title: A theoretical study of hydrogen complexes of the XH-pi type between propyne and HF, HCL or HCN.
abstract: The present manuscript reports a systematic investigation of the basis set dependence of some properties of hydrogen-bonded (pi type) complexes formed by propyne and a HX molecule, where X=F, Cl and CN. The calculations have been performed at Hartree-Fock, MP2 and B3LYP levels. Geometries, H-bond energies and vibrational have been considered. The more pronounced effects on the structural parameters of the isolated molecules, as a result of complexation, are verified on RCtriple bondC and HX bond lengths. As compared to double-zeta (6-31G**), triple-zeta (6-311G**) basis set leads to an increase of RCtriple bondC bond distance, at all three computational levels. In the case where diffuse functions are added to both hydrogen and 'heavy' atoms, the effect is more pronounced. The propyne-HX structural parameters are quite similar to the corresponding parameters of acetylene-HX complexes, at all levels. The largest difference is obtained for hydrogen bond distance, RH, with a smaller value for propyne-HX complex, indicating a stronger bond. Concerning the electronic properties, the results yield the following ordering for H-bond energies, DeltaE: propynecdots, three dots, centeredHF>propynecdots, three dots, centeredHCl>propynecdots, three dots, centeredHCN. It is also important to point out that the inclusion of BSSE and zero-point energies (ZPE) corrections cause significant changes on DeltaE. The smaller effect of ZPE is obtained for propynecdots, three dots, centeredHCN at HF/6-311++G** level, while the greatest difference is obtained at MP2/6-31G** level for propynecdots, three dots, centeredHF system. Concerning the IR vibrational it was obtained that larger shift can be associated with stronger hydrogen bonds. The more pronounced effect on the normal modes of the isolated molecule after the complexation is obtained for HX stretching frequency, which is shifted downward.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Rua José Simões Araújo 352 apto 501, Bessa, 58036-300 João Pessoa, PB, Brazil.
authors.forename: Alessandra M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Tavares
authors.forename: Washington L V
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Kelson C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Elizete
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ventura
authors.forename: Regiane C M U
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: Silmar A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: do Monte
authors.forename: João Bosco P
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: da Silva
authors.forename: Mozart N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Ramos
mesh_terms: D000480:Alkynes / Q000737:chemistry*; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid / Q000737:chemistry*; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide / Q000737:chemistry*; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014732:Vibration
chemical_list: D000480:Alkynes; C022030:methylacetylene; D006856:Hydrogen Cyanide; D006851:Hydrochloric Acid; D006858:Hydrofluoric Acid