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:
In this paper, the reactions of HNCO or CH3NCO with methanol have been studied using the ab initio MO method. The geometries of the reactants and products have been optimized by the energy gradient method. The calculated results are in accordance with experiment. Using Powell's method, by the minimization of the Euclidean norm σ of the gradient, the structures of the transition state (TS) for the two reactions were obtained. The structures have been further confirmed as TS by finding that there is one and only one negative eigenvalue for their force constant matrix. The imaginary vibration mode corresponding to the TS was also discussed. The calculated activation barriers of these two reactions are 96.02 and 95.13 kJ/mol, respectively. It can be concluded that the alcoholysis reaction of isocyanate is a nucleophilic addition reaction with methanol as an electronic donor and isocyanate as an acceptor and that the hydroxyl hydrogen of CH3OH plays an important role in the reaction.
Additional Material:
2 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/qua.560420303
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