Transition states and energy barriers from density functional studies: Representative isomerization reactions

1994 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 695-704 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yury Abashkin ◽  
Nino Russo ◽  
Marirosa Toscano
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Transition States ◽  
Energy Barriers ◽  
Functional Studies

scholarly journals Benchmarking the Fluxional Processes of Organometallic Piano-Stool Complexes

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (8) ◽  
pp. 2310
Author(s):  
Nathan C. Frey ◽  
Eric Van Dornshuld ◽  
Charles Edwin Webster
Keyword(s):  
Transition Metals ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Chemical Shifts ◽  
Transition States ◽  
Electronic Energy ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Composite Approach ◽  
Temperature Regimes ◽  
Correlation Consistent Composite Approach ◽  
Correlation Consistent

The correlation consistent Composite Approach for transition metals (ccCA-TM) and density functional theory (DFT) computations have been applied to investigate the fluxional mechanisms of cyclooctatetraene tricarbonyl chromium ((COT)Cr(CO)3) and 1,3,5,7-tetramethylcyclooctatetraene tricarbonyl chromium, molybdenum, and tungsten ((TMCOT)M(CO)3 (M = Cr, Mo, and W)) complexes. The geometries of (COT)Cr(CO)3 were fully characterized with the PBEPBE, PBE0, B3LYP, and B97-1 functionals with various basis set/ECP combinations, while all investigated (TMCOT)M(CO)3 complexes were fully characterized with the PBEPBE, PBE0, and B3LYP methods. The energetics of the fluxional dynamics of (COT)Cr(CO)3 were examined using the correlation consistent Composite Approach for transition metals (ccCA-TM) to provide reliable energy benchmarks for corresponding DFT results. The PBE0/BS1 results are in semiquantitative agreement with the ccCA-TM results. Various transition states were identified for the fluxional processes of (COT)Cr(CO)3. The PBEPBE/BS1 energetics indicate that the 1,2-shift is the lowest energy fluxional process, while the B3LYP/BS1 energetics (where BS1 = H, C, O: 6-31G(d′); M: mod-LANL2DZ(f)-ECP) indicate the 1,3-shift having a lower electronic energy of activation than the 1,2-shift by 2.9 kcal mol−1. Notably, PBE0/BS1 describes the (CO)3 rotation to be the lowest energy process, followed by the 1,3-shift. Six transition states have been identified in the fluxional processes of each of the (TMCOT)M(CO)3 complexes (except for (TMCOT)W(CO)3), two of which are 1,2-shift transition states. The lowest-energy fluxional process of each (TMCOT)M(CO)3 complex (computed with the PBE0 functional) has a ΔG‡ of 12.6, 12.8, and 13.2 kcal mol−1 for Cr, Mo, and W complexes, respectively. Good agreement was observed between the experimental and computed 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR chemical shifts for (TMCOT)Cr(CO)3 and (TMCOT)Mo(CO)3 at three different temperature regimes, with coalescence of chemically equivalent groups at higher temperatures.

Density functional studies on the adsorption and decomposition of SO2 on Cu(100)

2001 ◽  
Vol 115 (1) ◽  
pp. 454-465 ◽  
Author(s):  
José A. Rodriguez ◽  
Josep M. Ricart ◽  
Anna Clotet ◽  
Francesc Illas
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Functional Studies

THE H2NO POTENTIAL ENERGY SURFACE EXPLORED WITH HIGH LEVEL AB INITIO AND DENSITY FUNCTIONAL THEORY METHODS

2007 ◽  
Vol 06 (03) ◽  
pp. 549-562
Author(s):  
ABRAHAM F. JALBOUT
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional Theory ◽  
Potential Energy ◽  
Potential Energy Surface ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Surface ◽  
Hybrid Methods ◽  
Transition States ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Functional Theory ◽  
High Level

The transition states for the H 2 NO decomposition and rearrangements mechanisms have been explored by the CBS-Q method or by density functional theory. Six transition states were located on the potential energy surface, which were explored with the Quadratic Complete Basis Set (CBS-Q) and Becke's one-parameter density functional hybrid methods. Interesting deviations between the CBS-Q results and the B1LYP density functional theory lead us to believe that further study into this system is necessary. In the efforts to further assess the stabilities of the transition states, bond order calculations were performed to measure the strength of the bonds in the transition state.

scholarly journals Density functional studies of the dipole polarizabilities of the linear polyacenes benzene through nonacene

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 361-369 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Hinchliffe ◽  
Beatrice Nikolaidi ◽  
Humberto Soscún Machado
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Correlation Coefficients ◽  
Statistical Correlation ◽  
Tensor Component ◽  
Dipole Polarizability ◽  
Functional Studies ◽  
Absolute Agreement ◽  
Different Levels ◽  
Dipole Polarizabilities

AbstractWe report Ab Initio studies of the electric dipole polarizability of the linear polyacene series benzene through nonacene. A number of Ab Initio studies were done at different levels of theory for benzene, with all remaining Ab Initio calculations being at the B3LYP/6-311G(2d, 1p)//B3LYP/6-311+G(2d, 1p) level of theory. We find that the NN tensor component shows a constant increment of 20 atomic units per ring. AM1 and QSAR-quality empirical calculations show poor absolute agreement with the Ab Initio results but given excellent statistical correlation coefficients with the Ab Initio values. This implies that the results of such cheaper calculations can be suitably scaled for predictive purposes.

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