Su MD. Photochemical isomerization reactions of acrylonitrile. A mechanistic study.
RSC Adv 2018;
8:5647-5651. [PMID:
35539595 PMCID:
PMC9078173 DOI:
10.1039/c7ra12614j]
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Abstract
The mechanisms for the photochemical isomerization reactions are determined theoretically using the acrylonitrile model molecule. The CASSCF (twelve-electron/eleven-orbital active space) and MP2-CAS methods are respectively used with the 6-311G(d,p) and 6-311++G(3df,3pd) basis sets. The structure of the conical intersection that plays a prominent role in the photoisomerization of acrylonitrile is obtained. The intermediates and the transition structures of the ground states are also calculated, to allow a qualitative explanation of the reaction pathways. These model studies suggest that the preferred reaction route is: acrylonitrile → Franck–Condon region → conical intersection → isoacrylonitrile → transition state → intermediate complex → transition state → cyanoacetylene. The theoretical evidence suggests that conical intersections found in this paper can give a better understanding of the photochemical reactions of acrylonitrile and support the experimental observations.
The computational findings indicate that conical intersection plays a central role in understanding the photochemical behaviors of acrylonitrile.![]()
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