Table 3. Energies (activation barriers) and first normal mode (cm-1) for the stationary point structures (RHF/3-21G(d)/Hartree, B3LYP/3-21G(d)/Hartree, MNDOD/kcal mol-1).

Compound

F-C extrusion

n1, n2

Fax-ax interconversion

n1, n2

10,a W=I, Z=F,

X=SiH3, Y=H

-7426.9402 (43.1)

-7431.7065 (25.7)

157.9 (61.2)

636 i

457 i

939 i

-7426.9498 (37.1)

-7431.7096 (23.8)

117.0 (20.3)

261 i

190 i

156 i

11,a W=I, Z=F,

X=H, Y=SiH3

-7426.9456 (39.7)

-7431.7102 (23.3)

151.8 (53.0)

591 i

426 i

844 i

-7426.9498 (37.0)

-7431.7096 (23.7)

117.0 (18.2)

261 i

190 i

156 i

12,b W=I, Z=F,

X=CN, Y=SiH3

-7518.1600 (43.7)

-7523.4468 (25.8)

181.5 (55.9)

622 i

448 i

866 i

-7518.1662 (39.8)

-7523.4478 (25.3)

145.4 (19.8)

260 i, 20 i

198 i

154 i

13,b W=I, Z=F,

X=SiH3, Y=CN

-7518.1677 (35.0)

-7523.4522 (19.7)

178.9 (52.6)

553 i, 7 i

399 i

849 i

-7518.1662 (36.0)

-7523.4478 (22.5)

145.4 (19.1)

260 i, 20 i

198 i

154 i

14,c W=Br, Z=F,

X=CN, Y=OCH3

 

-3015.0612 (29.2)

-3019.4325 (16.2)

166.8 (44.6)

633 i

456 i

838 i

-3015.0522 (34.8)

-3019.4247 (21.1)

131.7 (9.5)

253 i

198 i

121 i

15,c W=Br, Z=F,

X=OCH3, Y=CN

-3015.0829 (11.0)

-3019.4484 (2.4)

162.0 (37.0)

467 i

253 i

770 i

-3015.0522 (30.3)

-3019.4247 (17.3)

131.7 (6.7)

253 i

198 i

121 i

16,d W=Cl, Z=F,

X=CN, Y=OCH3

-912.1487 (14.2)

-915.4553 (6.6)

166.4 (42.6)

612 i

427 i

796 i

-912.1222 (30.8)

-915.4318 (21.4)

126.5 (2.7)

243 i

227 i

95 i

17,d W=Cl, Z=F,

X=OCH3, Y=CN

-912.1670 (0.9)

e

158.9 (33.6)

320 i 

 

722 i

-912.1222 (29.0)

-915.4318 (e)

126.5 (1.1)

243 i

227 i

95 i

18,f W=I, Z=Cl,

X=CN, Y=OCH3

-7701.2476 (51.4)

-7706.8835 (34.4)

161.5 (42.8)

660 i

448 i

588 i

-7701.2901 (24.7)

-7706.9085 (18.7)

131.2 (12.4)

113 i

114 i

78 i

19,f W=I, Z=Cl,

X=OCH3, Y=CN

-7701.2739 (30.5)

-7706.9041 (17.9)

153.9 (33.1)

429 i

287 i

397, 69 i

-7701.2901 (20.3)

-7706.9085 (15.1)

131.2 (0.4)

113 i

114 i

78 i

20,g W=I, Z=CN,

X=CN, Y=OCH3

-7335.5804 (57.5)

-7341.0478 (37.0)

229.1 (48.8)

879 i

625 i

879 i

-7335.6036 (42.9)

-7341.0505 (35.4)

206.6 (26.3)

222 i

240 i

201, 62 i

21,g W=I, Z=CN,

X=OCH3, Y=CN

-7335.6009 (38.6)

-7341.0602 (23.9)

224.1 (40.5)

719 i

546 i

835 i

-7335.6036 (37.0)

-7341.0505 (30.0)

206.6 (23.0)

222 i

240 i

201, 62 i

a Energy of the ground state of 10 relative to 11 is &endash;0.06, -0.11, -2.09 kcal mol-1; energy of the transition state of 10 relative to 11 is +3.39, +2.32, +6.16 kcal mol-1. b Energy of the ground state of 12 relative to 13 is &endash;3.89, -2.74, -0.71 kcal mol-1; energy of the transition state of 12 relative to 13 is +4.83, +3.39, +2.58 kcal mol-1. c Energy of the ground state of 14 relative to 15 is &endash;4.58, -3.85, -2.81 kcal mol-1; energy of the transition state of 14 relative to 15 is +13.61, +9.98, +4.77 kcal mol-1. d Energy of the ground state of 16 relative to 17 is &endash;1.82, e, -1.60 kcal mol-1; energy of the transition state of 16 relative to 17 is +11.48, e, +7.42 kcal mol-1. e Ground state structure converges to the products on optimisation. f Energy of the ground state of 18 relative to 19 is &endash;4.39, -3.58, -2.02 kcal mol-1; energy of the transition state of 18 relative to 19 is +16.50, +12.93, +7.59 kcal mol-1. g Energy of the ground state of 20 relative to 21 is &endash;5.95, -5.35, -3.32 kcal mol-1; energy of the transition state of 20 relative to 21 is +12.86, +7.78, +4.99 kcal mol-1.