Single-centre molecular orbital calculations on third row hydrides - SeH2 and HBr

1975 ◽  
Vol 28 (5) ◽  
pp. 927 ◽  
Author(s):  
RGAR Maclagan
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Single Centre ◽  
Minimal Basis ◽  
Heavy Atoms ◽  
Orbital Energies ◽  
Orbital Exponents

Single-centre molecular orbital calculations are reported for SeH2, and HBr using basis sets extending up to 5d orbitals centred on the heavy atoms. The choice of orbitals to be used in extending the basis set and the optimum values for orbital exponents are discussed. Orbital energies comparable with minimal basis set multicentre calculations are obtained for SeH2. The orbital energies are compared with those obtained experimentally by photoelectron spectroscopy. The results suggest that the single-centre method is worthy of consideration when studying the hydrides of the heavier elements.

Structures of simple anions from ab initio molecular orbital calculations

1976 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1635 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Radom
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Orbital Theory ◽  
Comparable Quality ◽  
Split Valence ◽  
Theoretical Results

Ab initio molecular orbital theory with the minimal STO-3G and split-valence 4-31G basis sets is used to obtain geometries of 18 anions:OH-, NH2-, HF2-, BH4-, BF4-, C22-, CN-, NCN2-, N3-, NO2-, NO3-, 0CCO2-, CO32-, HCOO-, CH3COO-, C2O42-, C4O42- and C(CN)3-. The theoretical results are compared with experimental results from the literature. The STO-3G basis set performs somewhat worse for anions than for neutral molecules. On the other hand, the 4-31G basis set gives good results and predicts bond lengths to within 0.02� for all the molecules considered. Limited information on bond angle predictions suggests that these are of comparable quality to those for neutral molecules. The tricyanomethanide ion is predicted to be planar.

1H nuclear magnetic resonance and molecular orbital studies of the conformations of 3-fluoroanisole

1989 ◽  
Vol 67 (6) ◽  
pp. 1027-1031 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ted Schaefer ◽  
Rudy Sebastian
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Magnetic Resonance ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Substituent Effects ◽  
Spin Coupling ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Minimal Basis ◽  
Parent Molecule ◽  
Nuclear Magnetic

The proximate spin–spin coupling constant between the methyl protons and the ring protons, 5J(H,OCH3), is extracted from a full analysis of the 1H and 19F nuclear magnetic resonance spectra of 3-fluoroanisole in CS2 and acetone-d6 solutions. The values of 5J(H,OCH3) imply that the less polar cis conformer is slightly more stable at 300 K than the more polar trans conformer in both solvents, in agreement with geometry-optimized STO-3G MO computations for the free molecule. The latter also find a higher barrier to internal rotation of the methoxy group for 3-fluoroanisole than for the parent molecule. The present results are compared with other measurements of the conformer ratio for the vapor and for solutions. The STO-3G and 6-31G structures of the cis and trans conformers are compared. The C—F bond length is computed more reliably with the minimal basis set, as is the COC bond angle. The internal angles of the benzene moiety are, of course, found more accurately with the 6-31G basis. The computations indicate additivity of the substituent effects on the internal angle, as found experimentally for a variety of benzene derivatives. Keywords: 1H NMR of fluoroanisole, conformations of fluoroanisole, molecular orbital calculations for fluoroanisole.

The Molecular and Electronic Structure of Tetrasulphur-dinitride; a Study by ab initio Molecular Orbital Methods and Photoelectron Spectroscopy

1982 ◽  
Vol 37 (9) ◽  
pp. 1061-1067 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Palmer ◽  
Woon Ming Lau ◽  
Nicholas P. C. Westwood
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Koopmans Theorem ◽  
Double Zeta ◽  
Reasonable Prediction ◽  
Excitation Processes ◽  
Molecular And Electronic Structure

Abstract The He (I) photoelectron spectrum of gaseous S4N2 is reported, and an assignment is made on the basis of the correlation with ab initio molecular orbital calculations. The latter, based upon the recently optimised geometry of Cѕ symmetry, used both a large basis set of greater than double zeta quality, together with configuration for both the ground state and the ionised states. The Koopmans’ Theorem order gives a reasonable prediction of the order of states for most of the low energy ionised states; beyond IP5 additional states involving excitation processes in conjunction with ionisation were computed. The numerical agreement between the observed IP’s and the CI value is reasonable.

An ab initio Molecular Orbital Study of Bonding in Fluorocarbonium Ions

1971 ◽  
Vol 49 (22) ◽  
pp. 3708-3713 ◽  
Author(s):  
N. C. Baird ◽  
R. K. Datta
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Minimal Basis ◽  
Fluorine Substitution ◽  
Abstraction Reaction ◽  
Carbonium Ions ◽  
Hydride Abstraction ◽  
Resonance Stabilization

Ab initio molecular orbital calculations are reported for the series of carbonium ions (CH3)+, (FCH2)+, and (F2CH)+ and for their neutral molecule counterparts CH4, CH3F, and CH2F2. The energies and wavefunctions for the carbonium ions have been calculated both with and without including the carbon 2pπ orbital in the minimal basis set in order to unravel the inductive destabilization and resonance stabilization due to fluorine substitution. The increase in bonding energy with multiple fluorine substitution is less than linear, due primarily to nonadditivity in the dative carbon–fluorine π bonding. The "saturation" effect noted previously for the hydride abstraction reaction enthalpies is shown to be due primarily to stability effects in the neutral molecules themselves rather than to energetic effects of the carbonium ions.

Gas-Phase Tautomerism in the Triazoles and Tetrazoles: A Study by Photoelectron Spectroscopy and ab Initio Molecular Orbital Calculations

1981 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 1246-1252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Palmer ◽  
Isobel Simpson ◽  
J. Ross Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Relative Stability ◽  
Photoelectron Spectra ◽  
Equilibrium Geometry ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Methyl Derivatives

The photoelectron spectra of the tautomeric 1,2,3,- and 1,2,4-triazole and 1,2,3,4-tetrazole systems have been compared with the corresponding N-methyl derivatives. The dominant tautomers in the gas phase have been identified as 2 H-1,2,3-triazole, 1 H-1,2,4-triazole and 2H-tetrazole.Full optimisation of the equilibrium geometry by ab initio molecular orbital methods leads to the same conclusions, for relative stability of the tautomers in each of the triazoles, but the calculations wrongly predict the tetrazole tautomerism.

Protonation Effect on C-N Bond Length of Alkylamines Studied by Molecular Orbital Calculations

2000 ◽  
Vol 55 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 769-771 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Bond Length ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
Hartree Fock ◽  
Protonation Effect

Abstract Molecular orbital calculations were performed for the six saturated alkylamines (CH3NH2 , (CH3)2 NH, (CH 3)3 N, CH 3CH2NH2 , (CH3)2 CHNH2 , (CH3)3 CNH2), their protonated cations (CH3NH3 + , (CH3)2NH2 + , (CH3)3NH + , CH3CH2NH3 + , (CH3)2CHNH3 + , (CH3)3CNH3+), and (CH3)4 N + using the Hartree-Fock, second-order M0ller-Plesset, and density functional theory methods with the 6-311+G(d,p) basis set. Protonation lengthens the C-N bonds of the amines by 0.05 -0.08 Å and shortens the C-C bonds of CH3CH2NH2, (CH3)2CHNH2 , and (CH3)3CNH2 by ca. 0.01 Å.

The molecular energy levels of the azoles: A study by photoelectron spectroscopy and ab initio molecular orbital calculations

Tetrahedron ◽  
1973 ◽  
Vol 29 (14) ◽  
pp. 2173-2181 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Cradock ◽  
R.H. Findlay ◽  
M.H. Palmer
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Energy Levels ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations

Molecular orbital studies of Al2F6 and Al2Cl6 using a minimal basis set

1978 ◽  
Vol 14 (6) ◽  
pp. 709-715 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Curtiss
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Minimal Basis
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