An ab initio study of the structures, barriers for internal rotation, vibrational frequencies, and thermodynamic functions of the hydrochlorofluorocarbon CH3CF2Cl and the corresponding radical CH2CF2Cl

1994 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 561-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.J. Paddison ◽  
Yonghua Chen ◽  
E. Tschukow-Roux
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Internal Rotation ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Zero Point ◽  
Heat Of Formation ◽  
Vibrational Frequencies ◽  
Radical Center ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Parent Molecule ◽  
Moller Plesset

Ab initio molecular orbital calculations were performed using the GAUSSIAN 90 system of programs at the HF/6-31G* level of theory, on the hydrochlorofluorocarbon (HCFC) 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethane and the 1-chloro-1,1-difluoroethyl radical. Equilibrium geometries, barriers for internal rotation, and harmonic vibrational frequencies were thus calculated. A single conformational minimum in the potential energy surface was located for both the radical and the parent molecule. The radical center in CH2CF2Cl was found to be nonplanar. Transition structures for internal rotation about the C—C bond were located for both the molecule and the radical using analytical methods. The rotation barriers, evaluated at the fourth-order Møller–Plesset perturbation theory ((U)MP4/6-311G**/6-31G*). were calculated after inclusion of zero-point vibrational energy differences to be 1.11 and 4.12 kcal/mol for the radical and the parent molecule, respectively. Computed thermodynamic properties including heat capacity, entropy, enthalpy, and free energy functions are reported as a function of temperature. Using an experimentally measured heat of formation of CH3CF2Cl at 298 K, the heat of formation of CH2CF2Cl was calculated to be −74.3 ± 1.7 kcal/mol. Tabulations of ΔH0f,T, ΔG0f,T, and log10Kf,T over the temperature range of 0–1500 K are also reported for both species.

An ab initio Study of the Equilibrium Structures of Prop-2-ynamine (Propargylamine) and the Transition Structures Connecting Them

1987 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 435 ◽  
Author(s):  
NV Riggs
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Internal Rotation ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Vibrational Analysis ◽  
Zero Point ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Experimental Result ◽  
Transition Structure ◽  
Equilibrium Structures

Optimization with the 3-21G and 3-21G(N*) basis sets finds, in agreement with previous ab initio studies and the experimental result, the anti conformation of prop-2-ynamine to be of lowest energy and, after zero-point vibrational -energy ( Ezpv ) corrections, the gauche form to lie 11 kJ mol-l higher; by vibrational analysis, both are confirmed as equilibrium structures. The synform was not able to be optimized with the 3.21G basis set but, with the 3-21G(N*) basis set, is found to lie 8.6 kJ mol-1 (after Ezpv corrections) above the gauche form, and is shown by vibrational analysis to be a transition structure connecting enantiomeric gauche forms by internal rotation about the N-C bond. The transition structure connecting gauche and anti forms by internal rotation lies 6.3 kJ mol-1 (after Ezpv corrections) above the gauche form, and the transition structure for inversion at the nitrogen atom lies 31.1 kJ mol- l (after Ezpvcorrections) above the anti form.

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 studies of internal rotation barriers and vibrational frequencies of (C2H2)2, (CO2)2, and C2H2-CO2

1991 ◽  
Vol 78 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard G. A. Bone ◽  
Nicholas C. Handy
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Internal Rotation ◽  
Vibrational Frequencies

MOLECULAR TAILORING APPROACH: TOWARDS PC-BASED AB INITIO TREATMENT OF LARGE MOLECULES

2006 ◽  
Vol 05 (04) ◽  
pp. 835-855 ◽  
Author(s):  
SHRIDHAR R. GADRE ◽  
V. GANESH
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Electron Density ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Dipole Moments ◽  
Geometry Optimization ◽  
Parent Molecule ◽  
Large Molecules ◽  
Self Consistent Field ◽  
Moller Plesset ◽  
Molecular Tailoring

The development of a fragmentation-based scheme, viz. molecular tailoring approach (MTA) for ab initio computation of one-electron properties and geometry optimization is described. One-electron properties such as the molecular electrostatic potential (MESP), molecular electron density (MED), and dipole moments are computed by synthesizing the density matrix (DM) of the parent molecule from DMs of its small overlapping fragments. The electron density obtained via MTA was found to be typically within 0.5% of its actual counterpart, while maximum errors of about 2% were noticed in the case of the dipole moment and MESP distribution. An attempt is made to develop MTA-based geometry optimization that involves picking relevant energy gradients from fragment self-consistent field (SCF) calculations, bypassing the CPU and memory extensive SCF step of the complete molecule. This is based on the observation that the MTA gradients mimic the actual ones fairly well. As the calculations on individual fragments are mutually independent, this algorithm is amenable to large-scale parallelization and has been extended to a distributed setup of PCs. The code developed is put to test on γ-cyclodextrin, taxol, and a small albumin-binding protein (1prb) for one-electron properties. Further, molecules such as γ-cyclodextrin, taxol, a silicalite, and 1prb are subjected to MTA-based geometry optimization, on a PC cluster. The results indicate a favorable speedup of two to three times over the actual computations in the initial phase of optimization. Furthermore, it enables computations otherwise not possible on a PC. Preliminary results indicate similar savings with sustained accuracy even for large molecules at the level of Møller–Plesset second order perturbation (MP2) theory.

Ab initio Studies of Hydrazines: Equilibrium Structures of 1,1-Dimethylhydrazine and Transition Structures Connecting Them

1987 ◽  
Vol 40 (11) ◽  
pp. 1783 ◽  
Author(s):  
NV Riggs ◽  
L Radom
Keyword(s):  
Internal Rotation ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Zero Point ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Primary Amines ◽  
Rotational Angle ◽  
Small Rise ◽  
Equilibrium Structures ◽  
Anti Form

Optimization of the geometries of various stationary structures of 1,1-dimethylhydrazine has been carried out with the 3-21G and 3-21G(N*) basis sets, and the energies of each of the latter optimized structures have been evaluated with the 6.31G* basis set. The gauche form with a (mean) internal rotational angle near 80� (hydrazine, approx. 90�) is the lowest-energy form. After zero-point vibrational -energy corrections, the anti form lies in a shallow well 14kJ mol-1 higher on the potential-energy surface for internal rotation, and the transition structure connecting them lies approx. 1 kJ mol-1 higher still. The anti form is thus a true equilibrium species, unlike the case for hydrazine, but constitutes less than 0.5% of the molecules present at room temperature. It is estimated to have a half-life of less than 10 ps , so its observation by present physical methods may prove to be difficult. The barrier to internal rotation via the syn form (41kJ mol-1) coincides with that for hydrazine. gem-Dimethyl substitution in hydrazine leads to a small rise (1-2 kJ mol-1) in the barrier to inversion at the unsubstituted nitrogen atom, but to an unexpectedly high (by 8-9 kJ mol-1) calculated barrier to inversion at the substituted centre, whether the result be referred to the barrier in hydrazine or to that in dimethylamine. Calculated NH stretching frequencies for the gauche form show a spacing much larger than that for 'simple' primary amines, as is found experimentally.

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