The Activation Energy for the Molecule of HALS Reaction using GAUSSIAN 09 via the WebMO Interface

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4.0 Discussion :

4.1 Hypothesis

The hypothesis of the reaction, there was similarity by comparing the compound in case nitrogen was neutral and protonated. Table (1) illustrated that there was clearly different in the energy between two cases of that compound by 119 kJ/mole with basis set 6-311+G(d,p) and 128 kJ/mole with basis set 6-31 G(d) and similarly in level of theory(B3LYP). Therefore, the protonated nitrogen of the HALS molecule had higher energy than the neutral nitrogen through the potential energy of the reaction. Accordingly, the hypothesis that was reported becomes incorrect against to the calculation result found it from Gaussian program.

4.2 The aim of calculation the activation energy

The objective of this report is to calculate the activation energy for the molecule of HALS reaction using GAUSSIAN 09 via the WebMO interface. There have been assumed that the transition state can be obtained through the reaction as in (Scheme3). By using the program and format (opt=(TS,calcfc,noeigen) freq=noraman) , the structure was optimized and formed as a ring shape in order to be able to transfer Hydrogen from Carbon to nitrogen in the molecule. It also was attempted re-drawing some of the N-O and O-C bond lengths/angles to try and get that final H down closer to the N. Consequently, the result of transferring hydrogen directly to nitrogen was slightly very weak resulting from the frequency output (the first one is negative) given a quite low number by -252 (cm-1). Beside that, it was animated the molecule from the program and did not look like a H- transfer is going to N (Figure 3 (A)). That is because the strongly effect of methyl group located surrounding into two sides of nitrogen led not to...

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... The aim of this report was to compute the activation energy of the HALS molecule. Based on that , the transition state was not determine correctly while followed steps by using different format on it. Moreover, the energy of protonated nitrogen in the molecule was higher than where it was neutral. There also were different value in enthalpy of reaction with changing (R=H) level of theory and basis set. It can be suggested that changing the mechanism of HALS molecule can contribute stabilization obtaining transition state.

6.0 Acknowledgment

I would like to thank my supervisor, Dr. Stephen Blanksby for the available advice and support he has given me in the writing of this report. I would also like to thank my demonstrator David Marshall for his encouraged and guidance in carrying out the transition state of my report.

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