Basis set and correlation effects on computed positive ion hydrogen bond energies of the complexes AHn · AHn + 1+1: AHn = NH3, OH2, and FH
- 1 September 1987
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Computational Chemistry
- Vol. 8 (6) , 810-815
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jcc.540080609
Abstract
Basis set expansion and correlation effects on computed hydrogen bond energies of the positive ion complexes AHn · AHn + 1+1, for AHn = NH3, OH2 and FH, have been evaluated. The addition of diffuse functions on nonhydrogen atoms is the single most important enhancement of split‐valence plus polarization basis sets for computing hydrogen bond energies. Basis set enhancement effects appear to be additive in these systems. The correlation energy contribution to the stabilization energies of these complexes is significant, with the second order term being the largest term and having a stabilizing effect. The third order term is smaller and of opposite sign, while the fourth order term is smaller yet and stabilizing. As a result, computed MP4 stabilization energies are bracketed by the MP2 and MP3 energies. The overall effect of basis set enhancement is to decrease hydrogen bond energies, whereas the addition of electron correlation increases stabilization energies.Keywords
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