Table 3. Dipoles, μ, (Debye), and Electronic Energies (kcal/mol) for the Investigated Structures of Ph2Se2a.
| Ψ = 0° |
Ψ = 90° |
Ψ = 180° |
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| dipole (D) | ΔE (kcal/mol) | dipole (D) | ΔE (kcal/mol) | dipole (D) | ΔE (kcal/mol) | |
| gas | 3.6795 | 7.20 | 2.451 | 0.00 | 0.005 | 4.76 |
| toluene | 2.805 | –8.22 | 0.005 | –3.71 | ||
| DMSO | 3.211 | –5.60 | 0.006 | –1.45 | ||
Calculation on the Ph2Se2 structures with Y = 0° resulted in a structure at higher energy; therefore, the investigation was not pushed further. Level of theory (SMD)-B3LYP/cc-pVTZ.