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Three such methods have been proposed by Morokuma and coworkers. The integrated MO + MM (IMOMM) method combines an orbital-based technique with an MM technique. The integrated MO + MO method (IMOMO) integrates two different orbital-based techniques. The our own n-layered integrated MO and MM method (ONIOM) allows for three or more different techniques to be used in successive layers. The acronym ONIOM is often used to refer to all three of these methods since it is a generalization of the technique. 

The molecular orbital approach to chemical bonding rests on the notion that as elec trons m atoms occupy atomic orbitals electrons m molecules occupy molecular orbitals Just as our first task m writing the electron configuration of an atom is to identify the atomic orbitals that are available to it so too must we first describe the orbitals avail able to a molecule In the molecular orbital method this is done by representing molec ular orbitals as combinations of atomic orbitals the linear combination of atomic orbitals molecular orbital (LCAO MO) method... 

The approach adopted in the MO method is to consider the two nuclei, without their electrons, a distance apart equal to the equilibrium intemuclear distance and to construct... 

In a molecule with electrons in n orbitals, such as formaldehyde, ethylene, buta-1,3-diene and benzene, if we are concerned only with the ground state, or excited states obtained by electron promotion within 7i-type MOs, an approximate MO method due to Hiickel may be useM. 

The Hiickel MO method is based on the LCAO method for diatomic molecules discussed in Section 7.2.1. Extension of the LCAO method to polyatomic molecules gives a secular determinant of the general type... 

Thermodynamic properties such as heats of reaction and heats of formation can be computed mote rehably by ab initio theory than by semiempirical MO methods (55). However, the Hterature of the method appropriate to the study should be carefully checked before a technique is selected. Finally, the role of computer graphics in evaluating quantum mechanical properties should not be overlooked. As seen in Figures 2—6, significant information can be conveyed with stick models or various surfaces with charge properties mapped onto them. Additionally, information about orbitals, such as the highest occupied molecular orbital (HOMO) and the lowest unoccupied molecular orbital (LUMO), which ate important sites of reactivity in electrophilic and nucleophilic reactions, can be plotted readily. Figure 7 shows representations of the HOMO and LUMO, respectively, for the antiulcer dmg Zantac. 

A modified definition of resonance energy has been introduced by Dewar (66T(S8)75, 69JA6321) in which the reference point is the corresponding open-chain polyene. In principle this overcomes the difficulties inherent in comparing observed stability with that of an idealized molecule with pure single and double bonds, as thermochemical data for the reference acyclic polyenes are capable of direct experimental determination. In practice, as the required data were not available, recourse was made to theoretical calculations using a semiempirical SCF-MO method. The pertinent Dewar Resonance Energies are listed in Table 30. 

Applications of MO methods to such diverse problems as aromaticity, tautomeric structure, dipole moments, and UV, NMR and PE spectroscopy are discussed in various monograph chapters. 

A number of MO calculations has been carried out, and these have had mixed success in predicting chemical reactivity or spectroscopic parameters such as NMR chemical shifts and coupling constants. Most early calculations did not take into account the contribution of the sulfur 3d-orbitals to the ground state, and this accounts for some of the discrepancies between calculations and experimental observations. Of the MO methods used, CNDO/2 and CNDO/S have been most successful the INDO approximation cannot be used because of the presence of the sulfur atom. 

Typical coupling constants for isothiazoles are given in Table 5. The electronegative nitrogen atom reduces 3,4 and V3.5 from the values of 3.50 Hz and 0.27 Hz, respectively, in thiophene. The V values correlate quite well with rr-bond orders calculated by MO methods (74CJC833). 

MO methods have been used to calculate dipole moments of each of the three ring systems (73MI50403, B-70MI50400). Calculated values for aziridine are somewhat higher (2.09-2.40 D) than the known experimental value (1.89 D). Dipole moment studies on a few simple aziridines have led to the determination of the preferred conformation of N-arylaziridines in solution and in the vapor state (71JCS(C)2104, 66DOK(169)839). For the 1-azirine system, no values have been determined experimentally, but values of 2.40-2.56 D for 1-azirine and 2.50-2.51 D for 2-azirine have been calculated (73MI50403). 

However, theories that are based on a basis set expansion do have a serious limitation with respect to the number of electrons. Even if one considers the rapid development of computer technology, it will be virtually impossible to treat by the MO method a small system of a size typical of classical molecular simulation, say 1000 water molecules. A logical solution to such a problem would be to employ a hybrid approach in which a chemical species of interest is handled by quantum chemistry while the solvent is treated classically. 

One of the most efficient ways to treat this problem is to combine the ab initio MO method and the RISM theory, and this has been achieved by a slight modification of the original RISM-SCF method. Effective atomic charges in liquid water are determined such that the electronic structure and the liquid properties become self-consistent, and along the route of convergence the polarization effect can be naturally incorporated. 

In order to make the mathematics tractable, approximations must be made. The choice of approximations has produced a variety of MO methods, the judicious application of which can provide valuable insight into questions of bonding, structure, dynamics, and reactivity. The discussion that follows will not be sufficiently detailed or complete for the reader to understand how the calculations are performed or the details of the approximations. Instead, the nature of the information that is obtained will be described, and the ways in which organic chemists have applied the results of MO theoiy will be illustrated. Several excellent books are available which provide detailed treatment of various aspects of MO methods. 

Another distinguishing aspect of MO methods is the extent to which they deal with electron correlation. The Hartree-Fock approximation does not deal with correlation between individual electrons, and the results are expected to be in error because of this, giving energies above the exact energy. MO methods that include electron correlation have been developed. The calculations are usually done using MoUer-Plesset perturbation theoiy and are designated MP calculations." ... 

The relative merits of various MO methods have been discussed in die literature. In general, the ab initio type of calculations will be more reliable, but the semiempirical calculations are faster in terms of computer time. The complexity of calculation also increases rapidly as the number of atoms in the molecule increases. The choice of a method is normally made on the basis of evidence that the method is adequate for the problem at hand and the availability of appropriate computer programs and equipment. Results should be subjected to critical evaluation by comparison widi experimental data or checked by representative calculations using higher-level mediods. Table 1.12 lists some reported deviations from experimental AHf for some small hydrocarbons. The extent of deviation gives an indication of the accuracy of the various types of MO calculations in this application. 

The use of MO methods to probe the relationship between structure and energy can be illustrated by a study of CH3-, and CH3". The study employed ab initio... 

Substituent effects on intermediates can also be analyzed by MO methods. Take, for example, methyl cations where adjacent substituents with lone pairs of electrons can form 71 bonds, as can be expressed in either valence bond or MO terminology. 

The ally carbocation is an example of an intermediate whose structure has been extensively investigated by MO methods. The hybridization/resonance approach discussed earlier readily rationalizes some of the most prominent features of the allyl carbocation. The resonance structures suggest a significant stabilization and imply that the molecule would be planar in order to maximize the overlap of the n system. 

Most MO methods find a bond alternation pattern in the minimum-energy structure, but calculations that include electron correlation lead to a delocalized minimum-energy structure. Thus, although the n system in 1 is not completely planar, it appears to be sufficiently close to provide a delocalized 10-electron Ji system. A resonance energy of 17.2 kcal has been obtained on the basis of an experimental heat of hydrogenation. ... 

The predictions of relative stability obtained by the various approaches diverge more widely when nonbenzenoid systems are considered. The simple Hiickel method using total n delocalization energies relative to an isolated double-bond reference energy (a + fi) fails. This approach predicts stabilization of the same order of magnitude for such unstable systems as pentalene and fulvalene as it does for much more stable aromatics. The HMO, RE, and SCF-MO methods, which use polyene reference energies, do much better. All show drastically reduced stabilization for such systems and, in fact, indicate destabilization of systems such as butalene and pentalene (Scheme 9.2). 

In general conclusion, the HMO and SCF methods both appear able to make reasonably accurate predictions about the stabilization in conjugated moleeules. The stabilization is general for benzenoid compounds but quite restricted in nonbenzenoid systems. Because the HMO method of estimating stabiUty is based on the ideas of HMO theory, its general success vindicates the ability of this very simplified MO approach to provide insight into the structural nature of the aimulenes and other conjugated polyenes. More sophisticated MO methods, of course, are now accessible and should be applied for more detailed analysis of the structures of these molecules. 

Both HMO calculations and more elaborate MO methods can be applied to the issue of the position of electrophilic substitution in aromatic molecules. The most direct approach is to calculate the localization energy. This is the energy difference between the aromatic molecule and the n-complex intermediate. In simple Hiickel calculations, the localization energy is just the difference between the energy calculated for the initial n system and that remaining after two electrons and the carbon atom at the site of substitution have been removed from the conjugated system ... 

The heteroaromatic compounds can be divided into two broad groups, called n-excessive and n-deficient, depending on whether the heteroatom acts as an electron donor or an electron acceptor. Furan, pyrrole, thiophene, and other heterocyclics incorporating an oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur atom that contributes two n electrons are in the rr-exeessive group. This classification is suggested by resonance structures and confirmed by various MO methods. ... 

Ground States of Molecules XXV MINDO/3. An Improved Version of the MINDO Semiempirical SCF-MO Method Richard C. Bingham, Michael J. S. Dewar and Donald H. Lo Journal of the American Chemical Society 97 (1975) 1285-1293... 

There is an equivalent way of generating solutions to the electronic Schrodinger equation which conceptually is much closer to the experimentalists language, known as Valence Bond (VB) theory. We will start by illustrating the concepts for the H2 molecule, and note how it differ from MO methods. 

Several calculations of the electronic structure of isoindoles have Ijeen published, and the distribution of charge density around the isoindole nucleus calculated by these methods is summarized in X able I. A common prediction of the calculations, which are based on tlie LCAO-MO method or the frontier electron concept, is the relatively high electron density to bo found at position 1, and the expectation, thei efore, i.s that electrophilic substitution on carbon... 

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