Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.123, No.33, 7270-7277, 2019
Potential Energy Surfaces of HN(CH)SX:CO2 for X = F, CI, NC, CN, CCH, and H: N center dot center dot center dot C Tetrel Bonds and O center dot center dot center dot S Chalcogen Bonds
MP2/aug'-cc-pVTZ calculations have been performed in search of complexes, molecules, and transition structures on the HN(CH)SX:CO2 potential energy surfaces, for X = F, Cl, NC, CN, CCH, and H. Complexes stabilized by traditional N center dot center dot center dot C tetrel bonds and O center dot center dot center dot S chalcogen bonds exist on all surfaces and are bound relative to the isolated monomers. Molecules stabilized by an NC covalent bond and an O center dot center dot center dot S chalcogen bond are found when X = F, Cl, and NC, but only the HN(CH)SF:CO2 molecule is bound. The binding energies of these complexes correlate with the O-S distance but not with the N-C distance. Binding energies of complexes rotated by 90 degrees about the N center dot center dot center dot C tetrel bond and by 90 degrees about the O center dot center dot center dot S chalcogen bond provide estimates of these bond energies. Charge-transfer energies across tetrel and chalcogen bonds correlate with the N-C and O-S distances, respectively. As a function of the N-C distance, equation-of-motion coupled cluster singles and doubles spin spin coupling constants (1t)J(N-C) for complexes and transition structures and (1)J(N-C) for molecules describe the evolution of the N center dot center dot center dot C tetrel bonds in the complexes and transition structures to N-C covalent bonds in the molecules. The O center dot center dot center dot S chalcogen bond gains some covalency in the transition structures and again in the molecules but does not become a covalent bond.