Photoelectron Spectroscopic Studies of Some Substituted Borotrans

1987 ◽  
Vol 40 (5) ◽  
pp. 803 ◽  
Author(s):  
JB Peel ◽  
RG Rothwell ◽  
DX Wang
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Decomposition ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Spectroscopic Studies ◽  
Photoelectron Spectra ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Phase Measurements ◽  
Dative Bond

The HeI photoelectron spectra of a series of borotrans have been measured. Ab initio molecular orbital calculations using minimum basis sets were performed on the six molecules in this study, by using geometries based on the known structure of the parent borotran, a tricyclic system containing a relatively short B←N dative bond. Temperatures up to 312� were required for the gas-phase measurements and considerable thermal decomposition was observed in two cases. The lowest-energy photoelectron bands are assigned to combinations of oxygen orbitals of the BO3 unit, but the B←N bonding electrons cannot be accurately located in the spectra.

Gas-Phase Tautomerism in the Triazoles and Tetrazoles: A Study by Photoelectron Spectroscopy and ab Initio Molecular Orbital Calculations

1981 ◽  
Vol 36 (11) ◽  
pp. 1246-1252 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael H. Palmer ◽  
Isobel Simpson ◽  
J. Ross Wheeler
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Photoelectron Spectroscopy ◽  
Relative Stability ◽  
Photoelectron Spectra ◽  
Equilibrium Geometry ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Methyl Derivatives

The photoelectron spectra of the tautomeric 1,2,3,- and 1,2,4-triazole and 1,2,3,4-tetrazole systems have been compared with the corresponding N-methyl derivatives. The dominant tautomers in the gas phase have been identified as 2 H-1,2,3-triazole, 1 H-1,2,4-triazole and 2H-tetrazole.Full optimisation of the equilibrium geometry by ab initio molecular orbital methods leads to the same conclusions, for relative stability of the tautomers in each of the triazoles, but the calculations wrongly predict the tetrazole tautomerism.

Structures of simple anions from ab initio molecular orbital calculations

1976 ◽  
Vol 29 (8) ◽  
pp. 1635 ◽  
Author(s):  
L Radom
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Limited Information ◽  
Orbital Theory ◽  
Comparable Quality ◽  
Split Valence ◽  
Theoretical Results

Ab initio molecular orbital theory with the minimal STO-3G and split-valence 4-31G basis sets is used to obtain geometries of 18 anions:OH-, NH2-, HF2-, BH4-, BF4-, C22-, CN-, NCN2-, N3-, NO2-, NO3-, 0CCO2-, CO32-, HCOO-, CH3COO-, C2O42-, C4O42- and C(CN)3-. The theoretical results are compared with experimental results from the literature. The STO-3G basis set performs somewhat worse for anions than for neutral molecules. On the other hand, the 4-31G basis set gives good results and predicts bond lengths to within 0.02� for all the molecules considered. Limited information on bond angle predictions suggests that these are of comparable quality to those for neutral molecules. The tricyanomethanide ion is predicted to be planar.

Ab initio molecular orbital study of simple 1,3-dipolar reactions

1976 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 465 ◽  
Author(s):  
D Poppinger
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Molecular Orbital ◽  
Transition States ◽  
Basis Sets ◽  
Molecular Orbital Calculations ◽  
Molecular Orbital Study ◽  
Orbital Study ◽  
Extended Basis ◽  
Optimized Geometries

Ab initio molecular orbital calculations with minimal and extended basis sets have been carried out for the 1,3-dipolar addition of fulminic acid to acetylene, ethylene, ethynamine and propynenitrile. Optimized geometries are reported for the transition states HCNO+C2H2, HCNO+C2H4, HCNO+ C2HNH2, for the adducts isoxazole and 2-isoxazoline, and for nitrosocyclopropene as a possible intermediate. The calculations indicate that (a) these 1,3-dipolar reactions are synchronous processes, (b) the geometry of the transition state is insensitive to substitution and (c) of the isomeric substituted adducts, 5-aminoisoxazole and isoxazole-4-carbonitrile should be formed preferentially.

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