ISSN:
0192-8651
Keywords:
density-functional theory
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51V
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chemical shift calculations
;
mechanism of ethylene polymerization
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barriers for ethylene insertion
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Chemistry
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Theoretical, Physical and Computational Chemistry
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
,
Computer Science
Notes:
Employing gradient-corrected levels of density-functional theory (DFT), medium-sized basis sets, and optimized geometries, chemical shifts are calculated for [VOClnF3-n] (n=0-3), VF5, [VO(OCH2CH2)3N], [V(CO)6]-, [V(CO)5(N2)]-, as well as for the model compounds [VO(OMe)nMe3-n] (n=0-3) and their AlH3 adducts. Experimental trends in δ(51V) are well reproduced with DFT-based methods; for example, the slopes of the δ(51V)calc vs. δ(51V)expt linear regression lines are 0.92 and 1.03 at the GIAO-BP86 and GIAO-B3LYP levels, respectively. Ethylene polymerization observed with [V(O⋅⋅⋅AlX3)(OR)nR′3-n] (X, R, R′=bulky alkyl, aryl, or silyl groups) is shown for model systems (X=H, R=R′=Me) to proceed by insertion of the olefin into a V - C bond via a transition state with approximate square-pyramidal coordination about vanadium. For the tri- and dialkyl derivatives (n=0, 1), similar activation barriers of ca. 19 kcal/mol are computed (BP86 level including zero-point energies), whereas that of the monoalkyl species (n=2) is predicted to be much higher, ca. 30 kcal/mol. The relevance of these results for the apparent relationship between δ(51V) and catalytic activities is discussed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Comput Chem 19: 113-122, 1998
Additional Material:
6 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
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