scholarly journals An Assessment of Long-Range Corrected Density Functional Approximations in the Calculation of the Reduction Potentials of Ni(S2C2H2)2, Ni(Se2C2H2)2, Ni(S2C2H2)(N2C2H4), and Ni(Se2C2H2)(N2C2H4) Complexes

Author(s):  
Eric Bushnell ◽  
Jesse Elder

Herein an assessment of several Long Range Corrected (LRC) Density Functional Theory (DFT) methods for the calculation of reduction potentials of the ([Ni(X2C2H2)2]n/[Ni(X2C2H2)2]n-1), and ([Ni(X2C2H2)(N2C2H4)]n/[Ni(X2C2H2)(N2C2H4)]n-1) and (where X= S or Se and n = 0, or -1) redox couples was done. From the results the values of ω that provide best agreement with CCSD(T) for the tested LRC DFT methods are 0.05 bohr-1, 0.15 bohr-1, 0.05 bohr-1, and 0.20 bohr-1 for ω-B97XD, LC-BLYP, CAM-B3LYP, and ω-B97, respectively. With these values the unsigned average in error was 0.12 V with a standard deviation of 0.13 V for ω-B97XD. For LC-BLYP, CAM-B3LYP, and ω-B97 the unsigned averages in relative errors were 0.12 V, 0.11 V, and 0.13 V, respectively, with respective standard deviations of 0.11 V, 0.12 V and 0.13 V.

2010 ◽  
Vol 14 (07) ◽  
pp. 592-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
Do Sung Huh ◽  
Sang Joon Choe

The recent interest in the application of density functional theory (DFT) has prompted us to test several functions in molecular geometries of methyl pheophorbides-a (MPa), an important starting material in photodynamic therapy (PDT). In this study, we report on tests for three popular DFT methods: M06-2X, B3LYP, and LSDA. Based on the standard deviation and the mean value, and by using the difference between optimized calculated value and experimental value in geometries, we drew the following conclusions: M06-2X/6-311+G(d,p) attained the smallest standard deviation of difference among the tested DFT methods in terms of bond length, whereas the standard deviation of bond angle in LSDA/6-311+G(d,p) was the smallest. In terms of absolute value, the mean value of LSDA/6-311+G(d,p) calculation was larger than that of M06-2X/6-311+G(d,p). We found that M06-2X/6-311+G(d,p) gave the best performance for MPa in the molecular geometries. The UV-visible spectrum was calculated with time-dependent density-functional theory (TD-DFT). Time-dependent M06-2X/6-311+G(d,p) gave the best performance for MPa in CH2Cl2 solution. In general, TD-DFT calculations in CH2Cl2 solution were more red-shifted compared with those in the solid state.


2019 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 3227-3241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krishnamoorthy Arumugam ◽  
Neil A. Burton

Of particular interest within the +6 uranium complexes is the linear uranyl(vi) cation and it forms numerous coordination complexes in solution and exhibits incongruent redox behavior depending on coordinating ligands. This DFT study predicts VI/V reduction potentials of a range of uranyl(vi) complexes in non-aqueous solutions within ∼0.10−0.20 eV of experiment.


2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 71
Author(s):  
Ali Hashem Essa ◽  
A. F. Jalbout

The structural and electronic properties of 1-(5-Hydroxymethyl - 4 –[ 5 – (5-oxo-5-piperidin- 1 -yl-penta- 1,3 -dienyl)-benzo [1,3] dioxol- 2 -yl]- tetrahydro -furan-2 -yl)-5-methy l-1Hpyrimidine-2,4dione (AHE) molecule have been investigated theoretically by performing density functional theory (DFT), and semi empirical molecular orbital calculations. The geometry of the molecule is optimized at the level of Austin Model 1 (AM1), and the electronic properties and relative energies of the molecules have been calculated by density functional theory in the ground state. The resultant dipole moment of the AHE molecule is about 2.6 and 2.3 Debyes by AM1 and DFT methods respectively, This property of AHE makes it an active molecule with its environment, that is AHE molecule may interacts with its environment strongly in solution.


2004 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 685-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernd Wrackmeyer ◽  
Hans-Jörg Schanz

Deprotonation of hexaethyl-2,4-dicarba-nido-borane(8) 2 leads first to the hexaethyl-2,4-dicarbanido- borate(1−) 3, and further deprotonation, using BuLi/KOtBu, gives the hexaethyl-2,4-dicarbanido- hexaborate(2−) 4. The reaction of 3 with FeCl2 affords the commo-ferracarborane [Fe(Et6-2,4- C2B4H)2] 5, and the analogous reaction of 4 leads to the anionic sandwich complex [Fe(Et6-2,4- C2B4)2]2− 6 which can be protonated to give 5. The complex 5 contains two hydrido ligands, each bridging the iron and two boron atoms. Reactions were monitored and the products were characterised by 11B NMR spectroscopy in solution. The geometries of the carboranes, the borates (all unsubstituted and permethyl-substituted) and the iron complexes (all unsubstituted) were optimised by DFT methods [B3LYP/6-311+G(d,p) or B3LYP/6-31+G(d)], and the relevant NMR data [chemical shifts δ11B, δ13C, δ57Fe, and coupling constants 1J(13C,1H), 1J(11B,1H), 1J(57Fe,1H), 1J(57Fe,11B)] were calculated at the same level of theory.


2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (45) ◽  
pp. 27465-27476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marietjie J. Ungerer ◽  
David Santos-Carballal ◽  
Abdelaziz Cadi-Essadek ◽  
Cornelia G. C. E. van Sittert ◽  
Nora H. de Leeuw

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