METHYL SUBSTITUTION IN CARBENES - A THEORETICAL PREDICTION OF THE SINGLET-TRIPLET ENERGY SEPARATION OF DIMETHYLCARBENE

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MATZINGER, S
FULSCHER, MP
机构
[1] CHEM CTR LUND,DEPT THEORET CHEM,S-22100 LUND,SWEDEN
[2] UNIV FRIBOURG,INST PHYS CHEM,CH-1700 FRIBOURG,SWITZERLAND
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10.1021/j100027a012
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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Ab initio calculations on the singlet-triplet energy separation of dimetylcarbene are reported. Correlation methods based on a single determinant reference function as well as the multiconfigurational approach are used in combination with various basis sets. Our best calculation predicts, inaccord with recent experiments, a singlet-triplet splitting of 1.64 kcal/mol in favor of the singlet state of dimethylcarbene.
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