scholarly journals Theoretical and Spectroscopic investigations of conformations, rotational barriers and scaled vibrations of 2,3-dimethyl hexane

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 60-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aziz Aboulmouhajir ◽  
SAID Mouatarif ◽  
Mohiéeddine Hachim ◽  
Naoual El Hamdani ◽  
Mostafa Chhiba
Keyword(s):  
Conformational Stability ◽  
Local Symmetry ◽  
Optimization Methods ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Electronic Correlation ◽  
Conformational Isomerism ◽  
Stable Conformer ◽  
Rotational Barriers ◽  
Symmetry Coordinates ◽  
Hf And Dft Calculations

The 2,3-dimethyl hexane conformational isomerism has been investigated in detail, based on HF, Post-HF and DFT calculations at different basis set. The effect of size of basis, ZPE, thermal contributions, electronic correlation and optimization methods on the conformational stability was discussed. The rotational barriers from the most stable conformer to the lowest energy secondary conformers and their correspondent inversion barriers at both HF and MP2 methods using 6-31G* basis set have also been approached. A normal mode calculation of the most and less-stable conformers using a scaled ab initio force field in terms of non-redundant local symmetry coordinates have been made to elucidate the conformational dependence of the vibrational spectra.

Comparison of the Conformational Stability for Several Vinylhalomethanes and Silanes with Experiment Using MP2 Perturbation Theory and DFT

2007 ◽  
Vol 72 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Förner ◽  
Hassan M. Badawi
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Vibrational Spectra ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Conformational Stability ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Major Conclusion ◽  
Stable Conformer ◽  
Polarization Functions ◽  
Complete Series ◽  
Triple Zeta

In recent literature it was reported that the valence triple zeta basis set augmented by polarization functions is not too reliable for vinyl monohalo- and dihalomethanes and -silanes, the halogen being fluorine and chlorine. The major conclusion was that a valence triple zeta basis is too small to be augmented by polarization functions in a balanced way, at least on vinylmonofluoromethane. Thus we decided to apply the 6-311++G** basis set to the complete series of methanes, silanes and germanes (the latter ones are just added for completeness because no experimental data are available for them and, moreover, we published them already previously) and to compare the results to experimental data available in the literature to see whether the failures of this basis set show up in the complete series of molecules. In the literature we found five such molecules and the information which of the conformers is the most stable. Indeed we found that predictions on the relative stability of conformers in those systems with this basis set and MP2 as well as DFT are with a 60:40 chance, three being correct predictions and two being incorrect ones out of the five. However, since the energy differences are rather small in these systems and due to the fact that - as a consequence of twofold degeneracy of the gauche conformer on the potential curve of the torsional vibration - the abundances of the conformers in equilibrium do not change too much, we decided to calculate also vibrational spectra for three examples and to compare them also to experiment. It is reported that besides the failures in total energy (we have chosen two examples where predictions of the nature of the stable conformer are correct, and one where it is not), the vibrational spectra are rather well reproduced, especially when experimental energies are used to calculate abundances in equilibrium in the case where the prediction of the stable conformer failed.

Absence of Conjugation in Vibrational Spectra and Assignments of Dichloro(vinyl)phosphine and Dichloro(phenyl)phosphine Oxides and Sulfides

2008 ◽  
Vol 73 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 831-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Förner ◽  
Hassan M. Badawi
Keyword(s):  
Conformational Stability ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Phosphine Oxides ◽  
Energy Distributions ◽  
Symmetry Coordinates ◽  
Vibrational Spectra And Assignments ◽  
Polarization Functions ◽  
Vinyl Derivatives ◽  
Gaussian Program ◽  
Better Than

The structure and conformational stability of dichloro(vinyl)phosphine and dichloro(phenyl)- phosphine oxides and sulfides were investigated using calculations at the DFT/6-311G** and ab initio ones at the MP2/6-311G** level. We know from our previous results that the addition of diffuse functions to a valence triple zeta basis with polarization functions might lead to an unbalanced basis, which performs even worse than the smaller basis without diffuse functions, as it is the case for the 6-311++G** basis set in the Gaussian program. For large energy differences between conformers, DFT works very well, in some cases even better than MP3 or MP4. The vinyl derivatives were predicted to exist in a cis/gauche conformational equilibrium with cis (the PX bond, X being oxygen or sulfur eclipses the vinyl groups) being the predominant conformer at ambient temperature. In the phenyl case case the two planar forms are equivalent minima. The asymmetric potential function for the internal rotation was determined for each of the molecules. The vibrational frequencies were computed and the spectra, where possible, were compared with the experimental ones. Normal coordinate calculations were carried out and potential energy distributions were calculated for the molecules in the cis and gauche conformations (in the vinyl case, planar one for phenyl), providing a complete assignment of the vibrational lines to symmetry coordinates in the molecules. From our results and their analysis we conclude, in agreement with literature results based on localized orbitals, that conjugation effects are absent - or at least negligible - as compared with electrostatic ones in determining the structures of the stable conformers in both the vinyl and the phenyl derivatives. The P-O bond should be a highly polarized triple bond, as confirmed by analysis of Mulliken populations. The polarization turned out to be much less in the sufides due to the much smaller electronegativity of sulfur as compared with oxygen.

ROTATIONAL BARRIERS AND VIBRATIONAL SPECTRA OF PHENYL KETENE, AZIDE, AND ISOCYANATE

2010 ◽  
Vol 09 (02) ◽  
pp. 511-529 ◽  
Author(s):  
WOLFGANG FÖRNER ◽  
HASSAN M. BADAWI
Keyword(s):  
Raman Spectra ◽  
Vibrational Spectra ◽  
Phenyl Ring ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Local Density ◽  
Phenyl Isocyanate ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Potential Energy Distribution ◽  
Rotational Barriers ◽  
Symmetry Coordinates

Our interest in conjugation effects in substituted phenyl compounds has turned our attention to the highly reactive compounds phenyl ketene, azide, and isocyanate, which due to their reactivity are of utmost importance in organic synthesis. We performed local density functional theory (DFT) calculations using a 6-311G** basis set to calculate the structures and potential functions of the internal rotation. Further for the minimum structures we computed the vibrational infrared and Raman spectra of the three molecules. In order to confirm that DFT works rather well in these systems we performed the geometry optimizations also using ab initio Moeller–Plesset perturbation theory of second order (MP2) in the same basis set. As expected there exist just two minimum structures for each of the molecules which both correspond to planar structures and are identical due to the symmetry of the phenyl ring. The transitions states (TS) of the internal rotations are the perpendicular ones. We expect conjugation to play no major role in these molecules since extensive conjugation effects would imply a large reduction of the aromatic character of the phenyl ring which in turn would greatly destabilize the systems. However, although the rotational barriers appear to be rather small in these systems conjugation must play at least some role in stabilizing the planar ground state. As detailed later, the relative heights of the rotational barriers can all be explained naturally. Experimental vibrational spectra could be obtained only for phenyl isocyanate and azide, but not for the ketene because of the high reactivity of this molecule. Since in the former cases the calculated spectra agree fairly well with the measured ones, we present those of the other molecule as theoretical prediction, which could be useful to detect spectroscopically in a reaction mixture residual reactant. On the basis of potential energy distribution (PED) calculations we present a complete assignment of the vibrational lines to symmetry coordinates, where, for example, ring breathing must show up with rather large intensities in the Raman spectra of the molecules.

Study of potential curves by UHF type methods. CH4 molecule and its dissociation products

1986 ◽  
Vol 51 (4) ◽  
pp. 731-737
Author(s):  
Viliam Klimo ◽  
Jozef Tiňo
Keyword(s):  
Experimental Data ◽  
Quantum Chemistry ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Electronic Correlation ◽  
Exact Methods ◽  
Energy Parameters ◽  
Bond Functions ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Potential Curves

Geometry and energy parameters of the individual dissociation intermediate steps of CH4 molecule, parameters of the barrier to linearity and singlet-triplet separation of the CH2 molecule have been calculated by means of the UMP method in the minimum basis set augmented with the bond functions. The results agree well with experimental data except for the geometry of CH2(1A1) and relatively high energy values of CH(2II) and CH2(1A1) where the existence of two UHF solutions indicates a necessity of description of the electronic correlation by more exact methods of quantum chemistry.

scholarly journals Ab Initioand DFT Studies of Conformational Properties of Heteroatom Containing Ketene Analogues and Their Comparison with the Related Cyclic Analogues

2012 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 193-202 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Zahra Sayyed-Alangi ◽  
Mohammad T. Baei
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Minimum Energy ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Global Minima ◽  
Stable Conformer ◽  
Trans Conformation ◽  
Conformational Interconversion ◽  
Conformational Properties ◽  
Torsional Angles ◽  
Single Bonds

Minimum-energy and transition state geometries of 3-thioxoprop-2-enethial, 3-thioxoacrylaldehyde, 3-oxoprop-2-enethial, 3-selenoxoprop-2-enethial, 3-thioxoprop-2-eneselenal, 3-selenoxoprop-2-eneselenal, 3-oxoacrylaldehyde, 3-selenoxoacrylaldehyde and 3-oxoprop-2-eneselenal were calculated using HF, B3LYP and MP2 levels of theory and 6-31+G*basis set by rotation around the related -C-C- single bonds. In all of the above mentioned molecules, the s-trans conformation was obtained as the most stable conformer with the 180°dihedral angle, apart from 3-oxoprop-2-enethial and 3-thioxoprop-2-eneselenal which theirs-cisconformers were appeared more stability than related tos-transforms. Their perpendicular geometries, with torsional angles approximately 90°, were as transition state for conformational interconversion between the two global minima forms. Cyclic structures all of the above mentioned molecules were unstable than their linear forms.

scholarly journals Design and Synthesis of the Candesartan Key Intermediate

2019 ◽  
Vol 69 (12) ◽  
pp. 3451-3456
Author(s):  
Lucia Pintilie ◽  
Amalia Stefaniu ◽  
Catalina Negut ◽  
Constantin Tanase ◽  
Miron Teodor Caproiu
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Electrostatic Potential ◽  
Computational Study ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Frontier Molecular Orbitals ◽  
Stable Conformer ◽  
Energy Diagram ◽  
Design And Synthesis ◽  
Potential Map ◽  
Layer Chromatography ◽  
Vibrational Wavenumbers

This paper presents experimental data regarding the synthesis and structural characterization by: 1H-NMR, 13C-NMR, IR spectral analysis, melting point and thin layer chromatography of the candesartan key intermediate: methyl 2-[(tert-butoxycarbonyl)amino]-3-nitrobenzoate. In addition, a computational study of predicted molecular parameters, vibrational wavenumbers, frontier molecular orbitals energy diagram, molecular electrostatic potential map and other electronic distributions maps using restricted hybrid HF-DFT SCF calculation has been performed for obtaining the most stable conformer. For the most Stable conformer has been made a series of DFT calculations using the B3LYP levels using the 6-31G * basis set.

scholarly journals Potential Energy Surface (PES) Scan of Gas-Phase L-Proline

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 ◽  
pp. 26-34
Author(s):  
Anouar el Guerdaoui ◽  
Yassine el Kahoui ◽  
Malika Bourjila ◽  
Rachida Tijar ◽  
Abderrahman el Gridani
Keyword(s):  
Potential Energy ◽  
Potential Energy Surface ◽  
Gas Phase ◽  
Density Functional ◽  
Energy Surface ◽  
Conformational Stability ◽  
Geometry Optimization ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Absolute Minimum ◽  
Pes Scan

We performed here a systematic ab initio calculations on neutral gas-phase L-proline. A total of 8 local minima were located by geometry optimization of the trial structures using density functional theory (DFT) with B3LYP three parameter hybrid potential coupled with the 6-31G)d( basis set. The absolute minimum obtained will be subject to a rigid potential energy surface (PES) scan by rotating its carboxylic group using the same method with more accurate basis set B3LYP/6-311++G(d,p), to get a deeper idea about its conformational stability. The main aim of the present work was the study of the rigidity of the L-proline structure and the puckering of its pyrrolidine ring.

Density functional theory studies of conformational stabilities and rotational barriers of 2- and 3-thiophenecarboxaldehydes

2016 ◽  
Vol 57 (8) ◽  
pp. 1640
Author(s):  
Y. Umar ◽  
J. Tijani ◽  
S. Abdalla
Keyword(s):  
Density Functional ◽  
Dipole Moments ◽  
Structural Parameters ◽  
Conformational Stability ◽  
Energy Difference ◽  
Polarizable Continuum Model ◽  
Molecular Structures ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Potential Energy Distribution ◽  
Vibrational Wavenumbers

The molecular structures, conformational stabilities, and infrared vibrational wavenumbers of 2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde and 3-thiophenecarboxaldehyde are computed using Becke-3—Lee—Yang—Parr (B3LYP) with the 6-311++G** basis set. From the computations, cis-2-thiophenecarboxaldehyde is found to be more stable than the transfer conformer with an energy difference of 1.22 kcal/mol, while trans-3-thiophenecarboxaldehyde is found to be more stable than the cis conformer by 0.89 kcal/mol. The computed dipole moments, structural parameters, relative stabilities of the conformers and infrared vibrational wavenumbers of the two molecules coherently support the experimental data in the literature. The normal vibrational wavenumbers are characterized in terms of the potential energy distribution using the VEDA4 program. The effect of solvents on the conformational stability of the molecules in nine different solvents is investigated using the polarizable continuum model.

A study of the conformational profile and the vibrational spectra of the plant hormone indole-3-acetic acid

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (01) ◽  
pp. 1350073 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wolfgang Förner ◽  
Hassan M. Badawi
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Basis Set ◽  
Normal Coordinate ◽  
Stable Conformer ◽  
Vibrational Assignments ◽  
B3lyp Calculations ◽  
Normal Mode Calculations ◽  
Full Optimization ◽  
Torsional Angles ◽  
Indole 3 Acetic Acid

The structural stability of indole-3-acetic acid was investigated by DFT-B3LYP calculations with the 6-311G** basis set. From the calculations the gauche–gauche (gg) structure was predicted to be the second lowest energy minimum for the acid. It is energetically only 0.57 kcal/mol above the lowest conformer which is the trans–cis (tc) structure. A further stable conformer, however, highest in energy, is the trans–trans (tt) one, which is by 2.68 kcal/mol higher in energy than tc. The tc conformer upon full optimization turned a little bit away from real tc to a near tc (ntc) structure (defining torsional angles only changed by a few decigrades). However, the X-ray data indicate a structure in the solid, which is most similar to gg, stabilized by intermolecular eight ring hydrogen bonds. In the present DFT calculations such stabilizations cannot be accounted for, because the calculations treat only isolated molecules. To take such interactions into account at least dimers would have to be optimized. Therefore the vibrational frequencies of the gg conformer were computed at the B3LYP level of theory and tentative vibrational assignments were provided on the basis of normal coordinate analysis, normal mode calculations and experimental infrared and Raman data. However, some of the observed lines are obviously due to a small amount of the tc conformer present.

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