title: Normal halogen dependence of13C NMR chemical shifts of halogenomethanes revisited at the four-component relativistic level.
abstract: The 'Normal Halogen Dependence' of13C NMR chemical shifts in the series of halogenomethanes is revisited at the four-component relativistic level. Calculations of13C NMR chemical shifts of 70 halogenomethanes have been carried out at the density functional theory (DFT) and MP2 levels with taking into account relativistic effects using the four-component relativistic theory of Dirac-Coulomb within the different computational methods (4RPA, 4OPW91) and hybrid computational schemes (MP2 + 4RPA, MP2 + 4OPW91). The most efficient computational protocols are derived for practical purposes. Relativistic shielding effect reaches as much as several hundreds of ppm for heavy halogenomethanes, and to account for this effect in comparison with experiment at the qualitative level, relativistic Dyall's basis sets of triple-zeta quality or higher are to be used within the framework of the four-component relativistic theory taking into account solvent effects. Relativistic geometrical optimization (as compared with the non-relativistic level) is essential for the molecules containing at least two iodines at one carbon atom. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
authors.affiliation: Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Favorsky St. 1, 664033, Irkutsk, Russia.
authors.forename: Dmitry O
authors.initials: DO
authors.lastname: Samultsev
authors.affiliation: Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Favorsky St. 1, 664033, Irkutsk, Russia.
authors.forename: Yury Yu
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Rusakov
authors.affiliation: Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, A.E. Favorsky Irkutsk Institute of Chemistry, Favorsky St. 1, 664033, Irkutsk, Russia.
authors.forename: Leonid B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Krivdin
keywords: 13C NMR; chemical shifts; four-component relativistic scheme; halogenomethanes; relativistic effects; shielding constants; solvent effects