Abstract
The potential energy surface (PES) for the reaction of the borohydride cation BH2+ and ethylene (C2H4) in the gas-phase has been investigated at the B3LYP/6-311G(d,p) and single-point CCSD(T)/6-311G(2df,p) levels. Based on the calculated PES, the stabilities of various BC2H6+ isomers are determined and the mechanism of the formation of the association product BC2H6+ and the dissociation product BC2H4++H2 in this reaction are also discussed. This study provides the first theoretical results on the reaction mechanism of the electron-deficient borohydride cations with alkenes.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 140-146 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 339 |
| Issue number | 1-2 |
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| Publication status | Published - 4 May 2001 |
| Externally published | Yes |