Intermolecular Interaction Energies in Molecular Crystals: Comparison and Agreement of Localized Møller–Plesset 2, Dispersion-Corrected Density Functional, and Classical Empirical Two-Body Calculations

2011 ◽  
Vol 115 (41) ◽  
pp. 11179-11186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lorenzo Maschio ◽  
Bartolomeo Civalleri ◽  
Piero Ugliengo ◽  
Angelo Gavezzotti
Keyword(s):  
Intermolecular Interaction ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Molecular Crystals ◽  
Interaction Energies ◽  
Moller Plesset

scholarly journals Halogen Interactions in Halogenated Oxindoles: Crystallographic and Computational Investigations of Intermolecular Interactions

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (18) ◽  
pp. 5487
Author(s):  
Rodrigo A. Lemos Silva ◽  
Demetrio A. da Silva Filho ◽  
Megan E. Moberg ◽  
Ted M. Pappenfus ◽  
Daron E. Janzen
Keyword(s):  
Interaction Energy ◽  
Intermolecular Interactions ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Interaction Energies ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Basis Set Superposition Error ◽  
Reduced Density Gradient ◽  
Moller Plesset ◽  
Reduced Density

X-ray structural determinations and computational studies were used to investigate halogen interactions in two halogenated oxindoles. Comparative analyses of the interaction energy and the interaction properties were carried out for Br···Br, C-H···Br, C-H···O and N-H···O interactions. Employing Møller–Plesset second-order perturbation theory (MP2) and density functional theory (DFT), the basis set superposition error (BSSE) corrected interaction energy (Eint(BSSE)) was determined using a supramolecular approach. The Eint(BSSE) results were compared with interaction energies obtained by Quantum Theory of Atoms in Molecules (QTAIM)-based methods. Reduced Density Gradient (RDG), QTAIM and Natural bond orbital (NBO) calculations provided insight into possible pathways for the intermolecular interactions examined. Comparative analysis employing the electron density at the bond critical points (BCP) and molecular electrostatic potential (MEP) showed that the interaction energies and the relative orientations of the monomers in the dimers may in part be understood in light of charge redistribution in these two compounds.

scholarly journals Blind test of density-functional-based methods on intermolecular interaction energies

2016 ◽  
Vol 145 (12) ◽  
pp. 124105 ◽  
Author(s):  
DeCarlos E. Taylor ◽  
János G. Ángyán ◽  
Giulia Galli ◽  
Cui Zhang ◽  
Francois Gygi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intermolecular Interaction ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Interaction Energies ◽  
Blind Test

scholarly journals From Intermolecular Interaction Energies and Observable Shifts to Component Contributions and Back Again: A Tale of Variational Energy Decomposition Analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 641-666
Author(s):  
Yuezhi Mao ◽  
Matthias Loipersberger ◽  
Paul R. Horn ◽  
Akshaya Das ◽  
Omar Demerdash ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Dft Calculations ◽  
Intermolecular Interaction ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Radical Cations ◽  
Energy Decomposition Analysis ◽  
Interaction Energies ◽  
Energy Decomposition ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Pauli Repulsion

Quantum chemistry in the form of density functional theory (DFT) calculations is a powerful numerical experiment for predicting intermolecular interaction energies. However, no chemical insight is gained in this way beyond predictions of observables. Energy decomposition analysis (EDA) can quantitatively bridge this gap by providing values for the chemical drivers of the interactions, such as permanent electrostatics, Pauli repulsion, dispersion, and charge transfer. These energetic contributions are identified by performing DFT calculations with constraints that disable components of the interaction. This review describes the second-generation version of the absolutely localized molecular orbital EDA (ALMO-EDA-II). The effects of different physical contributions on changes in observables such as structure and vibrational frequencies upon complex formation are characterized via the adiabatic EDA. Example applications include red- versus blue-shifting hydrogen bonds; the bonding and frequency shifts of CO, N2, and BF bound to a [Ru(II)(NH3)5]2 + moiety; and the nature of the strongly bound complexes between pyridine and the benzene and naphthalene radical cations. Additionally, the use of ALMO-EDA-II to benchmark and guide the development of advanced force fields for molecular simulation is illustrated with the recent, very promising, MB-UCB potential.

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