MCSCF-MRMP2 and DFT Exploratory Study on the Stability of Possible Intermediates in the Ru(H2O)6 2+ + H2O2 Reaction: Importance of the Multiconfigurational Character in the Description of the Ru=O Moiety

MCSCF-MRMP2 and DFT calculations were performed in order to analyze the stability and geometrical parameters of some possible intermediates for the reactions Ru2+ + H2O2 and Ru(H2O)6 2+ + H2O2. At MCSCF-MRMP2 level of calculation, the stability predicted for the RuIVO(H2O)5 2+ suggests an energetic...

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Autores: Ana Elizabeth Torres, Thangarasu Pandiyan, Fernando Colmenares
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:México
Institución:Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Repositorio:Redalyc-UNAM
OAI Identifier:oai:redalyc.org:47524533010
Acceso en línea:https://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=47524533010
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Química
DFT
MRMP2
RuIVO
Electron Correlation
Ruthenium oxo Compounds
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Sumario:MCSCF-MRMP2 and DFT calculations were performed in order to analyze the stability and geometrical parameters of some possible intermediates for the reactions Ru2+ + H2O2 and Ru(H2O)6 2+ + H2O2. At MCSCF-MRMP2 level of calculation, the stability predicted for the RuIVO(H2O)5 2+ suggests an energetic preference of the reaction Ru(H2O)6 2+ + H2O2 toward the products involving this high-valence intermediate, in agreement with the commonly accepted mechanism for this kind of reactions. Due to its multiconfigurational character, the DFT approaches used in this work exhibited some limitations for properly describing the RuOIV(H2O)5 2+ ion and therefore the energy gap between the possible investigated intermediates.