scholarly journals Theoretical Study of Terminal Vanadium(V) Chalcogenido Complexes Bearing Chlorido and Methoxido Ligands

2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Tetteh ◽  
Ruphino Zugle

Solvent (methanol) coordinated vanadium(V) chalcogenido complexes bearing chlorido and methoxido ligands have been studied computationally by means of density functional (DFT) methods. The gas phase complexes were fully optimized using B3LYP/GEN functionals with 6-31+G⁎⁎ and LANL2DZ basis sets. The optimized complexes show distorted octahedral geometries around the central vanadium atom. The ligand pπ-vanadium dπ interactions were analyzed by natural bond order (NBO) and natural population analyses (NPA). These results show strong stabilization of the V=O bond as was further confirmed by the analyses of the frontier molecular orbitals (FMOs). Second-order perturbation analyses also revealed substantial delocalization of lone pair electrons from the oxido ligand into vacant non-Lewis (Rydberg) orbitals as compared to the sulfido and seleno analogues. These results show significant ligand-to-metal charge transfer (LMCT) interactions. Full interaction map (FIM) of the reference complex confirms hydrogen bond interactions involving the methanol (O-H) and the chlorido ligand.

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Tetteh ◽  
Ruphino Zugle ◽  
John Prosper Kwaku Adotey ◽  
Andrews Quashie

The electronic spectra of phenol, 2-chlorophenol, 2-aminophenol, and 2-nitrophenol have been studied both experimentally and computationally. The effect of the substituents on the solvatochromic behavior of the phenols were investigated in polar protic (methanol) and aprotic (dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)) solvents. The spectra of 2-nitrophenol recorded the highest red shift in methanol. The observed spectral changes were investigated computationally by means of density functional theory (DFT) methods. The gas phase compounds were fully optimized using B3LYP functionals with 6-31++G(d,p) bases set. The effects of the substituents on the electron distribution in the σ-bonds as well as the natural charge on the constituent atoms were analyzed by natural bond orbital (NBO) and natural population analysis (NPA). Second-order perturbation analyses also revealed substantial delocalization of nonbonding electrons on the substituents onto the phenyl ring, thereby increasing its electron density. Full interaction map (FIM) also showed regions of varying propensities for hydrogen and halogen bonding interactions on the phenols.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2014 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatih Şen ◽  
Ramazan Şahin ◽  
Muharrem Dinçer ◽  
Ömer Andaç ◽  
Murat Taş

The paper presents a combined experimental and computational study of hexa(1-vinylimidazole)Ni(II) perchlorate complex. The complex was prepared in the laboratory and crystallized in the monoclinic space group P21/n with a=8.442(5), b=13.686(8), c=16.041(9) Å, α=γ=90, β=96.638(5), and Z=1. The complex has been characterized structurally (by single-crystal X-Ray diffraction) and its molecular structure in the ground state has been calculated using the density functional theory (DFT) methods with 6-31G(d) and LanL2DZ basis sets. Thermal behaviour and stability of the complex were studied by TGA/DTA analyses. Besides, the nonlinear optical effects (NLO), molecular electrostatic potential (MEP), frontier molecular orbitals (FMO), and the Mulliken charge distribution were investigated theoretically.


2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth Irving ◽  
Martina Kieninger ◽  
Oscar N. Ventura

The performance of a group of density functional methods of progressive complexity for the description of the ClO bond in a series of chlorine oxides was investigated. The simplest ClO radical species and the two isomeric structures XClO/ClOX for each X = H, Cl, and O were studied using the PW91, TPSS, B3LYP, PBE0, M06, M06-2X, BMK, and B2PLYP functionals. Geometry optimizations and reaction enthalpies and enthalpies of formation for each species were calculated using Pople basis sets and the (aug)-cc-pVnZ Dunning sets, with n = D, T, Q, 5, and 6. For the calculation of enthalpies of formation, atomization and isodesmic reactions were employed. Both the precision of the methods with respect to the increase of the basis sets, as well as their accuracy, were gauged by comparing the results with the more accurate CCSD(T) calculations, performed using the same basis sets as for the DFT methods. The results obtained employing composite chemical methods (G4, CBS-QB3, and W1BD) were also used for the comparisons, as well as the experimental results when they are available. The results obtained show that error compensation is the key for successful description of molecular properties (geometries and energies) by carefully selecting the method and basis sets. In general, expansion of the one-electron basis set to the limit of completeness does not improve results at the DFT level, but just the opposite. The enthalpies of formation calculated at the CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pV6Z for the species considered are generally in agreement with experimental determinations and the most accurate theoretical values. Different sources of error in the calculations are discussed in detail.


2008 ◽  
Vol 07 (04) ◽  
pp. 889-909 ◽  
Author(s):  
HONG-WEI KE ◽  
LI RAO ◽  
XIN XU ◽  
YI-JING YAN

Glycine conformers were investigated with three density functional theory (DFT) methods (B3LYP, PBE1PBE, X3LYP), and the second order Møller–Plesset perturbation theory (MP2) combined with basis sets of 6-31+G*, aug-cc-pVDZ, and aug-cc-pVTZ. Solvation effects were considered by using polarizable continuum model. Results from B3LYP and X3LYP were in generally good agreement with those of MP2, while PBE1PBE was shown to be inferior for the description of conformational potential energy surfaces. Conformers Ip, IIp, IIn, IIIp, IIIn, and IVn were all found to be low-lying states within 2.0 kcal/mol, with Ip being the global minimum in gas phase. Solvation effects can significantly change the nature of the conformational surfaces of glycine. A proper description of conformational equilibrium demands for a good treatment of both long-range and short-range solute–solvent interactions.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar Ventura ◽  
Kenneth Irving ◽  
Martina Kieninger

<p>The performance of a group of density functional methods of progressive complexity for the description of the ClO bond in a series of chlorine oxides was investigated. The simplest ClO radical species as well as the two isomeric structures XClO/ClOX for each X=H, Cl and O were studied using the PW91, TPSS, B3LYP, PBE0, M06, M06-2X, BMK and B2PLYP functionals. Geometry optimizations as well as reaction enthalpies and enthalpies of formation for each species were calculated using Pople basis sets and the (aug)-cc-pVnZ Dunning sets, with n=2-6. For the calculation of enthalpies of formation, atomization as well as isodesmic reactions were employed. Both the precision of the methods with respect to the increase of the basis sets, as well as their accuracy, were gauged by comparing the results with the more accurate CCSD(T) calculations, performed using the same basis sets as for the DFT methods. The results obtained employing composite chemical methods (G4, CBS-QB3 and W1BD) were also used for the comparisons, as well as the experimental results when they are available. The results obtained show that error compensation is the key for successful description of molecular properties (geometries and energies) by carefully selecting method and basis sets. In general, expansion of the one-electron basis set to the limit of completeness does not improve results at the DFT level, but just the opposite. The enthalpies of formation calculated at the CCSD(T)/aug-cc-pV6Z for the species considered are generally in agreement with experimental determinations, and the most accurate derived theoretically up to present. Different sources of error in the calculations are discussed in detail.</p>


2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (05) ◽  
pp. 376-383 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jong-Kil Park ◽  
Sang Joon Choe

Various density functional theory (DFT) methods with different basis sets to predict the molecular geometry of FbC-M10Iso-Bn macrocycle, a chlorin-isoimide, are compared in this study. DFT methods, including M06-2X, B3LYP, LSDA, B3PW91, PBEPBE, and BPV86, are examined. Different basis sets, such as 6-31G*, 6-31+G (d, p), 6-311+G (d, p), 6-311++G (d, p), cc-PVDZ, cc-PVTZ, and cc-PVQZ are also considered. The examined hybrid DFT methods are in agreement with the geometry of X-ray crystallography available for comparison. B3LYP/cc-PVDZ level is particularly consistent with available X-ray crystallography in terms of predicting the geometries of FbC-M10Iso-Bn. Geometries of chlorin-imide and chlorin-isoimide isomeric pairs are described through B3LYP/cc-PVDZ method. The bond lengths of chlorin-isoimide, specifically C13–C14, C14–C15, and C2–C3, increase as bond overlap index decreases because of charge transfer. β-β bond lengths (C2–C3 bond lengths) with a three-substituent benzylcarbamoyl group also increase as bond overlap index decreases compared with other molecules. The bond lengths of chlorin-imide are smaller than those of chlorin-isoimide. Angles with β-β bond lengths, specifically C2–C3–C4 in ring A, also decrease with a three-substituent benzylcarbamoyl group; however, the angles in C1–C2–C3 increase. Potential energy on the surfaces of the chlorin-imide and chlorin-isoimide isomeric pairs is optimized by calculating the total and relative energies at B3LYP/cc-PVDZ level. Results indicate that chlorin-imides are more stable than chlorin-isoimides. Normal-coordinate structural decomposition shows that chlorin-imides exhibit greater deformation than chlorin-isoimides except for FbC-M10Iso-Ph.


2011 ◽  
Vol 10 (03) ◽  
pp. 325-348 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANNA IGNACZAK

Detailed comparative analysis of properties of the tert-butyl radical and cation is performed using 14 density functional (DFT) methods combined with double-zeta and triple-zeta quality Gaussian basis sets with polarization and diffuse functions. Stability of different conformers is discussed. Structural parameters, dipole moment, adiabatic ionization potential (IP), inversion barrier and isotropic hyperfine coupling constants are examined and compared to values obtained at the standard MP2 level and to experimental data available. All methods indicate that that the CC bond in the radical is longer than in the cation by about 0.033 Å. The IP values are found to be very sensitive to the method used and range from 612 to 709 kJ/mol, but majority oscillate around 646÷656 kJ/mol. Calculated inversion barrier for the radical is higher than the experimental estimate of 2.68 kJ/mol; with the 6-311++G** basis set and most DFT methods it is predicted in the range 3.86÷4.82 kJ/mol. All DFT methods predict for the out-of-plane CC3 bending mode of the radical the frequency around 260 cm-1, while in the cation the corresponding frequency is higher by about 180 cm-1.


2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Tetteh

The interaction between nickel (Ni2+), copper (Cu2+), and zinc (Zn2+) ions and 1-methylimidazole has been studied by exploring the geometries of eleven crystal structures in the Cambridge Structural Database (CSD). The coordination behavior of the respective ions was further investigated by means of density functional theory (DFT) methods. The gas-phase complexes were fully optimized using B3LYP/GENECP functionals with 6-31G∗ and LANL2DZ basis sets. The Ni2+ and Cu2+ complexes show distorted tetrahedral geometries around the central ions, with Zn2+ being a perfect tetrahedron. Natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis and natural population analysis (NPA) show substantial reduction in the formal charge on the respective ions. The interaction between metal d-orbitals (donor) and ligand orbitals (acceptor) was also explored using second-order perturbation of the Fock matrix. These interactions followed the order Ni2+ > Cu2+ > Zn2+ with Zn2+ having the least interaction with the ligand orbitals. Examination of the frontier orbitals shows the stability of the complexes in the order Ni2+ > Cu2+ < Zn2+ which is consistent with the Irving–Williams series.


2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (04) ◽  
pp. 1350022 ◽  
Author(s):  
MEHDI D. ESRAFILI ◽  
NAFISEH MOHAMMADIRAD

A systematic theoretical study on various maleic acid (MA) clusters has been carried out employing density functional theory (DFT) methods. The performance of two different functionals namely B3LYP and M06 in the prediction of geometries, 17 O and 2 H nuclei quadrupole coupling constant (CQ) values of the MA clusters has been assessed comparing the results to those experimental data. For DFT calculations, several basis sets have been used, including the recently developed Jensen's polarization-consistent basis set families, pcJ-n and pcS-n (n = 0,1,2,3). Calculations at the basis set limit indicate that the value of CQ(2 H ) in monomer MA, changes by 0.01–0.04 kHz for each of the final two basis set increments, and seems reasonable to conclusion that the pcJ-3 result is within a few kHz of the basis set limit. Convergence with respect to basis set size was found to be very good, and the pcJ-1 and pcS-1 basis sets provided a good compromise between the basis set limit and computational expense. In most cases, the differences between B3LYP and M06 results for a given basis set are in a range of 1–2%. On the other hand, no systematic changes in the CQ(17 O ) or CQ(2 H ) were found for basis sets larger than double-ζ. Thus, the usual assumption that double-ζ basis set (pcJ-1 and pcS-1) results in the acceptable CQ values, seems to be valid in the case of 17 O and 2 H nuclei.


2009 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 3128-3148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Liangfa Gong ◽  
Jieming Xiong ◽  
Xinmin Wu ◽  
Chuansong Qi ◽  
Wei Li ◽  
...  

The structures, electron affinities and bond dissociation energies of BrO4F/BrO4F− species have been investigated with five density functional theory (DFT) methods with DZP++ basis sets. The planar F-Br…O2…O2 complexes possess 3A' electronic state for neutral molecule and 4A' state for the corresponding anion. Three types of the neutral-anion energy separations are the adiabatic electron affinity (EAad), the vertical electron affinity (EAvert), and the vertical detachment energy (VDE). The EAad value predicted by B3LYP method is 4.52 eV. The bond dissociation energies De (BrO4F → BrO4-mF + Om) (m = 1-4) and De- (BrO4F- → BrO4-mF- + Om and BrO4F- → BrO4-mF + Om-) are predicted. The adiabatic electron affinities (EAad) were predicted to be 4.52 eV for F-Br…O2…O2 (3A'← 4A') (B3LYP method).


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