The performance of an extensive set of density functional theory functionals has been tested against CCSD(T) and MP2 results, extrapolated to the complete basis set (CBS) limit, for the interaction of either DCl or DBr (D = H, HCC, F, and NC) with the aromatic system of benzene. It was found that double hybrid functionals explicitly including dispersion, that is, B2PLYPD and mPW2PLYPD, provide the better agreement with the CCSD(T)/CBS results on both energies and equilibrium geometry, indicating the importance of dispersive contributions in determining this interaction. Among the less expensive functionals, the better performance is provided by the ωB97X and M062X functionals, while the ωB97XD and B97D functionals are shown to work very well for bromine complexes but not so well for chlorine complexes.
Halogen Bonds with Benzene : an Assessment of DFT Functionals / A. Forni, S. Pieraccini, S. Rendine, M. Sironi. - In: JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL CHEMISTRY. - ISSN 0192-8651. - 35:5(2014), pp. 386-394. [10.1002/jcc.23507]
Halogen Bonds with Benzene : an Assessment of DFT Functionals
A. Forni;S. Pieraccini
;S. RendinePenultimo
;M. SironiUltimo
2014
Abstract
The performance of an extensive set of density functional theory functionals has been tested against CCSD(T) and MP2 results, extrapolated to the complete basis set (CBS) limit, for the interaction of either DCl or DBr (D = H, HCC, F, and NC) with the aromatic system of benzene. It was found that double hybrid functionals explicitly including dispersion, that is, B2PLYPD and mPW2PLYPD, provide the better agreement with the CCSD(T)/CBS results on both energies and equilibrium geometry, indicating the importance of dispersive contributions in determining this interaction. Among the less expensive functionals, the better performance is provided by the ωB97X and M062X functionals, while the ωB97XD and B97D functionals are shown to work very well for bromine complexes but not so well for chlorine complexes.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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