Abstract
In the present study, we have calculated the structures, energies of barrelene, the boron-nitrogen (BN) analog of barrelene and their hydrogenated products by using the B3LYP/cc-pVTZ method. The G3MP2B3 method is further employed to calculate the heats of formation and heats of hydrogenation for these species. The stepwise heats of formation of BN-barrelene are found to be much smaller than those of barrelene. The heats of hydrogenations of the second step and the third step of BN-barrelene are small. This indicates that BN-barrelene and its hydrogenated products might be potential hydrogen-storage compounds.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 315-321 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
Volume | 407 |
Issue number | 4-6 |
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Publication status | Published - 27 May 2005 |