Table 2. Barrier Heights (in kcal·mol–1) for the Identity Exchange EAS Reaction of Monosubstituted Benzenes with Hydrogen Fluoride and Hirshfeld Charges (in Electrons) Are Given for meta and para Carbons from M06-2X/aug-cc-pVDZ Computationsa.
| R | isomer | q(Hirsh) | barrier height | R | isomer | q(Hirsh) | barrier height |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H | –0.0498 | 28.41 | tBu | m- | –0.0514 | 27.63 | |
| Cl | m- | –0.0414 | 31.57 | p- | –0.0554 | 25.34 | |
| p- | –0.0488 | 27.35 | CCl3 | m- | –0.0417 | 31.10 | |
| Et | m- | –0.0506 | 27.79 | p- | –0.0387 | 31.89 | |
| p- | –0.0554 | 25.23 | CF3 | m- | –0.0399 | 32.23 | |
| F | m- | –0.0419 | 31.64 | p- | –0.0368 | 33.16 | |
| p- | –0.0560 | 25.38 | CHO | m- | –0.0449 | 31.16 | |
| Me | m- | –0.0506 | 28.45 | p- | –0.0337 | 32.96 | |
| p- | –0.0558 | 24.59 | CN | m- | –0.0380 | 33.47 | |
| NH2 | m- | –0.0501 | 30.29 | p- | –0.0326 | 33.94 | |
| p- | –0.0717 | 11.09 | COF | m- | –0.0408 | 33.00 | |
| NMe2 | m- | –0.0525 | 29.83 | p- | –0.0292 | 34.90 | |
| p- | –0.0748 | 12.18 | NH3+ | m- | –0.0082 | 53.02 | |
| OH | m- | –0.0474 | 29.56 | p- | –0.0048 | 54.92 | |
| p- | –0.0658 | 16.69 | NO2 | m- | –0.0365 | 34.29 | |
| Pr | m- | –0.0508 | 28.49 | p- | –0.0296 | 35.37 | |
| p- | –0.0554 | 24.69 | NO | m- | –0.0420 | 31.85 | |
| p- | –0.0298 | 34.08 | |||||
| SO3H | m- | –0.0356 | 33.68 | ||||
| p- | –0.0296 | 35.33 |
Adapted from ref (16), with permission from the author.