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Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry This page intentionally left blank Fundamentals of Quantum Chemistry Molecular Spectroscopy and Modern Electronic Structure Computations Michael Mueller Rose-Hullman Institute of Technology Terre Haute, Indiana KLUWER ACADEMIC PUBLISHERS NEW YORK, BOSTON, DORDRECHT, LONDON, MOSCOW eBookISBN: 0-306-47566-9 Print ISBN: 0-306-46596-5 ©2002Kluwer Academic Publishers NewYork, Boston, Dordrecht, London, Moscow Print ©2001 Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers New York All rights reserved No part of this eBook maybe reproducedortransmitted inanyform or byanymeans,electronic, mechanical, recording, or otherwise,withoutwritten consent from the Publisher Createdin the United States of America Visit Kluwer Online at: http://kluweronline.com and Kluwer's eBookstore at: http://ebooks.kluweronline.com Foreword As quantum theory enters its second century, it is fitting to examine just how far it has come as a tool for the chemist. Beginning with Max Planck’s agonizing conclusion in 1900 that linked energy emission in discreet bundles to the resultant black-body radiation curve, a body of knowledge has developed with profound consequences in our ability to understand nature. In the early years, quantum theory was the providence of physicists and certain breeds of physical chemists. While physicists honed and refined the theory and studied atoms and their component systems, physical chemists began the foray into the study of larger, molecular systems. Quantum theory predictions of these systems were first verified through experimental spectroscopic studies in the electromagnetic spectrum (microwave, infrared and ultraviolet/visible), and, later, by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Over two generations these studies were hampered by two major drawbacks: lack of resolution of spectroscopic data, and the complexity of calculations. This powerful theory that promised understanding of the fundamental nature of molecules faced formidable challenges. The following example may put things in perspective for today’s chemistry faculty, college seniors or graduate students: As little as 40 years ago, force field calculations on a molecule as simple as ketene was a four to five year dissertation project. The calculations were carried out utilizing the best mainframe computers in attempts to match fundamental frequencies to experimental values measured with a resolution of five to ten wavenumbers v vi Foreword in the low infrared region! Post World War II advances in instrumentation, particularly the spin-offs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) efforts, quickly changed the landscape of high- resolution spectroscopic data. Laser sources and Fourier transform spectroscopy are two notable advances, and these began to appear in undergraduate laboratories in the mid-1980s. At that time, only chemists with access to supercomputers were to realize the full fruits of quantum theory. This past decade’s advent of commercially available quantum mechanical calculation packages, which run on surprisingly sophisticated laptop computers, provide approximation technology for all chemists. Approximation techniques developed by the early pioneers can now be carried out to as many iterations as necessary to produce meaningful results for sophomore organic chemistry students, graduate students, endowed chair professors, and pharmaceutical researchers. The impact of quantum mechanical calculations is also being felt in certain areas of the biological sciences, as illustrated in the results of conformational studies of biologically active molecules. Today’s growth of quantum chemistry literature is as fast as that of NMR studies in the 1960s. An excellent example of the introduction of quantum chemistry calculations in the undergraduate curriculum is found at the author’s institution. Sophomore organic chemistry students are introduced to the PC- Spartan+® program to calculate the lowest energy of possible structures. The same program is utilized in physical chemistry to compute the potential energy surface of the reaction coordinate in simple reactions. Biochemistry students take advantage of calculations to elucidate the pathways to creation of designer drugs. This hands-on approach to quantum chemistry calculations is not unique to that institution. However, the flavor of the department’s philosophy ties in quite nicely with the tone of this textbook that is pitched at just the proper level, advanced undergraduates and first year graduate students. Farrell Brown Professor Emeritus of Chemistry Clemson University Preface This text is designed as a practical introduction to quantum chemistry for undergraduate and graduate students. The text requires a student to have completed a year of calculus, a physics course in mechanics, and a minimum of a year of chemistry. Since the text does not require an extensive background in chemistry, it is applicable to a wide variety of students with the aforementioned background; however, the primary target of this text is for undergraduate chemistry majors. The text provides students with a strong foundation in the principles, formulations, and applications of quantum mechanics in chemistry. For some students, this is a terminal course in quantum chemistry providing them with a basic introduction to quantum theory and problem solving techniques along with the skills to do electronic structure calculations - an application that is becoming increasingly more prevalent in all disciplines of chemistry. For students who will take more advanced courses in quantum chemistry in either their undergraduate or graduate program, this text will provide a solid foundation that they can build further knowledge from. Early in the text, the fundamentals of quantum mechanics are established. This is done in a way so that students see the relevance of quantum mechanics to chemistry throughout the development of quantum theory through special boxes entitled Chemical Connection. The questions in these boxes provide an excellent basis for discussion in or out of the classroom while providing the student with insight as to how these concepts will be used later in the text when chemical models are actually developed. vii viii Preface Students are also guided into thinking “quantum mechanically” early in the text through conceptual questions in boxes entitled Points of Further Understanding. Like the questions in the Chemical Connection boxes, these questions provide an excellent basis for discussion in or out of the classroom. These questions move students from just focusing on the rigorous mathematical derivations and help them begin to visualize the implications of quantum mechanics. Rotational and vibrational spectroscopy of molecules is discussed in the text as early as possible to provide an application of quantum mechanics to chemistry using model problems developed previously. Spectroscopy provides for a means of demonstrating how quantum mechanics can be used to explain and predict experimental observation. The last chapter of the text focuses on the understanding and the approach to doing modern day electronic structure computations of molecules. These types of computations have become invaluable tools in modern theoretical and experimental chemical research. The computational methods are discussed along with the results compared to experiment when possible to aide in making sound decisions as to what type of Hamiltonian and basis set that should be used, and it provides a basis for using computational strategies based on desired reliability to make computations as efficient as possible. There are many people to thank in the development of this text, far too many to list individually here. A special thanks goes out to the students over the years who have helped shape the approach used in this text based on what has helped them learn and develop interest in the subject. Terre Haute, IN Michael R. Mueller Acknowledgments Farrell B. Brown Clemson University Rita K. Hessley University of Cleveland College ofApplied Science Daniel L. Morris, Jr. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Gerome F. Wagner Rose-HulmanInstitute of Technology The permission of the copyright holder, Prentice-Hall, to reproduce Figure 7-1 is gratefully acknowledged. The permission of the copyright holder, Wavefunction, Inc., to reproduce the data on molecular electronic structure computations in Chapter 9 is gratefully acknowledged. ix
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