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Table 4

Reaction (ΔH) and activation (ΔH) enthalpies, corrected for ZPE, of the hydrogen addition reaction to CH3CN and CH3NC, calculated at 0 K with different post-HF and DFT methods (kcal mol−1), in conjunction with the aug-cc-pVTZ basis set.

Level % HF CH3CN → CH3CHN CH3NC → CH3NCH
of theory exch. ΔH ΔH ΔH ΔH(a)
MP2 21.8 −4.7 5.4 −15.8 (−20.8)
CCSD(T)(b) 9.2 −18.7 2.2 −21.3 (−25.9)
CCSD 7.9 −22.5 2.9 −23.7 (−28.2)

B3LYP 20 5.2 −24.6 0.2 −28.1 (−32.3)
MPWB1K 44 7.6 −22.1 2.2 −25.2 (−29.5)
M06-2X 54 7.9 −20.2 2.9 −22.6 (−26.8)
B2PLYP 53 7.7 −20.1 1.3 −25.4 (−29.9)
B2PLYP-D3 53 7.2 −20.4 0.9 −25.6 (−30.1)
LC-ωPBE 0–100 7.8 −23.6 2.2 −26.4 (−30.4)
ωB97XD 0–100 8.6 −23.9 3.4 −26.1 (−30.2)

Notes. The percentage of HF exchange of the functionals is also indicated. Conversion factors: 1 kcal mol−1 = 349.7 cm−1 = 503.2 K (a) Reaction enthalpy for the (Z) isomer; in parenthesis, for the (E) isomer. (b)Single point at the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ geometry.

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