GEOMETRY OPTIMIZATION OF ORGANOMETALLIC COMPLEXES - A STUDY OF BASIS-SETS Academic Article uri icon

abstract

  • Total geometry optimizations are reported for Cr(CO)6, HMn(CO)5, Fe(CO)5, Ni(CO)4, Cr(C6H6)2, Fe(C5H5)2, Ni(C4H4)2, Cr(NO)4, (C5H5)Mn(CO)3, and (C6H6)Cr(CO)3. A variety of basis sets were examined, and, based on the results, a relatively compact and accurate basis set is proposed. The differences between the calculated and experimental metalcarbonyl, metalbenzene, and metalnitrosyl bond distances average 0.03, 0.08, and 0.07 , respectively. Calculated metalcyclopentadienyl bond lengths were found to be an average of 0.15 longer than experimental bond lengths. Addition of electron correlation at the perfect pairing GVB level reduced the average difference in the metalcyclopentadienyl bond length to 0.08 . Copyright 1987 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

published proceedings

  • INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF QUANTUM CHEMISTRY

author list (cited authors)

  • WILLIAMSON, R. L., & HALL, M. B.

citation count

  • 33

complete list of authors

  • WILLIAMSON, RL||HALL, MB

publication date

  • March 1987

publisher