Piotr M Wojciechowski, W. Zierkiewicz, D. Michalska
Jun 9, 2003
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Comprehensive studies of the molecular and electronic structures, vibrational frequencies, and infrared and Raman intensities of the aniline radical cation, C6H5NH2+ have been performed by using the unrestricted density functional (UB3LYP) and second-order Moller–Plesset (UMP2) methods with the extended 6-311++G(df,pd) basis set. For comparison, analogous calculations were carried out for the closed-shell neutral aniline. The studies provided detailed insight into the bonding changes that take place in aniline upon ionization. The natural bond orbital (NBO) analysis has revealed that the pπ-radical conjugative interactions are of prime importance in stabilizing the planar, quinoid-type structure of the aniline radical cation. It is shown that the natural charges calculated for aniline are consistent with the chemical properties of this molecule (an ortho- and para-directing power of the NH2 group in electrophilic substitutions), whereas Mulliken charges are not reliable. The theoretical vibrational freque...