Abstract

We studied the attraction between [C2Hn] and Tl(I) in the hypothetical [C2Hn-Tl]+ complexes (n = 2,4) using ab initio methodology. We found that the changes around the equilibrium distance C-Tl and in the interaction energies are sensitive to the electron correlation potential. We evaluated these effects using several levels of theory, including Hartree-Fock (HF), second-order Møller-Plesset (MP2), MP4, coupled cluster singles and doubles CCSD(T), and local density approximation augmented by nonlocal corrections for exchange and correlation due to Becke and Perdew (LDA/BP). The obtained interaction energies differences at the equilibrium distance Re (C-Tl) range from 33 and 46 kJ/mol at the different levels used. These results indicate that the interaction between olefinic systems and Tl(I) are a real minimum on the potential energy surfaces (PES). We can predict that these new complexes are viable for synthesizing. At long distances, the behavior of the [C2Hn]-Tl+ interaction may be related mainly to charge-induced dipole and dispersion terms, both involving the individual properties of the olefinic π-system and thallium ion. However, the charge-induced dipole term (R-4) is found as the principal contribution in the stability at long and short distances. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.