Ab Initio Calculations for Hydrocarbons:  Enthalpy of Formation, Transition State Geometry, and Activation Energy for Radical Reactions

2003 ◽  
Vol 107 (43) ◽  
pp. 9147-9159 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Saeys ◽  
Marie-Françoise Reyniers ◽  
Guy B. Marin ◽  
Veronique Van Speybroeck ◽  
Michel Waroquier
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Transition State ◽  
Ab Initio Calculations ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Enthalpy Of Formation ◽  
Radical Reactions ◽  
Transition State Geometry

Nitro–Nitrite Isomerization and Transition State Switching in the Dissociation of Ionized Nitromethane: A Threshold Photoelectron–Photoion Coincidence Spectroscopy Study

2009 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brandon Ferrier ◽  
Anne-Marie Boulanger ◽  
David M.P. Holland ◽  
David A. Shaw ◽  
Paul M. Mayer
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Ab Initio Calculations ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Bond Cleavage ◽  
Cleavage Reaction ◽  
Nitrite Ion ◽  
Methyl Nitrite ◽  
Bond Cleavage Reaction ◽  
Entropy Of Activation ◽  
Lower Entropy

Threshold photoelectron–photoion coincidence (TPEPICO) spectroscopy has been employed to investigate the competition between bond cleavage and rearrangement reactions in the dissociation of ionized nitromethane, 1. Modeling TPEPICO breakdown diagrams with a combination of RRKM theory and ab initio calculations at the G3 level of theory allowed the derivation of the activation energy for the isomerisation of 1 to ionized methyl nitrite, 2, 82 kJ mol−1. In addition, evidence was found for a transition state switch in the bond cleavage reaction in 1 leading to CH3• + NO2+. As internal energy increases, the effective transition state for this reaction becomes tighter (i.e. is characterized by a lower entropy of activation, Δ‡S). Fitted thresholds for NO+ and CH2OHO+ ions, originating from the isomeric methyl nitrite ion, are consistent with G3 level ab initio calculations.

scholarly journals Conformational study on the structures and energies of the weakly bound complexes of AlCl3 with diatomic molecules

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 1007-1018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Issac Jimenez-Fabian ◽  
Abraham Jalbout ◽  
Abderahim Boutalib
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Ab Initio Calculations ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Conformational Study ◽  
Weakly Bound ◽  
Hydrogen Halides ◽  
Strength Of Interaction ◽  
Weakly Bound Complexes ◽  
Aluminium Trichloride ◽  
High Level

AbstractIn this work we present the results of high level ab initio calculations on weakly bound complexes of aluminium trichloride and hydrogen halides, HX, halogens, X2 and diatomic interhalogens, XY (where X, Y = F, Cl, Br). Based upon these calculations we have predicted that all structures in the staggered conformation (except for Cl3AlFH and Cl3AlClH) are stable minima while those in the eclipsed configurations are transition state structures. In the XH complexes the strength of interaction with the Cl3Al group is FH > ClH > BrH. In the case of X2 species it is Br2 > F2 > Cl2, and finally in the XY (YX) group it is: FBr > ClBr > FCl > BrCl > BrF > ClF.

A study of hydrogen abstraction reactions by halogen atoms with HFCO and HClCO: determination of transition state structures, barrier heights, and vibrational frequencies

1993 ◽  
Vol 71 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Francisco ◽  
N. Mina-Camilde
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Ab Initio Calculations ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Chlorine Atom ◽  
Fluorine Atom ◽  
Hydrogen Abstraction ◽  
Barrier Heights ◽  
Optimized Geometries ◽  
Good Agreement

Theoretical barriers and reaction energetics were determined using ab initio calculations at the PMP4/6-311 + +G** level with UMP2/6-311G** optimized geometries for hydrogen abstraction reactions of HFCO and HClCO by fluorine and chlorine atoms. The largest barriers are predicted for fluorine and chlorine atom abstractions of hydrogen from HFCO. Fluorine and chlorine atom abstractions of hydrogen from HClCO are predicted to be barrierless. The predicted barrier for fluorine atom abstraction of hydrogen from HFCO is calculated to be 1.3 kcal mol−1 and is in good agreement with the experimental value of 1.8 ± 0.4 kcal mol−1.

scholarly journals Theoretical studies on the intramolecular cyclization of 2,4,6-t-Bu3C6H2P=C: and effects of conjugation between the P=C and aromatic moieties

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1032-1036 ◽  
Author(s):  
Masaaki Yoshifuji ◽  
Shigekazu Ito
Keyword(s):  
Activation Energy ◽  
Dft Calculations ◽  
Physicochemical Properties ◽  
Ab Initio Calculations ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Intramolecular Cyclization ◽  
Theoretical Studies ◽  
Cyclization Product ◽  
No Activation

The intramolecular C–H insertion of the Mes*-substituted phosphanylidenecarbene [Mes*P=C:] (Mes* = 2,4,6-t-Bu3C6H2) and physicochemical properties of the cyclized product, 6,8-di-tert-butyl-3,4-dihydro-4,4-dimethyl-1-phosphanaphthalene were studied based on ab initio calculations. Whereas the alternative Fritsch–Buttenberg–Wiechell-type rearrangement requires almost no activation energy, the intramolecular cyclization needs an activation energy of 12.3 kcal/mol at the MP2(full)/6-31G(d) condition. DFT calculations supported that the optimized structure of the cyclization product of Mes*P=C: suggests remarkable conjugation effects between the nearly coplanar P=C skeleton and the aryl moiety.

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