Reassessing the Composition of Hybrid Orbitals in Contemporary VB Calculations.
J Phys Chem A
; 127(23): 4949-4956, 2023 Jun 15.
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ABSTRACT
Large variations in the ratios between the p and s components of individual hybrid orbitals that have been observed in contemporary ab initio VB calculations are reassessed, and links are established to specific energy terms that drive bond formation. It is demonstrated that the ratios between the p and s components for individual hybrid orbitals are not indicative of the overall hybridization status of the relevant atom, which exhibits only relatively small variations with the level of theory, irrespective of whether or not non-dynamical and dynamical electron correlation effects are accounted for. An alternative orbital representation that turns out to be far more consistent with the overall hybridization of the relevant atom is examined. The chosen test cases, which can be compared with the classical sp3, sp2, and sp hybridization models for a central carbon atom, are CH4 (Td), trigonal CH3 (D3h), and triplet CH2 distorted from its ground state geometry so as to be linear (D∞h).
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J Phys Chem A
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