ML42-几何和电子结构的理论研究(M=Ni2+,Pd2+,Pt2+;L=CN-,Cl-)

对具有16电子的镍族二价阴离子系列的几何和电子结构进行了研究．在从头算和密度泛函（DFT）的水平上计算得到的几何结构与实验结果具有较好的可比性．SVWN，BP86和B3LYP计算的键长、键角一般具有相同的趋势，但SVWN计算的键长有时偏短．NP2个别情况下表现出异于DFT的趋势．电荷分布计算结果表明：在高自旋态的（扭曲）四面体NiCl4^2-中，Ni具有较高的正电荷，NP2的计算值甚至接近两个正电荷；相对而言，低自旋态的平方四边形中金属原子拥有明显较低的正电荷．计算结果证明了传统观点，即Cl^-是比CN^-更弱的电子受体，这点在NiCl4^2-的情形下体现得特别明显，Cl^-几乎没有为Ni^2＋提供电子或负电荷．     

M(CO)4~(2+)(M=Ni,Pd,Pt)的几何结构与自旋态的理论研究

对标题化合物的几何结构和可能的自旋态在密度泛函DFT-BP86和从头算的水平上进行了研究.计算结果表明:作为16电子配合物阳离子,Pd(CO)_4~(2+)和Pt(CO)~(2+)都以低自旋态平面四边形构型存在,这与实验事实相符,计算得到的键长Pd-C和Pt-C相对趋势也与实验数据一致.而对于Ni(CO)_4~(2+)阳离子计算,在低自旋态平面四边形构型和高自旋态的(扭曲)四面体之间无法给出明确的答案,因为CCSD(T)//BP86和CCSD(T)//MP2水平下得到的两种结构之间的能量差几乎可以忽略.     

Electronic structure,magnetic properties,and mixed valence character of Ce2Ni3Si5 from first principles calculations

Cerium intermetallic compounds exhibit anomalous physical properties such as heavy fermion and Kondo behaviors. Here, an ab initio study of the electronic structure, magnetic properties, and mixed valence character of Ce₂Ni₃Si₅ using density functional theory (DFT) is presented. Two theoretical methods, including pure Perdew–Burke–Ernzerhof (PBE) and PBE + U , are used. In this study, Ce³⁺ and Ce⁴⁺ are considered as two different constituents in the unit cell. The formation energy calculations on the DFT level propose that Ce is in a stable mixed valence of 3.379 at 0 K. The calculated electronic structure shows that Ce₂Ni₃Si₅ is a metallic compound with a contribution at the Fermi level from Ce 4f and Ni 3d states. With the inclusion of the effective Hubbard parameter (U _eff), the five valence electrons of 5 Ce³⁺ ions are distributed only on Ce³⁺ 4f orbitals. Therefore, the occupied Ce³⁺ 4f band is located in the valence band (VB) while Ce⁴⁺ 4f orbitals are empty and Located at the Fermi level. The calculated magnetic moment in Ce₂Ni₃Si₅ is only due to cerium (Ce³⁺) in good agreement with the experimental results. The U _eff value of 5.4 eV provides a reasonable magnetic moment of 0.981 for the unpaired electron per Ce³⁺ ion. These results may serve as a guide for studying present mixed valence cerium‐based compounds. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

亚烷基卡宾及取代亚烷基卡宾与环氧乙烷反应的量子化学研究

用量子化学的密度泛函理论(DFT)在6-311G(d,p)水平上对亚烷基卡宾及取代亚烷基卡宾与环氧乙烷的氧转移反应机理进行了系统的研究. 用IRC对过渡态进行了确认. 并用组态混合模型讨论了反应势垒(ΔE^≠)与XYC＝C:的单-三态能量差ΔE_ST之间的关系, 结果表明, 取代基的电负性是控制反应的主要因素, 取代基的电负性越大, 取代基越多, π电子给予体越多, 单-三态能量差ΔE_ST就越小, 该反应的活化能就越小, 反应越容易发生. 同时还研究了该反应中环氧乙烷中C—O键的解离过程. 发现两个C—O键解离是一个不同步的协同过程.     

Electronic Structures of LixV2O5 (x=0.5 and 1): A Theoretical Study

The electronic properties of α‐Li_xV₂O₅ (x=0.5 and 1) are investigated using first principle calculations based on density functional theory with local density approximation. Different intercalation sites for Li in the V₂O₅ lattices are considered, showing different influences on the electronic structures of Li_xV₂O₅. The lowest total energy is found when Li is only intercalated along the c axis between two bridging oxygen ions of sequential V₂O₅ layers. The intercalation of Li into V₂O₅ does not change the electron transition property of V₂O₅, which is an indirect band gap semiconductor, but leads to a reduction of vanadium ions and an increase of the Fermi level of Li_xV₂O₅ arising from the electron transfer from the Li 2 s orbital to the initially empty conduction band of the V₂O₅ host.     

On the DFT Ground State of Crystalline Bromine and Iodine

We report on an erroneous ground state within common density functional theory (DFT) methods for the solid elements bromine and iodine. Phonon computations at the GGA level for both molecular crystals yield imaginary vibrational modes, erroneously indicating dynamic instability—that fact alone could easily pass as a computational artefact, but these imaginary modes lead to energetically more favorable and dynamically stable structures, made up of infinite monoatomic chains. In contrast, meta‐GGA and hybrid functionals yield the correct energetic order for bromine, while for iodine, most global hybrids do not improve the GGA result significantly. The qualitatively correct answer, in both cases, is given by the long‐range corrected hybrid LC‐ωPBE, the Minnesota functionals M06L and M06, and by periodic Hartree–Fock and MP2 theory. This poor performance of economic DFT functionals should be kept in mind, for example, during global structure optimizations of systems with significant contributions from halogen bonds.     

Magnetic Properties and Electronic Structure of Neptunyl(VI) Complexes: Wavefunctions,Orbitals, and Crystal‐Field Models

The electronic structure and magnetic properties of neptunyl(VI), NpO₂²⁺, and two neptunyl complexes, [NpO₂(NO₃)₃]^? and [NpO₂Cl₄]^2?, were studied with a combination of theoretical methods: ab initio relativistic wavefunction methods and density functional theory (DFT), as well as crystal‐field (CF) models with parameters extracted from the ab initio calculations. Natural orbitals for electron density and spin magnetization from wavefunctions including spin–orbit coupling were employed to analyze the connection between the electronic structure and magnetic properties, and to link the results from CF models to the ab initio data. Free complex ions and systems embedded in a crystal environment were studied. Of prime interest were the electron paramagnetic resonance g‐factors and their relation to the complex geometry, ligand coordination, and nature of the nonbonding 5f orbitals. The g‐factors were calculated for the ground and excited states. For [NpO₂Cl₄]^2?, a strong influence of the environment of the complex on its magnetic behavior was demonstrated. Kohn–Sham DFT with standard functionals can produce reasonable g‐factors as long as the calculation converges to a solution resembling the electronic state of interest. However, this is not always straightforward.     

Effect of surrounding point charges on the density functional calculations of NixOx clusters (x = 4-12)

Embedded Ni(x)O(x) clusters (x = 4-12) have been studied by the density-functional method using compensating point charges of variable magnitude to calculate the ionic charge, bulk modulus, and lattice binding energy. The computations were found to be strongly dependent on the value of the surrounding point charge array and an optimum value could be found by choosing the point charge to reproduce the experimentally observed Ni--O lattice parameter. This simple, empirical method yields a good match between computed and experimental data, and even small variation from the optimum point charge value produces significant deviation between computed and measured bulk physical parameters. The optimum point charge value depends on the cluster size, but in all cases is significantly less than +/-2.0, the formal oxidation state typically employed in cluster modeling of NiO bulk and surface properties. The electronic structure calculated with the optimized point charge magnitude is in general agreement with literature photoemission and XPS data and agrees with the presently accepted picture of the valence band as containing charge-transfer insulator characteristics. The orbital population near the Fermi level does not depend on the cluster size and is characterized by hybridized Ni 3d and O 2p orbitals with relative oxygen contribution of about 70%.     

On the Extreme Oxidation States of Iridium

It has recently been suggested that the oxidation states of Ir run from the putative ?III in the synthesized solid Na₃[Ir(CO)₃] to the well‐documented +IX in the species IrO₄⁺. Furthermore, [Ir(CO)₃]^3? was identified as an 18‐electron species. A closer DFT study now finds support for this picture: The orbitals spanned by the 6s,6p,5d orbitals of the iridium are all occupied. Although some have considerable ligand character, the deviations from 18 e leave the orbital symmetries unchanged. The isoelectronic systems from Os^?IV to Au^?I behave similarly, suggesting further possible species. To paraphrase Richard P. Feynmann “there is plenty of room at the bottom”.     

Subsystem‐Based Theoretical Spectroscopy of Biomolecules and Biomolecular Assemblies

The absorption properties of chromophores in biomolecular systems are subject to several fine‐tuning mechanisms. Specific interactions with the surrounding protein environment often lead to significant changes in the excitation energies, but bulk dielectric effects can also play an important role. Moreover, strong excitonic interactions can occur in systems with several chromophores at close distances. For interpretation purposes, it is often desirable to distinguish different types of environmental effects, such as geometrical, electrostatic, polarization, and response (or differential polarization) effects. Methods that can be applied for theoretical analyses of such effects are reviewed herein, ranging from continuum and point‐charge models to explicit quantum chemical subsystem methods for environmental effects. Connections to physical model theories are also outlined. Prototypical applications to optical spectra and excited states of fluorescent proteins, biomolecular photoreceptors, and photosynthetic protein complexes are discussed.     

Structure and stability of B8 clusters

We investigated various isomers of B₈ clusters with ab initio (MP2) and density function theory (DFT) methods (B3LYP and B3PW91). Nineteen B₈ isomers were determined to be local minima on their potential energy hypersurfaces by the B3LYP, B3PW91, and MP2 methods. Fifteen of these structures are first reported. The most stable neutral B₈ cluster is the regular heptagon, with another boron atom at the center (D_7h, triplet), in agreement with results reported previously. The natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis and nucleus‐independent chemical shifts (NICS) further reveal that the most stable species have delocalized π bond and multicentered σ bonds and therefore exhibit multiple‐fold aromaticity. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2005     

Novel Bonding Character of the Cyclic AlS2 and GaS2 Systems

The geometries, the harmonic vibrational frequencies and the bonding properties have been predicted for cyclic AlS2 and GaS₂ species at the density functional theory (DFT), MPn (n = 2, 3, 4), QCISD(T) and CCSD(T) levels with 6‐311 + G (2df) basis set. The novel bonding character was discussed.     

Complexation of the vulcanization accelerator tetramethylthiuram disulfide and related molecules with zinc compounds including zinc oxide clusters (Zn4O4)

Zinc chemicals are used as activators in the vulcanization of organic polymers with sulfur to produce elastic rubbers. In this work, the reactions of Zn(2+), ZnMe(2), Zn(OMe)(2), Zn(OOCMe)(2), and the heterocubane cluster Zn(4)O(4) with the vulcanization accelerator tetramethylthiuram disulfide (TMTD) and with the related radicals and anions Me(2)NCS(2)(*), Me(2)NCS(3)(*), Me(2)NCS(2)(-), and Me(2)NCS(3)(-) have been studied by quantum chemical methods at the MP2/6-31+G(2df,p)//B3LYP/6-31+G* level of theory. More than 35 zinc complexes have been structurally characterized and the energies of formation from their components calculated for the first time. The binding energy of TMTD as a bidendate ligand increases in the order ZnMe(2)相似文献