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Origins of the Stability of Imidazole–Imidazole, Benzene–Imidazole, and Benzene–Indole Dimers: CCSD(T)/CBS and SAPT Calculations

The respective structures and stabilities of imidazole–imidazole, benzene–imidazole, and benzene–indole dimers have been investigated using different DFT-D functional, MP2, CCSD(T), and SAPT levels of theory with a medium basis set. Comparative analysis of binding energies and structural parameters of the dimers points to a preference for stacking contact or hydrogen bond in an imidazole–imidazole dimer. In contrast, a T-shaped configuration with H−π interaction is maximally advantageous for benzene–imidazole and benzene–indole dimers. High-level ab initio calculations at the CCSD(T)/CBS and DFT-SAPT levels show that classical hydrogen-bonded tilted imidazole–imidazole dimer is a global minimum structure and that it has high electrostatic energy. However, for benzene–imidazole and benzene–indole dimers, the global minimum (N–H···π) structure has high electrostatic energy as well as dispersion energy.

Authors:   S. Karthikeyan; Shigeru Nagase
Journal:   Journal of Physical Chemistry A
Year:   2012
DOI:   10.1021/jp2109779
Publication date:   10-02-2012

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