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. 2013 Oct 31;2(1):586. doi: 10.1186/2193-1801-2-586

Table 3.

Relative strain energy calculated for (E) isomer to (Z) isomer of azobenzene derivatives 1-4 by QM methods

Compound Erel, (kcal / mol)a)
AM1 PM3 MNDO RHF / 6-31+G (d,p) B3LYP / 6-31+G (d,p)
1 4.9695 -0.2508 -18.5492 -14.6837 -21.6789
2 6.0211 -1.7300 -1.9715 -16.8173 -22.3017
3 5.9791 -0.4281 -3.0078 -12.4247 -12.9393
4 6.8006 -1.4700 -3.1976 -14.3699 -12.5628

a) Erel = EE - EZ = HE - HZ.