A quantum chemistry study of benzene dimer

被引:283
作者
Jaffe, RL [1 ]
Smith, GD [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV MISSOURI, DEPT CHEM ENGN, COLUMBIA, MO 65211 USA
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D O I
10.1063/1.472140
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
We have performed a detailed quantum chemistry study of the gas-phase benzene dimer. Large atomic orbital basis sets with multiple polarization functions were used. The effects of basis set size, electron correlation, and basis set superposition error were investigated for the low-energy planar sandwich (D-6h and C-6v), parallel displaced (C-2h), and T-shaped (C-2v) dimer structures. Our studies indicate that the C-2h-symmetry parallel displaced geometry is the lowest-energy structure for the benzene dimer. The T-shaped structure was found to be a low-energy saddle point for interconversion between parallel displaced structures, while the planar sandwich structure was found to be a saddle point on a higher-energy interconversion path between parallel displaced structures. Detailed analysis of the low-energy (T-shaped saddle point) path revealed the presence of a shallow minimum corresponding to a tilt angle between phenyl ring planes of about 45 degrees. Much of the behavior of the benzene dimer observed through molecular jet spectroscopy can be explained by considering a population of the low-energy parallel displaced structure and structures along the low-energy interconversion path, including the tilt- and T-shaped structures. (C) 1996 American Institute of Physics.
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页码:2780 / 2788
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