Analysis of magnesium–carbon bonding in magnesium anthracene systems

1996 ◽  
Vol 74 (6) ◽  
pp. 801-809 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ralf Stegmann ◽  
Gernot Frenking
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio Calculations ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Electron Density ◽  
Chemical Shifts ◽  
Topological Analysis ◽  
Nbo Analysis ◽  
Experimental Values ◽  
A Charge ◽  
Good Agreement ◽  
Carbon Bonding

Ab initio calculations at the MP2/3-21G(*) level of theory have been carried out for the magnesium–anthracene complexes 9,10-magnesiumanthracene•3H2O (1) and the 9-methyl (2), dimethyl (3), and 9,10-bis(methylsilyl) (4) substituted derivatives. The theoretically predicted geometries of the anthracene ligands are also reported. The calculated geometries of 1–4 are in very good agreement with experimental values for the corresponding THF complexes. The Mg—C9,10 bonds of the bridged structures are rather long and the anthracene ligands are folded by ~40° along the C9–C10 line in the complexes. Analysis of the electronic structure shows clearly that the Mg—C9,10 bonds should be considered as purely ionic. This is revealed by topological analysis of the electron density distribution and its associated Laplacian. The electron density at the Mg—C9,10 bond critical points ρ(rb) is very low and the Laplacian [Formula: see text] and the energy density Hb have positive values. The ionic nature of the Mg—C9,10 bond is also indicated by the natural bond order (NBO) analysis, which gives a Lewis structure with two lone pairs at C9 and C10 but no Mg—C9,10 bonds. The NBO method gives a charge donation from Mg to the anthracene ligand of nearly two. The theoretically predicted NMR chemical shifts using the GIAO method give 13C resonances for the complex 1 and for anthracene and anthracene dianion that are in good agreement with experimental values. Key words: magnesium–anthracene complexes, ab initio calculations, analysis of magnesium–carbon bonding.

scholarly journals The influence of exocyclic lone pairs on the bonding and geometry of type A mesoionic rings

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Antony Ramsden ◽  
Wojciech Piotr Oziminski
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio ◽  
Type A ◽  
Nbo Analysis ◽  
Ring Systems ◽  
X Ray ◽  
X Ray Crystallography ◽  
Bond Model ◽  
Lone Pairs ◽  
Mp2 Calculations ◽  
Good Agreement

AbstractBased on structures determined by X-ray crystallography, ab initio MP2 calculations on type A mesoionic rings give geometries in good agreement with observed values. A study of four mesoionic ring systems, each with exocyclic oxygen, nitrogen or carbon groups, shows that the presence and configuration of exocyclic lone pairs significantly influences the geometry and configurational preference. Using a localised bond model and NBO analysis, these effects are rationalised in terms of an anomeric interaction of lone pairs with the antibonding orbitals of adjacent σ bonds. In agreement with experiment, similar effects are calculated for pyran-2-imines.

ab initio MO Optimization of Molecular Structures of Fluoro- and Chloro-Substituted Dibenzo-p-dioxines and the Effect of Halogen Substitution at the 2,3,7,8-Positions on Metabolic Attack

1997 ◽  
Vol 52 (11) ◽  
pp. 1418-1431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Roland Weber ◽  
Till Kühn ◽  
Hanspaul Hagenmaier ◽  
Günter Häfelinger
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio Calculations ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Energy Gap ◽  
Substituent Effects ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Degree Pattern ◽  
Chlorine Substituent ◽  
Homo Lumo ◽  
Good Agreement

Full ab initio optimizations were performed on the molecular structures of 24 fluorinated and chlorinated dibenzodioxines (PFDD/PCDD ) and dibenzofurans (PFDF/PCDF). Reasonable agreement was found by comparing the geometries of four calculated structures with known X-ray data from the literature. For the fluorine substituent, calculated electron densities (Mulliken total charges and π-electron charges) clearly demonstrate the opposite influence of the inductive (I) and mesomeric (M) effect. The changes in π-densities at carbons in ortho-, meta- and para-position are constant for each fluorine substituent (independent of degree, pattern, and position of substitution). It is thus possible to calculate the π-densities of the substituted dioxines by increments starting from dibenzodioxine. π-Charges from quantum mechanical calculations and the increment system show good agreement even for OctaFDD (O8FDD ), where eight substituent effects are acting additively. Compared with fluorine, the chlorine substituent exercises a smaller -I-effect and a clearly weaker +M-effect. The HOMO coefficients of the unsubstituted dibenzodioxine and dibenzofuran, extracted from ab initio calculations, yield a good explanation for the observed regioselective metabolic attack at the 2,3,7,8-positions. The squares of the HOMO-coefficients of the 2,3,7,8-positions in dibenzodioxine (DD ) are about ten times greater than those of the 1,4,6,9-positions. These HOMO coefficients are practically unaffected by halide substitution. But halogen substitution reduces strongly the electron density at the halogen-bound carbon, which, however, is a necessary prerequisite for the electrophilic oxygen transfer during metabolism. One would therefore expect halogen substitution of dibenzodioxine and dibenzofuran (DF) at the 2,3,7,8-position to hinder metabolism, as is indeed found. This provides a plausible explanation for the highly selective tissue retention of 2,3,7,8-substituted PCDDs and PCDFs. Our ab initio calculations of five tetra CDDs (T4CDDs) confirm the postulate of Kobayashi et al. [1 ] who, using semiempirical calculations, found a correlation between the toxicity of a dioxine congener and its absolute molecular hardness. The 2,3,7,8-T4CDD also exhibits the smallest absolute hardness (derived from the HOMO-LUMO energy gap) in our calculations.

Conformational Structure of Chloromethyldichlorophosphines

2002 ◽  
Vol 57 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 333-336
Author(s):  
Evgenii A. Romanenko ◽  
Alexander M. Nesterenko
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Ab Initio Calculations ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Electron Correlation ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Conformational Structure ◽  
Gauche Conformation ◽  
Nuclear Quadrupole ◽  
Set Up ◽  
Good Agreement

IThe 35Cl nuclear quadrupole resonances (77 K) and ab initio calculations of trichloromethyldichlorophosphine () show that it exists in the chess conformation form. The barrier to internal rotation about the P-C bond in I at the RHF/6-31++ G(d,p) level equals to 38.1 kJ mol-1. In chloromethyldichlorophosphine (II) the extension of the basis set up to the RHF/6-311++G(df, pd) level does not improve the description of the most preferable gauche-conformation; only if electron correlation (at the MP2 level) is taken into account the results are in a good agreement with experimental data.

Some ab Initio Calculations on Indole, Isoindole, Benzofuran, and Isobenzofuran

1974 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 624-632 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Koller ◽  
A. Ažman ◽  
N. Trinajstić
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio Calculations ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Chemical Shifts ◽  
Dipole Moments ◽  
Molecular Properties ◽  
Ionization Potentials ◽  
Charge Densities ◽  
Homo Lumo

Ab initio calculations in the framework of the methodology of Pople et al. have been performed on indole, isoindole, benzofuran. and isobenzofuran. Several molecular properties (dipole moments, n. m. r. chemical shifts, stabilities, and reactivities) correlate well with calculated indices (charge densities, HOMO-LUMO separation). The calculations failed to give magnitudes of first ionization potentials, although the correct trends are reproduced, i. e. giving higher values to more stable isomers. Some of the obtained results (charge densities, dipole moments) parallel CNDO/2 values.

Cluster Models and ab Initio Calculations of19F NMR Isotropic Chemical Shifts for Inorganic Fluorides

2005 ◽  
Vol 109 (20) ◽  
pp. 10270-10278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Monique Body ◽  
Gilles Silly ◽  
Christophe Legein ◽  
Jean-Yves Buzaré
Keyword(s):  
Ab Initio Calculations ◽  
Ab Initio ◽  
Chemical Shifts ◽  
Cluster Models ◽  
Isotropic Chemical Shifts ◽  
Inorganic Fluorides
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