THERMOCHEMISTRY OF CYCLOBUTADIENE AND TETRAHEDRANE - A HIGH-LEVEL COMPUTATIONAL STUDY

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GLUKHOVTSEV, MN [1 ]
LAITER, S [1 ]
PROSS, A [1 ]
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[1] UNIV N CAROLINA,SCH PHARM,MOLEC MODELING LAB,CHAPEL HILL,NC 27599
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10.1021/j100018a012
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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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The thermochemical properties of cyclobutadiene and tetrahedrane have been calculated using high-level MO calculations at the G2 level of theory. Enthalpies of formation of cyclobutadiene and tetrahedrane at 298 K are calculated to be 426 +/- 4 and 535 +/- 4 kJ mol(-1), respectively. Antiaromatic destabilization of cyclobutadiene and the strain energy of tetrahedrane have been estimated to be 170 +/- 7 and 571 +/- 4 kJ mol(-1) (at 298 K), respectively. The value of the antiaromatic destabilization of cyclobutadiene (42.5 kJ mol(-1)) per pi electron is larger than the aromatic stabilization of benzene per pi electron (15.4 kJ mol(-1)).
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