The internal rotation in ammonia borane (AB) was
studied on the basis of natural orbitals for chemical valence
(NOCV) and eigenvectors for Pauli repulsion (NOPR). We
found that the total hyperconjugation stabilization (ca.
5kcalmol
−
1
), based on the charge transfer from the
occupied
σ
(B
–
H) orbitals into the empty
σ
*(N
–
H),
slightly favors the staggered conformation over the
eclipsed one; however, the barrier to internal rotation
in ammonia borane can be understood predominantly in
a
‘
classical
’
way, as originating from the steric (Pauli)
repulsion contributions (of the kinetic origin) that act
solely between N
–
HandB
–
H bonds. Repulsion be-
tween the lone pair of ammonia and the adjacent B
–
H
bonds was found to be dominant in absolute terms;
however, it does not determine the rotational barrier.
Similar conclusions on the role of CH
↔
HC repulsion
appeared to be valid for isoelectronic ethane.
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dc.subject.en
ammonia borane
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dc.subject.en
hyperconjugation
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dc.subject.en
steric repulsion
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dc.description.volume
20
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dc.description.number
6
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dc.identifier.doi
10.1007/s00894-014-2272-y
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dc.identifier.eissn
0948-5023
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dc.title.journal
Journal of Molecular Modeling
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dc.language.container
eng
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dc.date.accession
2018-07-12
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dc.affiliation
Wydział Chemii : Zakład Metod Obliczeniowych Chemii
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dc.subtype
Article
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dc.identifier.articleid
2272
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dc.rights.original
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