Intermolecular interaction energy of CH4 trimer by symmetry-adapted perturbation theory

The interaction energy for the cyclic CH₄ trimer is studied in terms of symmetry-adapted perturbation theory. The interaction energy around the van der Waals minimum is dominated by attractive dispersion energy, and the repulsive contribution at the smaller angle region is due to the first-order exchange energy. The total interaction energy is approximated by additive two-body components, because of a mutual cancellation between nonadditive three-body ones.     

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.     

Xe-N2O复合物的分子间势能面和振转光谱的理论研究

采用CCSD(T)方法研究了范德华分子体系Xe—N2O复合物的势能面和振转光谱性质,研究表明,该势能面有两个极小点,分别对应T构型和线性Xe—ONN构型,采用离散变量表象和Lanczos算法计算了体系的振转能级,计算结果表明,CCSD(T)势能面支持97个振动束缚态,并对能级进行了指认,计算得到的Xe—N2O转动跃迁频率与实验值吻合得很好。     

Calculation of correlation energy by many-body diagrammatic perturbation theory

The many-body diagrammatic perturbation theory is used for calculation of the correlation energy of closed-shell molecular systems. We apply Brueckner's concept of the two-particle renormalized interaction defined by a non-linear diagrammatic expression containing all possible (diagonal and/or non-diagonal) particle-particle, hole-hole and particle-hole intermediate elementary processes. Then, a “second-order” simple diagrammatic expression for the correlation energy can be formed, where the correlation energy is approximated by all the diagrams with biexcited intermediate states. An illustrative numerical application for the LiH molecule is presented. This article is dedicated to the memory of our friends and colleagues Dr. Jarka Surá and Dr. Marta Černayová, who tragically died in July 1976.     

ChemInform Abstract: Ab initio SCF Calculation on LinHm Molecules and Cations with Four or Less Atoms.

The stabilities and structures of all possible molecules and monopositive Cations of Li Clusters and hydrides up to four atoms have been analyzed.     

Conformational Analysis of 2,2′-bifuran: Correlated High-level Ab initio and DFT Results

The torsional potential for inter-ring rotation in 2,2′-bifuran has been systematically tackled using highly accurate ab initio calculations as well as cost-effective DFT methods. The successful convergence of the ab initio results allowed to confirm the presence of a shallow gauche minimum in the torsional potential curve. The standard DFT methods failed to capture such a tiny energy barrier but, interestingly, the results could be remarkably improved by a mixture of wavefunction and DFT energies in a multi-coefficient fashion; thus, accurate DFT-based and ab initio reference data also become available. Since the experimental evaluation of torsional potentials faces quantitative problems, the outcome of high-level theoretical calculations is expected to be reliably used in further investigation on structure and conformational distribution of this system.     

同核双卤分子X2(X=F,CI,Br,I)与C2H2相互作用本质的量子化学研究

用对称性匹配微扰理论(SAPT)对C2H2与X2(X=F,CI,Br,I)相互作用进行了量子化学研究.优化所得的4个稳定复合物相互作用能在-3.276 8～-10.639 5 kJ/mol之间.自然键轨道(NBO)理论分析表明,形成复合物分子间的电荷转移量都很少,在0.002 3～0.013 2之间.SAPT2能量分析显示,从F到I,静电能和诱导能先增大后减小,交换能和色散能逐渐增强,相互作用能依次增强.复合物稳定构型的相互作用能中静电能占主导作用,对吸引能的贡献比例在C2H2…F2中最大(57.3％),在C2H2…I2中最小(49.7％);其次为色散能,在吸引能中所占的比例在21.9％(C2H2…F2)～31.2％(C2H2…I2)之间;诱导能在吸引能中所占的比例最小,均小于20.7％.     

偏振式能量色散X射线荧光光谱仪分析高炉渣

在偏振化能量色散型X射线荧光光谱仪上,使用一个HOPG次级靶,成功地对高炉渣中主要成分进行了分析。总的测量时间为120 s。此方法所得分析结果与标样中有关组分的证书值相符,也与工作标样中组分的已知值(化学法测得)一致。     

Ab initio quantum chemical studies of reaction mechanism for CH2CO with NCO

An extensive quantum chemical study of the potential energy surface (PES) for all possible isomerization and dissociation reactions of CH₂CO with NCO is reported at the DFT (B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p)) and CCSD(T)/cc-pVDZ//B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p) levels of theory. For the CH₂CO+NCO reaction, the formation of CO+CH₂NCO via an addition–elimination mechanism is the dominant channel on the doublet surface. While the formation of CO+CH₂OCN via bimolecular substitution reaction is in the secondary. Meanwhile, the isomerization and dissociation reactions of the products, CH₂NCO and CH₂OCN, also have been investigated using the same theoretical approach. It can be concluded that these reaction channels are not feasible kinetically at low or fairly high temperatures. On the basis of the ab initio data, the total rate constants for the CH₂CO+NCO reaction in the T=296–560 K range have been computed using conventional transition state theory with Wigner tunneling correction and fitted by a rate expression as k=2.14×10⁻¹² (cm³ molecule⁻¹ s⁻¹) exp(654.29/T). The calculated total rate constants with Wigner tunneling correction for the CH₂CO+NCO reaction are in good agreement with the available experimental values.     

含氮杂环并苯类高聚物结构与能带规律的从头算和半经验量子化学研究

采用从头算ＨＦ和半经验量子化学方法,对含氮杂环并苯类高聚物体系进行几何结构优化．比较不同方法下它们的电子性质的差异,揭示聚并苯、聚并吡啶、聚并吡嗪的能带分布特征和规律．为深入研究导电、发光等功能材料及能带匹配器件的分子设计提供依据．     

Ab initio calculations of small hydrides including electron correlation

Five different structures of CH₅ ⁺ and one structure of CH₅ ^– are calculated using a gaussian basis both in the SCF approximation and with the inclusion of electron correlation in the independent electron pair approximation (IEPA). While on SCF level the C _sstructure of CH₅ ⁺ has to lowest energy, the energy difference between the C _sand C _2vstructures becomes negligible if correlation is included. In contrast to this the approach of a proton to CH₄ at large and intermediate distances is most favorable towards a corner of the CH₄ tetrahedron which means a structure. The decomposition of CH₅ ⁺ into CH₃ ⁺ and H₂ requires 20kcal/mol on SCF level and 40 kcal/mol if correlation is included.     

Ab initio studies on mechanisms of cycloaddition reaction between dichloro-vinylidene and ethylene

Mechanisms of cycloaddition reaction between singlet dichloro-vinylidene (R1) and ethylene (R2) have been investigated with MP2 and B3LYP /6-31G* methods, including geometry optimization, vibrational analysis, and energy for the involved stationary points on the potential energy surface. CCSD(T)/6-31G* single point calculations are also applied to the geometries from both methods. CCSD(T) relative energies for the stationary points predicted by MP2 and B3LYP are in a very good agreement. Three reaction pathways are located. Along the first one, one intermediate (INT1) is firstly generated, which then rearranges into a three-membered ring compound (P1) via a small barrier of 5.4 kJ/mol; the other two paths share the other intermediate (INT2), which isomerizes into two four-membered ring compounds (P2 and P3) via a chlorine and a hydrogen transfer, respectively. The barriers of the latter two paths are significantly higher by approximately 25 kJ/mol than that of the former (27.2 and 28.8 vs 5.4 kJ/mol), the major reaction is therefore the formation of P1.     

Ab initio Calculation of the Electronic Structure and Equilibrium Geometry of Cortisol and Its Derivatives

The molecular geometries of a series of steroid hormones including cortisol, 9-fluorocortisol, 6-fluorocortisol, and 9-chlorocortisol were optimized by 3-21G and 6-31G* ab initio calculations. The results of calculations on both levels are well consistent with each other and with the experiment. The conformational changes and electron density redistribution occurring in going from cortisol to its 6- and 9-halo derivatives were discussed. A conclusion was made that the O and F atoms can participate in hydrogen bonding with the corresponding structural groups of glucocorticoid receptors.     

ChemInform Abstract: Ab initio Study of Structure and Bonding of Strontium Clusters.

ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.     

Ab initio and DFT calculations on the initial step in thiamin catalysis

The diphosphate ester (ThDP) of thiamin (vitamin B₁) is an important cofactor of enzymes within the carbohydrate metabolism. The initial reaction step shared by all ThDP-dependent enzymes is the deprotonation of the C2–H of the thiazolium ring. The replacement of the 4′-amino group by a hydroxyl one in the pyrimidine ring leads to the oxy-ThDP analogue which is known as an antagonist in thiamin catalysis.

Ab initio and DFT calculations on the MP2/6-31G* and B3LYP/6-31G* level were performed to study the proton relay function in thiamin and oxythiamin systems. Both MP2 and B3LYP calculations show significant differences of the reaction coordinate of the ylide formation in the systems. Tautomers, protonated and deprotonated species of both systems show different trends regarding their stability. The influence of correlation effects on the results is discussed by comparison with the HF-SCF/6-31G* data. Frequency calculations on the B3LYP/6-31G* level were performed to characterize the minima and transition state structures, respectively.