The conversion process from bicyclo[4.1.0]heptatriene (BCT) to 1,2,4,6-cycloheptatetraene (CHTE) within a molecular container was studied with AM1 method, and single point energies for all stationary points were e...The conversion process from bicyclo[4.1.0]heptatriene (BCT) to 1,2,4,6-cycloheptatetraene (CHTE) within a molecular container was studied with AM1 method, and single point energies for all stationary points were evaluated by B3LYP and HF methods. The conversion potential barrier for the encapsulation complex became smooth when compared with that for the rearrangement in free state. The influences of the inner phase of the molecular container on the conversion process were discussed.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the Special Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education(20040010008)the Scientific Research Fund of Beijing University of Chemical Technology(QN0411).
文摘The conversion process from bicyclo[4.1.0]heptatriene (BCT) to 1,2,4,6-cycloheptatetraene (CHTE) within a molecular container was studied with AM1 method, and single point energies for all stationary points were evaluated by B3LYP and HF methods. The conversion potential barrier for the encapsulation complex became smooth when compared with that for the rearrangement in free state. The influences of the inner phase of the molecular container on the conversion process were discussed.