REKS calculations on ortho-, meta- and para-benzyne

S. P. De Visser*, M. Filatov, S. Shaik

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Abstract

Spin-restricted ensemble-referenced Kohn-Sham (REKS) calculations have been performed on isomeric benzyne systems. The density functional results compare favorably with those of multi-reference CASPT2 and CASRS3 methods. In general for enthalpies of isodesmic reactions, the REKS energies are in better agreement with experiment compared with the ab initio calculations. Experimental singlet-triplet energy gaps are reproduced to within 1 kcal mol- of experimental values.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)5046-5048
Number of pages3
JournalPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics
Volume2
Issue number22
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Nov 2000

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