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An Analytical Representation Of The Lowest Potential Energy Surface For The Reaction O(3 P)+Hcl (X 1Σ+)→Oh(X 2Π)+Cl(2 P), H. Koizumi, George C. Schatz, Mark S. Gordon
An Analytical Representation Of The Lowest Potential Energy Surface For The Reaction O(3 P)+Hcl (X 1Σ+)→Oh(X 2Π)+Cl(2 P), H. Koizumi, George C. Schatz, Mark S. Gordon
Mark S. Gordon
We present a new analytical representation of the lowest 3 A‘ energy surface for the reaction O(3 P)+HCl(X 1Σ+)→OH(X 2Π)+Cl(2 P). This surface is derived by fitting a b i n i t i o calculations, and adjustments are made to the barrier height so that rate constants derived from accurate quantum scattering calculations match the room temperature thermal rate constants. Contributions to thermal and state resolved rate constants arising from reaction on the lowest 3 A’surface are also considered. Comparisons of thermal and state resolved rate constants with experiment are good except at high temperature where the 3 A’ …
The Conformational Potential Energy Surface Of Glycine: A Theoretical Study, Jan H. Jensen, Mark S. Gordon
The Conformational Potential Energy Surface Of Glycine: A Theoretical Study, Jan H. Jensen, Mark S. Gordon
Mark S. Gordon
The conformational potential energy surface of nonionized glycine has been studied by using ab initio (6-310*, ST0-20) and semiempirical (AM1, PM3) methods. The MP2/6-31G*/ /RHF/6-310* potential energy surface was then used to calculate the Boltzmann equilibrium distribution and kinetics of conformational interconversion at various temperatures. The results of this study are compared to previous computational and experimental investigations of gas-phase glycine.
Structures And Bonding Of Group Iv Sulfur And Oxygen Propellane Derivatives, Kiet A. Nguyen, Marhsall T. Carroll, Mark S. Gordon
Structures And Bonding Of Group Iv Sulfur And Oxygen Propellane Derivatives, Kiet A. Nguyen, Marhsall T. Carroll, Mark S. Gordon
Mark S. Gordon
The RHF, ROHF, and GVB structures and energetics of group IV 2,4,5-trioxa[l.l.l]metallapropellanes, 2,4,5- trithia [ l.l.l]metallapropellanes, and their bicyclopentane analogues have been determined from ab initio molecular orbital theory by using both the 6-31G(d) basis set for all-electron calculations and the valence basis set with effective core potentials (ECP) developed by Stevens, Basch, and Krauss. Although they have extremely short bridgehead distances, these species possess fairly large natural orbital occupation numbers in the lowest unoccupied molecular orbitals, indicating significant diradical character. Structures and other properties determined by ECP calculations are in good agreement with the 6-31 G(d) all-electron calculations.
Predicted Enthalpies Of Formation For Methyl-Substituted Silaethylenes And Disilenes, Jerry A. Boatz, Mark S. Gordon
Predicted Enthalpies Of Formation For Methyl-Substituted Silaethylenes And Disilenes, Jerry A. Boatz, Mark S. Gordon
Mark S. Gordon
Enthalpies of formation of the methyl-substituted silaethylenes (CH3).H2_,Si=CH2 (n = 1, 2) and disilenes (CH3),.H~i=Si(CH3),H:~-m (n, m = Q-2) are predicted by using isodesmic reactions which relate the compound of interest to the parent silaethylene (H2Si=CH2) or disilene (H~i=SiH2), for which accurate enthalpies of formation have recently been determined. In turn, the enthalpies of formation of these methyl-substituted compounds are used in conjunction with homodesmic reactions to reevaluate the enthalpies of formation of the silicon-substituted cyclobutenes C.Si4-0H6 (n = Q-4).
Stabilization Of Β Positive Charge By Silicon, Germanium, Or Tin, Kiet A. Nguyen, Mark S. Gordon, Gen-Tai Wang, Joseph B. Lambert
Stabilization Of Β Positive Charge By Silicon, Germanium, Or Tin, Kiet A. Nguyen, Mark S. Gordon, Gen-Tai Wang, Joseph B. Lambert
Mark S. Gordon
Ab initio molecular orbital theory is used to study the β effect of carbon, silicon, germanium, or tin on the carbenium ions in H2R'MCH2CHR+ (R' = H; R = H, CH3). The relative stabilization energies of carbenium ions provided by M (M = C, Si, Ge, Sn) were determined by calculating the energy change in an isodesmic reaction using MP2/3-21G(d) (at SCF /3-21G* geometries) and MP2/6-31G(d) (at SCF /6- 31G(d) geometries) wave functions. The magnitude of the β effect is predicted to increase in the order C < Si < Ge < Sn. For R = H, the nonvertical cyclic structure is favored for the cations, whereas methyl substitution appears to stabilize the vertical acyclic arrangement.
Ab Initio Study Of Some Methylene And Silylene Insertion Reactions, David R. Gano, Mark S. Gordon, Jerry A. Boatz
Ab Initio Study Of Some Methylene And Silylene Insertion Reactions, David R. Gano, Mark S. Gordon, Jerry A. Boatz
Mark S. Gordon
The theoretical barriers and reaction energetics have been determined, using ab initio calculations at the MP4/6-3IG(d) level, with 3-2IG* geometries, for the insertions of methylene and silylene into the X-Y bonds of ethane, methylsilane, disilane, and cyclopropane and into the X-H bonds of disilane and ethane. A correlation was observed between barrier heights and lengths of substrate bonds. The largest barriers were observed for methylene and silylene inserting into the C-C bonds of ethane. The barriers became successively lower for the C-Si and Si-Si bonds. Steric interactions thus appear to be a major factor in determining barrier heights. The observed …
Nature Of The Si-N Bond In Silatranes, Mark S. Gordon, Marshall T. Carroll, Jan H. Jensen, Larry P. Davis, Larry W. Burggraf, R. Martin Guidry
Nature Of The Si-N Bond In Silatranes, Mark S. Gordon, Marshall T. Carroll, Jan H. Jensen, Larry P. Davis, Larry W. Burggraf, R. Martin Guidry
Mark S. Gordon
Both ab initio and semiempirical calculations are used to investigate the structure and bonding in substituted silatranes. In agreement with gas-phase experiments, which fmd Si-N distances that are 0.25-0.35 A longer than those in the crystal phase, the Si-N distance (for example, in methylsilatrane) is predicted to be much larger than that observed in the crystal. Nonetheless, a bond critical point is found between Si and N, suggesting the existence of an Si-N bond in these compounds. It is found that the energy cost for constraining the Si-N distance in hydroxysilatrane to a value similar to that observed in the …
Systematic Survey Of Cyclic Silicon-Oxygen Compounds, Michael W. Schmidt, Kiet A. Nguyen, Mark S. Gordon, John A. Montgomery Jr.
Systematic Survey Of Cyclic Silicon-Oxygen Compounds, Michael W. Schmidt, Kiet A. Nguyen, Mark S. Gordon, John A. Montgomery Jr.
Mark S. Gordon
Compounds with 0, 1, 2, or 3 oxygen atoms bridging 2 silicon atoms are investigated by ab initio calculations. Two such series of compounds, with and without a formal central Si-Si bond, are considered. The triplet states of the former set are also examined. For some of these compounds, the present calculations represent the first time they have been examined at a sufficiently rigorous level of theory. For the compounds that are formally bonded, this level is two configuration SCF (TCSCF) for singlets and ROHF for triplet states, using split valence polarized basis sets. The main result is that no …
A Theoretical Study Of Some Reactions Of Hcsi-, Michael W. Schmidt, Mark S. Gordon
A Theoretical Study Of Some Reactions Of Hcsi-, Michael W. Schmidt, Mark S. Gordon
Mark S. Gordon
The ions HCSi- and H2CSiH- produced in recent flowing afterglow experiments are characterized structurally. Reactivity of the former ion with four molecules (C02, OCS, CS2, S02) is examined. Three of these species react in a sequence of intermediates of cyclic followed by acyclic structures, before reaching the final products.
Principal Resonance Contributors To High-Valent, Transition-Metal Alkylidene Complexes, Thomas R. Cundiari, Mark S. Gordon
Principal Resonance Contributors To High-Valent, Transition-Metal Alkylidene Complexes, Thomas R. Cundiari, Mark S. Gordon
Mark S. Gordon
The results of ab initio calculations are reported for prototypical high-valent, alkylidene complexes. Stationary points on each potential energy surface are characterized and compared to experimental information where available; as long as a suitably flexible valence basis set is used, good agreement between theoretically calculated and experimentally determined geometries is obtained. The complexes of interest include group IVB (Ti, Zr and Hf) and group VB (Nb and Ta) alkylidenes with hydride ligands as well as models for the four-coordinate, olefin metathesis catalysts (Mo-, W-, and Re-alkylidenes) which have been recently synthesized and characterized. In light of the fact that much …
A New Twist On Pseudorotation, Theresa L. Windus, Mark S. Gordon, Larry W. Burggraf, Larry P. Davis
A New Twist On Pseudorotation, Theresa L. Windus, Mark S. Gordon, Larry W. Burggraf, Larry P. Davis
Mark S. Gordon
For pentacoordinated structures in a trigonal bipyramidal ar· rangement, Berry1 proposed a "pseudorotation" mechanism whereby two such isomers can interconvert through a tetragonal transition state (TS). This Berry pseudorotation mechanism was demonstrated explicitly for SiH5- by following the MP22/6· 31G(d)3 minimum energy path4 (MEP).
Gas-Phase Chemistry Of The Dimethylaluminum Oxide Ion And Related Aluminum Oxide Ions: Comparison Of Reactivity With Siloxide Ions, Robert Damrauer, Michèle Krempp, Michael W. Schmidt, Mark S. Gordon
Gas-Phase Chemistry Of The Dimethylaluminum Oxide Ion And Related Aluminum Oxide Ions: Comparison Of Reactivity With Siloxide Ions, Robert Damrauer, Michèle Krempp, Michael W. Schmidt, Mark S. Gordon
Mark S. Gordon
The anion [(CH3hAIOt (1) has been prepared in a flowing afterglow selected ion flow tube (FA-SIFT) by ion selection from the reaction mixture of trimethylaluminum dimer and hydroxide. This unusual ion is quite reactive and has been extensively studied. It reacts with halogen-containing compounds of several types, including fluorobenzene, chlorobenzene, bromofluorobenzene, acetyl chloride, and HF, to give [(CH3hAI(OH)Xt, where X = F, Cl, and Br. Its chemistry with hexafluorobenzene and silicon tetrafluoride has also been detailed as have a number of reactions with carboxylic acids, esters, anhydrides, sulfur-containing neutrals, alcohols, water, and ammonia. The dominant reaction pattern of 1 involves …
The Interaction Between Dislocations And Intergranular Cracks, H. Zhang, Alexander H. King, R. Thomson
The Interaction Between Dislocations And Intergranular Cracks, H. Zhang, Alexander H. King, R. Thomson
Alexander H. King
The elastic interactions of dislocations and intergranular cracks in isotropic materials have been studied. In the first part of the paper, a model based on the Rice–Thomson theory is established under which the conditions for dislocation emission and crack propagation can be described in terms of an emission surface, cleavage surface, and loading line in the local k-space associated with a mixed mode intergranular crack. For a given crack, the local k-field changes with the emission of dislocations from the crack tip, which alters the balance of cleavage and emission. In the second part, we present experimental results of in …
Effect Of Hydration And Dimerization Of The Formamidine Rearrangement, Kiet A. Nguyen, Mark S. Gordon, Donald G. Truhlar
Effect Of Hydration And Dimerization Of The Formamidine Rearrangement, Kiet A. Nguyen, Mark S. Gordon, Donald G. Truhlar
Mark S. Gordon
Ab initio molecular orbital theory is used to predict the geometry of the transition state and the energy barrier for the double-proton transfer in formamidine dimer, using SCF /6-31 G(d,p) and MP2/6-31 G(d,p) wave functions, respectively. Intramolecular hydrogen transfer in the uncomplexed monomer (I) and double-proton transfer in the mixed dimer of formamidine and water (2) are also investigated at several levels of theory. All computational levels predict the barrier for the uncomplexed reaction (I) to be approximately twicdhat for the hydrated reaction (2). Isomerization by double-proton transfer in the dimer (3) is predicted to be the most favorable process. …