화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.103, No.18, 8031-8042, 1995
An Evaluation of Correlation-Consistent Basis-Sets in Calculating the Structure and Energetics of (H2Si)(2)O, H3Sioh, and H3Sio-
We studied the structure of disiloxane (H3Si-O-SiH3), silanol (H3Si-OH), and the silanol anion (H3Si-O-) with ab initio molecular orbital theory and the correlation consistent polarized basis sets of Dunning and co-workers. We present results for the correlation consistent polarized valence double zeta (cc-pVDZ), triple zeta (cc-pVTZ), and quadruple zeta [cc-pVQZ(-g)] basis sets. Optimized geometries and energies are given at both the restricted Hartree-Fock (RHF) level and with the inclusion of electron correlation by second order Moller-Plesset perturbation theory (MP2). The correlation consistent basis sets provide a systematic expansion of the orbital basis set, with each set of additional functions adding a similar contribution to the correlation energy. We find that the calculated molecular properties show exponential convergence with increasing basis set size. These calculations answer long-standing questions regarding the structure and barrier to linearization of disiloxane. Results at the highest level of theory [MP2/cc-pVQZ(-g)] for disiloxane gave a Si-O-Si bond angle of 147.0 degrees; a Si-O bond length of 1.641 Angstrom, and a barrier to linearization of 0.4 kcal/mol. All of these values are in excellent agreement with experimental results. Similar calculations for silanol gave a Si-O bond length of 1.655 Angstrom, an O-H bond of 0.955 Angstrom, and a Si-O-H angle of 117.9 degrees. The MP2cc-pVQZ(-g) deprotonation energy (Delta E(0)) for silanol, calculated as the energy difference between silanol and its anion, is -366.6 kcal/mol. The effects of electron correlation at the MP4 level are studied in all three molecules using the cc-pVDZ and cc-pVTZ basis sets.