Energy gradients in extended Hückel theory: Application to cyclopentane

作者: T. R. Ferguson , C. L. Beckel

DOI: 10.1063/1.1680275

关键词: Hückel methodCyclopentaneMolecular physicsAmplitudeMolecular orbitalComputational chemistryBond lengthPlanarity testingChemistryPseudorotationDegrees of freedom (physics and chemistry)Physical and Theoretical ChemistryGeneral Physics and Astronomy

摘要: An energy gradient method for determining stable molecular configurations using extended Huckel theory is applied to cyclopentane. Bond lengths are constrained. Models with as many twenty‐five degrees of freedom studied, results showing that past assumptions concerning C–H bond orientations reasonable. Free pseudorotation predicted. Computed puckering amplitudes (0.40–0.47 A) and the barrier planarity (4–14 kcal/mole) compared other published results. Comparisons between orbitals in planar puckered forms indicate dominant factor eclipsing.

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