ISSN:
0020-7608
Keywords:
Computational Chemistry and Molecular Modeling
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Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The calculations for biuret (B) and its two sulfur analogs, thiobiuret (TB) and dithiobiuret (DTB), were carried out using the ab initio LCAO-MO method at the Hartree-Fock level. The molecular structure of B was fully optimized using standard 3-21G and 6-31G* basis sets, while geometry optimizations of the TB's and DTB's were performed at the 3-21G* and 6-31G* levels. Only trans-isomers were found to be minimum structures on the HF/3-21G* potential-energy surfaces, whereas cis-forms are the first-order transition structures. The relative energies of the cis-conformers at MP 2/6-31G**//HF/6-31G* + 0.9 zero point energy (ZPE) level are equal to 47.4, 51.7, and 59.7 kJ mol-1 for TB, B, and DTB, respectively. Because of relatively large dipole moments, cis-conformers are predicted to be stabilized in polar solvents.
Additional Material:
4 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qua.560440216
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