Performance of the RB3-LYP, RMP2, and UCCSD(T) procedures in calculating radical stabilization energies for •NHX radicals

G.P.F. Wood; D.J. Henry; L. Radom

doi:10.1021/jp035945s

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Performance of the RB3-LYP, RMP2, and UCCSD(T) procedures in calculating radical stabilization energies for •NHX radicals

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Performance of the RB3-LYP, RMP2, and UCCSD(T) procedures in calculating radical stabilization energies for •NHX radicals

G.P.F. Wood, D.J. Henry and L. Radom

The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.107(39), pp.7985-7990

2003

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/jp035945s

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Abstract

N-H bond dissociation energies (BDEs) and radical stabilization energies (RSEs) associated with the •NHCF3, •NHCHO, •NHCOCH3, and •NHCONH2 radical have been calculated at a number of theoretical levels. These include UHF, RHF, UB3-LYP, RB3-LYP, UMP2, RMP2, UCCSD(T), and URCCSD(T) with a variety of basis sets, as well as the high-level composite methods W1, CBS-QB3, andG3X(MP2)-RAD. For these systems, particular care must be taken to ensure convergence to the lowest-energy solution of the self-consistent-field (SCF) equations. We have assessed the performance of the various levels of theory in calculating the BDEs and RSEs of the •NHX radicals and find that, although there are somewhat larger errors for the simpler methods, the performance generally parallels that observed previously for •CH2X radicals. In particular (and in contrast to a recent report), RB3-LYP and UCCSD(T) consistently produce very good RSEs for •NHX radicals, provided that the lowest-energy solutions are correctly identified. The RMP2 RSEs, while not as good as those for •CH2X radicals, do not show the previously claimed large errors.

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Title: Performance of the RB3-LYP, RMP2, and UCCSD(T) procedures in calculating radical stabilization energies for •NHX radicals
Authors/Creators: G.P.F. Wood (Author/Creator)
D.J. Henry (Author/Creator)
L. Radom (Author/Creator)
Publication Details: The Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.107(39), pp.7985-7990
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Identifiers: 991005543290107891
Murdoch Affiliation: Murdoch University
Language: English
Resource Type: Journal article

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