Structures, bonding and energies of N 6 isomers
Abstract
The most stable N 6 isomer, a twisted open-chain C 2 structure, is 188.3 kcal/mol (MP4SDTQ/6-31G(d)//MP2(full)/6-31 G(d) + ZPE(MP2/6-31 G(d))) higher in energy than three N 2 molecules. In contrast to benzene, hexazine, N 6, prefers a non-planar twist-boat D 2 structure, but this is 26.0 kcal/mol less stable than the C 2 form. The D 6h altenative is a second-order saddle point at MP2 (full)/6-31G(d) 2.1 kcal/mol higher in energy at MP4SDTQ/6-311 (+s)G(d)//MP2(full)/6-311 (+s)G(2d) + ZPE (MP2/6-31G(d)). The homodesmotic and hyperhomodesmotic reaction energies indicate that the D 6h structure is destabilized (-17.6 and -10.4 kcal/mol, respectively), in contrast to the stabilization of benzene (23.9 and 20.3 kcal/mol, respectively, MP4SDTQ/6-31 G(d, p)//MP2(full)/6-31 G(d, p)). NBO analysis shows that none of the N atoms in the N 6 open-chain structures forms more than four covalent bonds. The other N 6 valence isomers, hexaaza-Dewar-benzene, hexaazabicyclopropenyl, and hexaazaprismane are higher in energy than hexazine (33.9, 29.6 and 115.8 kcal/mol, respectively) at MP4SDTQ(fc)/6-31 G(d)/MP2(full)/6-31 G(d) + ZPE(HF/6-31 G(d)).
- Publication:
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Chemical Physics Letters
- Pub Date:
- October 1992
- DOI:
- 10.1016/0009-2614(92)85029-A
- Bibcode:
- 1992CPL...198..547G