effect of polar environment was estimated by the SCRF method, using a spherical cavity, at the HF/6-31G^** level. These calculations did not change the gas phase stability order of the tautomers. However, the energy difference between A1 and B1 decreased from 9 kcal/mol at the HF/6-31G^** level to 4 kcal/mol at the SCRF HF/6-31G^** level.     

Synthesis, crystal structure and density functional theoretical studies on phenyl-thiocarbamic acid-O-pyridin-4-ylmethyl ester

The title compound of phenyl-thiocarbamic acid-O-pyridin-4-ylmethyl ester has been synthesized and characterized by elemental analysis, IR, electronic spectroscopy and X-ray single crystal diffraction. Density functional theory (DFT) method calculations of the structure, atomic charge distributions and the thermodynamic properties at different temperatures have been performed. Calculated results show that DFT method at B3LYP/6-311G^** level can well reproduce the structure of the title compound. The predicted vibrational frequencies are compared with the experimental ones and they support each other on the whole. The atoms of sulfur, oxygen and the atom of nitrogen from pyridine ring all have bigger negative charges, which make the title compound become a multidentate organic ligand. The correlation equations of the thermodynamic properties of and with temperature are also obtained.     

Polyynes <Emphasis Type="Italic">vs.</Emphasis> Cumulenes: Their Possible Use as Molecular Wires

Polyynes and cumulenes from 2–12 atoms have been calculated at the B3LYP/6-311++G^** level and their energies compared using an isodesmic reaction. The chain length has been modeled empirically affording an equation that predicts substantial variation for long chains.     

A study of methanetetraol dehydration to carbonic acid

Two alternative dehydration reactions C(OH)₄ → (HO)₂CO + H₂O and C(OH)₄ + H₂O → (HO)₂CO + 2H₂O are studied by ab initio Becke3LYP/6–311 + G^** and MP2/6–31G^** methods. Calculated energy and geometry characteristics of intermediates and transition states predict a catalytic effect of one water molecule and the exothermism of the transformations. Relevant HF/6–311 + G^**, HF/6–31G^**, HF/6–31G, and HF/3–21G calculations were performed for comparison. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Hydrogen Bonding Properties of the Complexes of Formaldehyde and its Derivatives with HF and HCl

 The complexes of formaldehyde and some of its derivatives with HF and HCl were investigated at HF/6-311 + +G^** and MP2/6-311 + +G^** levels of theory. Interaction energies were corrected for the basis set superposition error (BSSE). The full optimizations of dimers and monomers were performed during calculations. The Bader theory of atoms-in-molecules (AIM) was also applied for the localization of bond critical points (BCP) and for the calculation the electron densities and their Laplacians at these points. The relationships between H-bond energy and parameters obtained from calculations were also studied.     

Raman and infrared spectra, conformational stability, barriers to internal rotation, vibrational assignment, and ab initio calculations of 3-methyl-3-butenenitrile

The Raman (3500-30 cm⁻¹) spectra of liquid and solid and the infrared (3500-40 cm⁻¹) spectra of gaseous and solid 3-methyl-3-butenenitrile, CH₂C(CH₃)CH₂CN, have been recorded. Both cis and gauche conformers have been identified in the fluid phases but only the cis form remains in the solid. Variable temperature (−55 to −100 °C) studies of the infrared spectra of the sample dissolved in liquid xenon have been carried out. From these data, the enthalpy difference has been determined to be 163±16 cm⁻¹ (1.20±0.19 kJ mol⁻¹), with the cis conformer the more stable rotamer. It is estimated that there is 48±2% of the gauche conformer present at  25°C. A complete vibrational assignment is proposed for the cis conformer based on infrared band contours, relative intensities, depolarization ratios and group frequencies. Several of the fundamentals for the gauche conformer have also been identified. The vibrational assignments are supported by normal coordinate calculations utilizing ab initio force constants. Complete equilibrium geometries have been obtained for both rotamers by ab initio calculations employing the 6-31G(d), 6-311G(d,p), 6-311+G(d,p) and 6-311+G(2d,2p) basis sets at the levels of restricted Hartree-Fock (HF) and/or Møller-Plesset perturbation theory to the second order (MP2). Only with the 6-311G(2d,2p) and 6-311G(2df,2pd) basis sets with or without diffuse functions is the cis conformer predicted to be more stable than the gauche form. The potential energy terms for the conformational interchange have been obtained at the MP2(full)/6-311+G(2d,2p) level, and compared to those obtained from the experimental data. The results are discussed and compared to the corresponding quantities obtained for some similar molecules.     

Hydrogen Bonding Properties of the Complexes of Formaldehyde and its Derivatives with HF and HCl

Summary.  The complexes of formaldehyde and some of its derivatives with HF and HCl were investigated at HF/6-311 + +G^** and MP2/6-311 + +G^** levels of theory. Interaction energies were corrected for the basis set superposition error (BSSE). The full optimizations of dimers and monomers were performed during calculations. The Bader theory of atoms-in-molecules (AIM) was also applied for the localization of bond critical points (BCP) and for the calculation the electron densities and their Laplacians at these points. The relationships between H-bond energy and parameters obtained from calculations were also studied. Received June 29, 2001. Accepted (revised) October 29, 2001     

Role of base assisted proton transfer in N-heterocyclic carbene-catalyzed intermolecular Stetter reaction

The mechanism of the NHC-catalyzed intermolecular Stetter reaction between benzaldehyde and cyclopropene has been investigated using the PCM-M062X/6-311++G(3df,2p)//M062X/6-31+G(d,p) level of DFT. Compared to the direct reaction, a substantial reduction in the activation free energy by 10.6–14.4 kcal/mol is observed when the reaction is performed in the presence of water, 1,5,7-triazabicyclo[4.4.0]dec-5-ene (TBD), and 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene (DBU). The bases promote the proton transfer step of the reaction to yield the Breslow intermediate. An early concerted transition state has been located for the stereocontrolling C–C bond formation step (ΔG^# = 26.6 kcal/mol) which is used to explain the diastereomeric ratio observed in the experiment.