Table 4. BEs (kcal/mol) for Dimers of Molecule 2 for Three Different Orientations [m: Monomer, d: Dimer, and Prime Indicates the Atoms of the Other Monomer in the Dimer; All Distances Are in Angstrom (Å); and DFT Calculations Are Performed with the def2-TZVP Basis Set].
| method | BE | Zn–N (m) | Zn–N (d) | Zn–N′ | Zn–Zn′ | N–Zn–N (deg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B97-D3 | ||||||
| 0° | –29.2 | 2.03–2.15 | 2.03–2.18 | 2.96 | 3.50 | 171 |
| 90° | –31.1 | 2.03–2.15 | 2.04–2.14 | 3.12 | 3.50 | 175 |
| 180° | –30.7 | 2.03–2.15 | 2.04–2.16 | 3.19 | 3.58 | 175 |
| B97M-rV | ||||||
| 0° | –25.1 | 2.01–2.12 | 2.01–2.15 | 2.90 | 3.41 | 171 |
| 90° | –26.9 | 2.01–2.12 | 2.02–2.10 | 3.07 | 3.42 | 174 |
| 180° | –26.6 | 2.01–2.12 | 2.01–2.13 | 3.15 | 3.50 | 174 |
| B97-3c | ||||||
| 0° | –27.7 | 2.02–2.13 | 2.03–2.13 | 2.81 | 3.34 | 169 |
| 90° | –28.5 | 2.02–2.13 | 2.03–2.12 | 3.05 | 3.44 | 173 |
| 180° | –27.4 | 2.02–2.13 | 2.02–2.14 | 3.14 | 3.57 | 175 |
| DFTB-D4 | ||||||
| 0° | –27.8 | 2.05–2.19 | 2.05–2.29 | 2.50 | 3.16 | 164 |
| 90° | –27.8 | 2.05–2.19 | 2.05–2.28 | 2.57 | 3.17 | 166 |
| 180° | –26.6 | 2.05–2.19 | 2.04–2.28 | 2.61 | 3.22 | 166 |
| GFN2-xTB | ||||||
| 0° | –32.8 | 2.01–2.11 | 2.02–2.16 | 2.42 | 2.92 | 162 |
| 90° | –33.4 | 2.01–2.11 | 2.02–2.11 | 2.57 | 2.90 | 165 |
| 180° | –31.1 | 2.01–2.11 | 2.02–2.14 | 2.63 | 2.93 | 166 |