Ab initio studies of electron acceptor-donor interactions with blue- and red-shifted hydrogen bonds.

The features of blue- and red-shifted electron acceptor-donor (ACH/B) hydrogen bonds have been compared by using quantum chemical calculations. The geometry, the interaction energy and the vibrational frequencies of both blue- (ACH=F3CH, Cl3CH with B=FCD3) and red-shifted (ACH=F3CH, Cl3CH with B=NH3 and ACH=CH3CCH with B=FCD3, NH3) complexes were obtained by using ab initio MP2(Full)/6-31+G(d,p) calculations with the a priori basis-set superposition error (BSSE) correction method. One-dimensional potential energy and dipole moment functions of the dimensionless normal coordinate Q1, corresponding to the CH stretching mode of ACH, have been compared for both types of complexes. Contributions of separate components of the interaction energy to the frequency shift and the effect of electron charge transfer were examined for a set of intermolecular distances by using the symmetry-adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) approach and natural bond orbitals (NBO) population analysis.     

Magnitude and origin of the attraction and directionality of the halogen bonds of the complexes of C6F5X and C6H5X (X = I, Br, Cl and F) with pyridine

The geometries and interaction energies of complexes of pyridine with C₆F₅X, C₆H₅X (X=I, Br, Cl, F and H) and R_FI (R_F=CF₃, C₂F₅ and C₃F₇) have been studied by ab initio molecular orbital calculations. The CCSD(T) interaction energies (E_int) for the C₆F₅X–pyridine (X=I, Br, Cl, F and H) complexes at the basis set limit were estimated to be ?5.59, ?4.06, ?2.78, ?0.19 and ?4.37 kcal mol^?1, respectively, whereas the E_int values for the C₆H₅X–pyridine (X=I, Br, Cl and H) complexes were estimated to be ?3.27, ?2.17, ?1.23 and ?1.78 kcal mol^?1, respectively. Electrostatic interactions are the cause of the halogen dependence of the interaction energies and the enhancement of the attraction by the fluorine atoms in C₆F₅X. The values of E_int estimated for the R_FI–pyridine (R_F=CF₃, C₂F₅ and C₃F₇) complexes (?5.14, ?5.38 and ?5.44 kcal mol^?1, respectively) are close to that for the C₆F₅I–pyridine complex. Electrostatic interactions are the major source of the attraction in the strong halogen bond although induction and dispersion interactions also contribute to the attraction. Short‐range (charge‐transfer) interactions do not contribute significantly to the attraction. The magnitude of the directionality of the halogen bond correlates with the magnitude of the attraction. Electrostatic interactions are mainly responsible for the directionality of the halogen bond. The directionality of halogen bonds involving iodine and bromine is high, whereas that of chlorine is low and that of fluorine is negligible. The directionality of the halogen bonds in the C₆F₅I– and C₂F₅I–pyridine complexes is higher than that in the hydrogen bonds in the water dimer and water–formaldehyde complex. The calculations suggest that the C? I and C? Br halogen bonds play an important role in controlling the structures of molecular assemblies, that the C? Cl bonds play a less important role and that C? F bonds have a negligible impact.     

Ab initio prediction of the vibrational spectra of the hydrogen‐bonded complexes between CO and HONO2

The vibrational characteristics (vibrational frequencies and infrared intensities) for free and complexed CO and HONO₂ have been predicted using ab initio calculations at SCF and MP2 levels with different basis sets and B3LYP/6?31G(d,p) calculations. The ab initio calculations show that the complexation between HONO₂ and CO leads to two stable structures: CO … HONO₂ (1A) and OC … HONO₂ (1B). The changes in the vibrational characteristics from free monomers to complexes have been estimated. It was established that the most sensitive to the complexation is the stretching O? H vibration. In agreement with the experiment, its vibrational frequency in the complexes is shifted to lower frequency (Δν = ?123 cm^?1). The magnitude of the wave number shift is indicative of relatively strong hydrogen‐bonded interaction. The ab initio calculations at different levels predict an increase of the infrared intensity of the stretching O? H vibration for structure 1A more than five times and for structure 1B more than nine times. The most consistent agreement between the computed values of the frequency shifts for structure 1B and those experimentally observed suggests that this structure is preferred. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2003     

Competition of proton and electron transfers in gas-phase reactions of hydrogen-containing dications CHX2+ (X = F, Cl, Br, I) with atoms, nonpolar and polar molecules

The competition between proton and electron transfer in reactions of mass-selected dications CHX2+ (X = F, Cl, Br, and I) with rare gas atoms (Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe) and selected molecular reagents (N2, O2, CO, H2O, and HCl) is studied in the gas phase. In the ion-molecule reactions of CHX2+ dications with atoms and nonpolar molecules, it is the energy balance of electron transfer that acts as the decisive factor: when the exothermicity of electron transfer exceeds 2 eV, this process predominates at the expense of bond-forming proton transfer. In marked contrast, the reactions between these triatomic dications and polar molecules are governed for the benefit of the thermochemically more favored products resulting from proton transfer.     

A theoretical study of the structure and bonding of UOX4 (X = F, Cl, Br, I) molecules: the importance of inverse trans influence.

During nitroxide-mediated polymerization (NMP) in the presence of a nitroxide R2(R1)NO*, the reversible formation of N-alkoxyamines [P-ON(R1)R2] reduces significantly the concentration of polymer radicals (P*) and their involvement in termination reactions. The control of the livingness and polydispersity of the resulting polymer depends strongly on the magnitude of the bond dissociation energy (BDE) of the C-ON(R1)R2 bond. In this study, theoretical BDEs of a large series of model N-alkoxyamines are calculated with the PM3 method. In order to provide a predictive tool, correlations between the calculated BDEs and the cleavage temperature (T(c)), and the dissociation rate constant (k(d)), of the N-alkoxyamines are established. The homolytic cleavage of the N-OC bond is also investigated at the B3P86/6-311++G(d,p)//B3LYP/6-31G(d), level. Furthermore, a natural bond orbital analysis is carried out for some N-alkoxyamines with a O-C-ON(R1)R2 fragment, and the strengthening of their C-ON(R1)R2 bond is interpreted in terms of stabilizing anomeric interactions.     

Cooperativity between the Halogen Bond and the Hydrogen Bond in H3N⋅⋅⋅XY⋅⋅⋅HF Complexes (X,Y=F,Cl, Br)

Ab initio calculations are used to provide information on H₃N???XY???HF triads (X, Y=F, Cl, Br) each having a halogen bond and a hydrogen bond. The investigated triads include H₃N???Br₂‐HF, H₃N???Cl₂???HF, H₃N???BrCI???HF, H₃N???BrF???HF, and H₃N???ClF???HF. To understand the properties of the systems better, the corresponding dyads are also investigated. Molecular geometries, binding energies, and infrared spectra of monomers, dyads, and triads are studied at the MP2 level of theory with the 6‐311++G(d,p) basis set. Because the primary aim of this study is to examine cooperative effects, particular attention is given to parameters such as cooperative energies, many‐body interaction energies, and cooperativity factors. The cooperative energy ranges from ?1.45 to ?4.64 kcal mol^?1, the three‐body interaction energy from ?2.17 to ?6.71 kcal mol^?1, and the cooperativity factor from 1.27 to 4.35. These results indicate significant cooperativity between the halogen and hydrogen bonds in these complexes. This cooperativity is much greater than that between hydrogen bonds. The effect of a halogen bond on a hydrogen bond is more pronounced than that of a hydrogen bond on a halogen bond.     

Rg—HX(Rg=He,Ne;X=F,Cl,Br)分子间势的精确量子化学从头计算研究III.He—HBr

在用非迭代的三重激发项来校正CCSD的CCSD（T）理论水平下，采用aug-cc- pVQZ基函数对He—HBr的分子间势进行了系统的研究。结果表明：He—HBr以线型结 构存在。在极限基的情况下，复合物两种线型极小点结构He—H—Br和He—Br—H势 阱深分别为28.792 cm~(-1)和35.707 cm~(-1)，对应He原子到HBr分子质心的距离 R分别为0.407 nm和0.343 nm。讨论了不同的基函数和理论方法在研究此类弱束缚 态复合物的分子间势时的可靠性及其对结果的影响，同时也给出了热函数的解析形 式。     

Experimental and ab initio structural study of the ketotin compounds,X3SnCR2CH2COMe: crystal structures of X3SnCMe2CH2COMe (X = Cl and I)

The MeCOCH₂CMe₂ ligand in X₃SnCMe₂CH₂COMe ( 2 ; X = halide) acts as a C,O‐chelating group both in the solid state and in non‐coordinating solutions. The intramolecular Sn? O bond lengths in trigonal bipyramidal 2 (X = Cl and I), as determined by X‐ray crystallography, indicate that the stronger interaction occurs in 2 X = Cl. Comparisons with the Sn? O bond lengths in the estertin trihalides, X₃SnCH₂CH₂CO₂R ( 1 ; R = Me), suggest that the latter form stronger chelates than do 2 . In chlorocarbon solution, 2 (X = Cl, I) undergoes exchange reactions, as shown by NMR spectra, to give all possible halide derivatives, ∑(Cl_nI_3?nSnCMe₂CH₂COMe) (n = 0–3). Various ab initio calculations on 2 and X₃SnCH₂CH₂COMe ( 3 ) have been carried out. Comparisons of the theoretical and experimental structures of 2 for X = Cl or I are reported. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Charge redistribution effect on the properties of charge transfer complexes HnR⋅XY and HnR⋅X2 (X,Y = F,Cl, Br,I; R = O,S, N,P)

Systematic studies on structures, energies, charge transfer, dipole moments, and ionic character of a series of weakly bonded charge transfer (CT) complexes (D⋅AB, D = H₂O, H₂S, NH₃, PH₃, AB = F₂, Cl₂, Br₂, I₂, BrCl, IBr, ClF, ICl, BrF, IF) have been carried out by the hybrid Hartree–Fock density functional theory (HF‐DFT) method, where those results are validated by available experimental and theoretical investigations. Employing the Hohenberg–Kohn theorem, the property of a multicomponent system is formulated with contributions from both component properties and the charge redistribution (CR) effect, which describes the electronic coupling between components. For any property of a multicomponent system, provided that the intercomponent coupling is weak enough, the first‐order approximation can be applied, which yields a linear correlation of the component contribution to the CR effect. In fact, this kind of linear relationship can be evidenced by all the studied properties including the geometry, energy, charge transfer, dipole moment, and ionic character of all 40 complexes. This approximation quantitatively describes the relative contribution of the components to a given property, which shows the same tendency in a series of complexes. Based on the investigations of the CT effect on the intermolecular bond energy and the total dipole moment, it has been found that the principal bonding character of the title complexes was ascertained to be ionic with the exception of the F₂ complexes, which agrees well with the calculated ionic character. The CT effect, though small in a quantitative aspect, is directly connected to various kinds of system properties. The effectiveness and consistency of the present type of calculations in multicomponent systems may allow their wider applications in the study of intermolecular interactions. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Comput Chem 22: 327–338, 2001     

The vibrational spectra of the boron halides and their molecular complexes. Part 13. Ab initio studies of the complexes of boron trifluoride with formaldehyde and some of its analogs

The structure, the interaction energy, and the vibrational spectrum of the electron donor–acceptor complex formed between boron trifluoride, as a Lewis acid, and formaldehyde, as a Lewis base, have been determined by means of ab initio calculations at the second‐order level of Møller–Plesset perturbation theory, using a triple‐zeta basis set with polarization and diffuse functions on all atoms. The object was to examine the differences in the properties of the complexes formed between boron trifluoride and an oxygen base containing oxygen in the sp² hybrid state with those of some sp³ oxygen bases studied earlier. The investigation has then been extended to include the related bases thioformaldehyde and methanimine, to assess the effect of substituting the oxygen atom by a sulphur atom or an imino group. A further range of formaldehyde analogs, containing one and two methyl groups, one and two fluorine atoms, and one methyl group and one fluorine atom, has also been included. The preferred structure of each complex has been identified. The computed data have been compared, and the complex properties correlated with some relevant physical properties of the bases. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2012     

Ab initio molecular dynamics studies of ionic dissolution and precipitation of sodium chloride and silver chloride in water clusters, NaCl(H2O)n and AgCl(H2O)n, n = 6, 10, and 14

An ab initio molecular dynamics method was used to compare the ionic dissolution of soluble sodium chloride (NaCl) in water clusters with the highly insoluble silver chloride (AgCl). The investigations focused on the solvation structures, dynamics, and energetics of the contact ion pair (CIP) and of the solvent-separated ion pair (SSIP) in NaCl(H(2)O)(n) and AgCl(H(2)O)(n) with cluster sizes of n = 6, 10 and 14. We found that the minimum cluster size required to stabilize the SSIP configuration in NaCl(H(2)O)(n) is temperature-dependent. For n = 6, both configurations are present as two distinct local minima on the free-energy profile at 100 K, whereas SSIP is unstable at 300 K. Both configurations, separated by a low barrier (<10 kJ mol(-1)), are identifiable on the free energy profiles of NaCl(H(2)O)(n) for n = 10 and 14 at 300 K, with the Na(+)/Cl(-) pairs being internally solvated in the water cluster and the SSIP configuration being slightly higher in energy (<5 kJ mol(-1)). In agreement with the low bulk solubility of AgCl, no SSIP minimum is observed on the free-energy profiles of finite AgCl(H(2)O)(n) clusters. The AgCl interaction is more covalent in nature, and is less affected by the water solvent. Unlike NaCl, AgCl is mainly solvated on the surface in finite water clusters, and ionic dissolution requires a significant reorganization of the solvent structure.     

DFT description of the electronic structure and spectromagnetic properties of strongly correlated electronic systems: NiII, CuII and ZnII o-dioxolene complexes

The spectroscopic and magnetic properties of dioxolene complexes of zinc, copper and nickel were studied by DFT calculations on model complexes of formulas [(NH(3))(4)M(II)(SQ)](+) (M=Zn, Ni; SQ=semiquinonato) and [(NH(3))(2)Cu(II)(SQ)](+). Standard approaches such as time-dependent DFT (TDDFT), the Slater transition state (STS), and broken symmetry (BS) were found to be unable to completely account for the physical properties of the systems, and complete active space-configuration interaction (CAS-CI) calculations based on the Kohn-Sham (KS) orbitals was applied. The CAS-CI energies, properly corrected with multireference perturbation theory (MR-PT), were found to be in good agreement with experimental data. We present here a calculation protocol that has a low CPU cost/accuracy ratio and seems to be very promising for interpreting the properties of strongly correlated electronic systems in complexes of real chemical size.     

The Role of Effective Mass of Carrier in the Photocatalytic Behavior of Silver Halide‐Based Ag@AgX (X=Cl,Br, I): A Theoretical Study

The recent discovery of Ag@AgX (X=Cl, Br, I) plasmonic photocatalysts motivates us to elucidate the origin of the higher photocatalytic performance compared to commonly used TiO₂‐based materials. Herein, the electronic structure and effective masses of electrons at the conduction band minimum (CBM) and holes at the valence band maximum (VBM) are studied along different directions in the silver halide for the first time by means of first‐principles calculations. It is revealed that the smaller effective mass of electrons at the CBM in silver halides contributes to the higher photocatalytic performance. The remarkable dependence of the effective mass of holes on the direction and the anion of the silver halide explains well the experimental observed morphology and anion dependence of photocatalytic activities of Ag@AgX. The crystal field splitting of the Ag 4d bands in the valance band of silver halides is found to be a main factor leading to the large effective mass of the photogenerated holes and consequently to a weaker transfer ability. A new crystal design and exerting strain along the coordinate axis are proposed as solutions to decrease the effective mass of holes. The present work may be helpful in exploring this novel class of silver halide‐based photocatalysts.     

Structure,properties, and nature of the BrF‐HX complexes: An Ab initio study

Structure and properties of complexes (energies and charge transfer) of complexes BrF‐HX (X = F, Cl, Br, I) have been investigated at the MP2/aug‐cc‐pVDZ (aug‐cc‐pVDZ‐pp basis sets for I) level. Two types of geometries (hydrogen‐bonded and halogen‐bonded) are observed. The calculated interaction energies show that the halogen bonded structures are more stable than the corresponding hydrogen‐bonded structures. To study the nature of the intermolecular interactions, symmetry‐adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) energy decomposition analysis reveals that the BrF‐HX complexes are dominantly electrostatic in nature. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2011     

Definitive ab initio studies of model SN2 reactions CH(3)X+F- (X=F,Cl, CN,OH, SH,NH(2), PH(2))

The energetics of the stationary points of the gas-phase reactions CH(3)X+F(-)-->CH(3)F+X(-) (X=F, Cl, CN, OH, SH, NH(2) and PH(2)) have been definitively computed using focal point analyses. These analyses entailed extrapolation to the one-particle limit for the Hartree-Fock and MP2 energies using basis sets of up to aug-cc-pV5Z quality, inclusion of higher-order electron correlation [CCSD and CCSD(T)] with basis sets of aug-cc-pVTZ quality, and addition of auxiliary terms for core correlation and scalar relativistic effects. The final net activation barriers for the forward reactions are: E (b/F,F)=-0.8, E (b/F, Cl)=-12.2, E (b/F,OH)=+13.6, E b/F,OH=+16.1, E b/F,SH=+2.8, Eb/F, NH=+32.8, and E b/F,PH =+19.7 kcal x mol(-1). For the reverse reactions E b/F,F= -0.8, Eb/Cl,F =+18.3, E b/CN,F=+12.2, E b/OH,F =-1.8, E b/SH,F =+13.2, E b/NH(2),=-1.5, and E b/PH(2) =+9.6 kcal x mol(-1). The change in energetics between the CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pVTZ reference prediction and the final extrapolated focal point value is generally 0.5-1.0 kcal mol(-1). The inclusion of a tight d function in the basis sets for second-row atoms, that is, utilizing the aug-cc-pV(X+d)Z series, appears to change the relative energies by only 0.2 kcal x mol(-1). Additionally, several decomposition schemes have been utilized to partition the ion-molecule complexation energies, namely the Morokuma-Kitaura (MK), reduced variational space (RVS), and symmetry adapted perturbation theory (SAPT) techniques. The reactant complexes fall into two groups, mostly electrostatic complexes (FCH(3).F(-) and ClCH(3).F(-)), and those with substantial covalent character (NCCH(3).F(-), CH(3)OH.F(-), CH(3)SH.F(-), CH(3)NH(2).F(-) and CH(3)PH(2).F(-)). All of the product complexes are of the form FCH(3).X(-) and are primarily electrostatic.     

Direct ab initio dynamics studies on the hydrogen-abstraction reactions of OH radicals with HOX (X = F, Cl, and Br)

The hydrogen abstract reactions of OH radicals with HOF (R1), HOCl (R2), and HOBr (R3) have been studied systematically by a dual-level direct-dynamics method. The geometries and frequencies of all the stationary points are optimized at the MP2/6-311+G(2d, 2p) level of theory. A hydrogen-bonded complex is located at the product channel for the OH + HOBr reaction. To improve the energetics information along the minimum energy path (MEP), single-point energy calculations are carried out at the CCSD(T)/6-311++G(3df, 3pd) level of theory. Interpolated single-point energy (ISPE) method is employed to correct the energy profiles for the three reactions. It is found that neither the barrier heights (DeltaE) nor the H-O bond dissociation energies [D(H-O)] exhibit any clear-cut linear correlations with the halogen electronegative. The decrease of DeltaE and D(H-O) for the three reactions are in order of HOF > HOBr > HOCl. Rate constants for each reaction are calculated by canonical variational transition-state theory (CVT) with a small-curvature tunneling correction (SCT) within 200-2000 K. The agreement of the rate constants with available experimental values for reactions R2 and R3 at 298 K is good. Our results show that the variational effect is small while the tunneling correction has an important contribution in the calculation of rate constants in the low-temperature range. Due to the lack of the kinetic data of these reactions, the present theoretical results are expected to be useful and reasonable to estimate the dynamical properties of these reactions over a wide temperature range where no experimental value is available.     

Complexes of HArF and AuX (X = F,Cl, Br,I). Comparison of H-bonds,halogen bonds,F-shared bonds and covalent bonds

The various sorts of complexes in which HArF and AuX (X = F, Cl, Br, I) can engage are probed by MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ calculations. The most weakly bound are those containing a halogen bond (XB) of the AuX⋯FArH sort, with binding energies less than 8 kcal/mol. H-bonded dimers FArH⋯XAu are a little stronger, held together by some 12 kcal/mol. Being the most strongly bound places the F atom of HArF roughly midway between Ar and Au in an F-shaped structure, bound by some 43–54 kcal/mol. The last sort of product involves atomic rearrangements wherein the H atom migrates from Ar to Au, followed by formation of a covalent Ar–Au bond. The resulting molecular unit is stabilized by 30–40 kcal/mol relative to the original HArF and AuX reactants. The H-bonded dimers are held together by an unusually large polarization component, surpassing electrostatic attraction, while dispersion predominates for the halogen bonds. Perturbations of the geometries and stretching frequencies offer a ready means of distinguishing the different types of complexes by spectroscopic techniques.     

Gyroscopic tensor ab initio calculation of the molecular crystals: (Mo6X14)2−Y−(TTF+)3 (X=Br,Cl and Y=Br,Cl, I)

The aim of this study is the determination of the g tensor of the tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) molecule involved in chlorine and bromine radical–ion salts. This work is based on ab initio calculations using several basis sets which enabled us to compare theoretical and experimental measurement data. The results show clearly the impact of the structural distortions on the g gyroscopic matrix elements and proves the important fact that even a small variation of the crystallographic parameters has major consequences on the physical–chemical properties. © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2002