Influence of diffuse and polarization functions on the second-order Moller-Plesset optimized dihedral angle of biphenyl
Influence of diffuse and polarization functions on the second-order Moller-Plesset optimized dihedral angle of biphenyl
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10.1007/s00214-003-0429-3
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2003-06-01
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1.7
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Grein, F
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Grein, F
Using 6-31G and 6-311G basis sets to which diffuse and polarization functions were added in a stepwise fashion (a total of 16 basis sets), Hartree-Fock (HF), MP2 and B3LYP geometry optimizations were performed on biphenyl. With the MP2 method, diffuse functions raise the dihedral angle phi, for example, from 46.3degrees for 6-31G to 54.1degrees for 6-311++G, while polarization functions lower it, for example, from 54.1degrees for 6-311++G to 42.1degrees for 6-311++G(2d,2p). For a single set of polarization functions, phi(MP2) lies close to or above phi(HF) (44-47degrees), but for a double set it is below phi(HF) and is close to B3LYP values (38-42degrees) which show little basis set dependence. The most reliable value for phi, 42.1degrees [MP2/6-311++G(2d,2p)], is expected to increase slightly by adding more diffuse functions. The corresponding best calculated energy barrier at 0degrees (coplanar conformation) is 2.83 kcal/mol, much higher than the experimental estimate (1.4 +/- 0.5 kcal/mol). The barrier at 90degrees is 1.82 kcal/mol, in line with the experimental estimate (1.6 +/- 0.5 kcal/mol) and with previous theoretical results.