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IV.A.5. Compare Barriers to Internal Rotation for BH3NH3 (borane ammonia)

Experimental barrier to internal rotation is 8.4 kJ/mol
Experimental data from 1983Tho/Sue:167
V3 = 2.008 kcal mol-1 (702 cm-1)
Energy Differences (Calculated - Experimental) in kJ/mol
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Methods with predefined basis sets
semi-empirical AM1 -1.6

Methods with standard basis sets
3-21G 6-31G* 6-31+G** cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ
hartree fock HF -0.7 -0.7 0.2 -0.1    
density functional B3LYP   0.2 0.9 -0.3    
wB97X-D   0.3   -0.1    
3-21G 6-31G* 6-31+G** cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ
Moller Plesset perturbation MP2   0.6 1.9 0.6 0.0  
MP2=FULL   0.6 2.0 0.5   0.1
Coupled Cluster CCD   0.2        
CCSD   0.2   0.3 -0.3  
3-21G 6-31G* 6-31+G** cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pVTZ aug-cc-pCVTZ
For descriptions of the methods (AM1, HF, MP2, ...) and basis sets (3-21G, 3-21G*, 6-31G, ...) see the glossary in section I.C. Predefined means the basis set used is determined by the method.

References

squib reference
1983Tho/Sue:167 LR Thorne, RD Suenram, FJ Lovas "Microwave spectrumm, torsional barrier, and structure of BH3NH3" J. Chem. Phys. 1983, 78, 167-171

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