An ab initio study on the reaction of CH(X2π) with CH4

1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (4) ◽  
pp. 512-519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhonghua Yu ◽  
Congxiang Chen ◽  
Mingbao Huang
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Correlation Energy ◽  
Reaction Path ◽  
Addition Reaction ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Insertion Reaction ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Configuration Interaction Method ◽  
State Abstraction ◽  
Moller Plesset

The mechanism of the reaction CH(X2π) + CH4 has been investigated by ab initio molecular orbital calculations. Addition, insertion, and abstraction–addition reaction paths have been examined by, in total, five methods of approach. The addition reaction path has a rather high energy barrier. Our calculations have implied that the assumed insertion reaction path does not seem to exist for the reaction CH + CH4, and a two-step mechanism (abstraction–addition reaction path) was then proposed. For the abstraction–addition reaction, the reactants, transition state, intermediates, and products were optimized at the HF/3-21G and HF/6-31G* levels, and vibrational frequencies were calculated at the HF/3-21G level. Electronic correlation energy was estimated by means of the Møller–Plesset perturbation theory and configuration interaction method. The excited-state abstraction reaction was also studied in some detail.

Theoretical study on the insertion reaction of CH(X2Π) with CH4

1997 ◽  
Vol 75 (7) ◽  
pp. 996-1001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Xiang Wang ◽  
Ming-Bao Huang. ◽  
Ruo-Zhuang Liu
Keyword(s):  
Electron Correlation ◽  
Energy Surface ◽  
Theoretical Study ◽  
Reaction Path ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Insertion Reaction ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Insertion Reactions ◽  
Moller Plesset ◽  
Ch Radical

The CH + CH4 reaction has been studied by means of ab initio molecular orbital calculations incorporating electron correlation with Møller–Plesset perturbation theory up to second and fourth orders with the 6-31G(d,p) and 6-311++G(2d,p) basis sets. An energetically feasible insertion reaction path has been found in the potential energy surface that confirms the experimental proposal for the mechanism of the CH + CH4 reaction. The feature of the mechanism for the CH + CH4 insertion reaction is found to be different from the feature of the mechanisms for the CH + NH3, CH + H2O, and CH + HF insertion reactions, but somewhat similar to that for the CH2 + CH4 insertion reaction. Energetic results for the CH + CH4 reactions are in agreement with experiment. Keywords: CH radical, methane, reaction mechanism.

scholarly journals An ab initio study on the insertion reactions of CH [X2II] with NH3, H2O, and HF

1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 910-917 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhi-Xiang Wang ◽  
Ruo-Zhuang Liu ◽  
Ming-Bao Huang ◽  
Zhonghua Yu
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Electron Correlation ◽  
Lower Energy ◽  
Energy Surface ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Ab Initio Study ◽  
Insertion Reactions ◽  
Moller Plesset ◽  
Ch Radical ◽  
Water Hydrogen

The mechanisms of the reactions of CH (X2II) with NH3, H2O, and HF have been studied by means of ab initio molecular orbital calculations incorporating electron correlation with Møller–Plesset perturbation theory up to the second order. For each of the three CH reactions, the insertion path has been found in the potential energy surface; in the calculated insertion path there exists an intermediate complex prior to the transition state that has a lower energy than the reactants. Energetic results indicate that insertion paths are favourable channels for these CH reactions, which is in line with proposals based on kinetic experiments. Key words: CH radical, ammonia, water, hydrogen fluoride, reaction mechanism.

AB INITIO CALCULATIONS OF INTERMOLECULAR INTERACTION POTENTIALS OF FULLERENE-FRAGMENTS SYSTEMS

2005 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 49-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
YUKIUMI KITA ◽  
KEI WAKO ◽  
ISAMU OKADA ◽  
MASANORI TACHIKAWA
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Intermolecular Interaction ◽  
Correlation Energy ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Cubic Phase ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Interaction Potentials ◽  
Basis Set Superposition Error ◽  
Intermolecular Distances

We have performed the ab initio molecular orbital calculations for combinations of the fullerene-fragments as the models of the nonbonding interaction of C 60 dimer at the preferred configurations in the simple cubic phase. The intermolecular interaction potentials have been calculated using several basis sets with MP2 level of the electron correlation energy and the basis set superposition error correction. The strong dispersion attractions that is dominant in the van der Waals interaction has been found for the combinations of the fullerene-fragments. The equilibrium intermolecular distances obtained are in good agreement with the corresponding experimental value. The repulsive region of the intermolecular interaction calculated by ab initio method is found to be express by an atom–atom interaction potential with an anisotropic exponential type repulsive term, which is less steep than the conventional Lennard–Jones type potential.

Ab initio Computational Insight into the Interaction of Alkyl-substituted Ethene and Sulfenyl Halide

2011 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 850-856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ausra Vektariene ◽  
Gytis Vektaris
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Ring Opening ◽  
Correlation Energy ◽  
Intrinsic Reaction Coordinate ◽  
Energy Profiles ◽  
Electron Correlation Energy ◽  
Reaction Proceeds ◽  
Mechanism Of Interaction ◽  
Moller Plesset ◽  
Insight Into

The ab initio calculations approach was used to determine the mechanism of interaction between propene and a sulfenyl halide. The second-order Møller-Plesset corrections for the electron correlation energy were applied to calculate the most probable Gibbs Free Energy profiles for the selected reaction. All optimized structures were confirmed by vibrational frequency analysis and intrinsic reaction coordinate calculations. Two possible reaction pathways were proposed and evaluated to conclusively characterize the reaction. The reaction proceeds via formation of a cyclic episulfonium intermediate, stereoselective ring opening of the episulfonium intermediate by the chloride anion, and isomerization of the adduct of the kinetically controlled reaction into the thermodynamically favorable product.

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