An ab initio Investigation of the Equilibrium Structures of Hydrazine and of the Transition Structures Connecting Them

1986 ◽  
Vol 39 (12) ◽  
pp. 1917 ◽  
Author(s):  
NV Riggs ◽  
L Radom
Keyword(s):  
Potential Energy ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Internal Rotation ◽  
Energy Surface ◽  
Vibrational Energy ◽  
Vibrational Analysis ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Transition Structure ◽  
Transition Structures ◽  
Anti Form

An ab initio investigation of the various equilibrium and transition structures of hydrazine has been carried out with full geometry optimization and use of the 3-21G, 3-21G(N*), and 6-31G* basis sets. Best estimates of relative energies (as quoted below) were obtained by evaluation of total electronic energies at the MP3/6-31G**//6-31G* level. By vibrational analysis, it was confirmed that the gauche form is an equilibrium species and that the syn form, which lies 39.8 kJ mol-1 above the gauche form, is a transition structure connecting enantiomeric gauche forms by internal rotation. The anti form, characterized by vibrational analysis as an equilibrium species on the STO-3G, 3-21G, and 6-31G* potential-energy surfaces, lies in a shallow minimum 7.7 kJ mol-1 above the gauche form. A transition structure connecting gauche and anti forms by internal rotation lies, however, only 0.4 kJ mol-1 higher on the electronic-energy surface and, after zero-point vibrational -energy corrections, 0.3 kJ mol-1 below the anti form which is, therefore, the true transition structure. The transition structure for inversion at one nitrogen atom of the gauche form is shown to be a CS structure lying 26.2 kJ mol-1 above the gauche form itself. Various other structures, including those of D2h and D2d symmetry, are discussed briefly and shown by vibrational analysis to be neither equilibrium species nor true transition structures on the 3-21G potential-energy surface. Finally, the complete potential function for internal rotation has been evaluated at levels up to MP3/6-31G**//HF/6- 31G*, and the coefficients of the corresponding four-term Fourier cosine series are presented and briefly discussed.

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.

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.

“Plug and play” full-dimensional ab initio potential energy and dipole moment surfaces and anharmonic vibrational analysis for CH4–H2O

2015 ◽  
Vol 17 (12) ◽  
pp. 8172-8181 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Qu ◽  
Riccardo Conte ◽  
Paul L. Houston ◽  
Joel M. Bowman
Keyword(s):  
Dipole Moment ◽  
Potential Energy ◽  
Potential Energy Surface ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Energy Surface ◽  
Vibrational Analysis ◽  
Plug And Play

The first full-dimensional potential energy surface of CH4–H2O dimer is presented, and vibrational analysis of this dimer is performed.

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