Are the C4v complexes of cyclobutadiene with CO, NO+, and CS minima?
β Scribed by Mikhail N. Glukhovtsev; Paul von R. Schleyer; Nicolaas J.R. van E. Hommes; Vladimir I. Minkin
- Book ID
- 103035026
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 1993
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 400 KB
- Volume
- 205
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0009-2614
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β¦ Synopsis
While the C,, pyramidal structures of the cyclobutadiene-CO and cyclobutadiene-NO+ complexes are second-order sadd& points rather than minima, the pyramidal C,, cyclobutadiene-CS complex is a minimum due to stronger interactions of the e: orbitals of the CS fragment with the cyclobutadiene es morbitals. However, the isomerization barrier of this complex into bicyclo[2.l.O]pententhione, only 0.5 kcal/mol at MP2/6-31G*//MP2/6-31G*+ZPE(HF/6_31G*), disappears at higher levels. This C," C.,H,CS complex is unlikely to be a viable candidate for experimental observation as an isolated entity.
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