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. 2022 Dec 30;14(1):207–213. doi: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.2c03299

Table 2. Results from a Binding Energy Decomposition Using (Second-Order Intramonomer/Third-Order Intermonomer) Symmetry-Adapted Perturbation Theory (SAPT2+(3)/aug-cc-pVDZ) for the π-Stacking Homodimers of 2-Naphthalenethiol, Naphthalene, 1-Naphthol, and Thiophenol and Several Hydrogen-Bonded Dimers, Comparing the Magnitude of the Attractive Contributions and Stabilization Energiesa.

  ΔEElectrostatic ΔEInduction ΔEDispersion ΔEExchange ΔETotal
(H2S)2b –12.1 [49.0%]c –4.8 [19.4%] –7.8 [31.6%] 19.3 –5.4
(H2O)2 –35.7 [63.4%] –11.1 [19.7%] –9.5 [16.9%] 37.7 –18.6
(Phenol)2 –41.8 [48.3%] –15.9 [18.4%] –28.8 [33.3%] 58.9 –27.6
(1-Naphthol)2 –33.4 [27.5%] –11.0 [9.1%] –77.1 [63.5%] 80.2 –41.3
(Naphthalene)2 –20.5 [21.4%] –7.0 [7.3%] –68.1 [71.2%] 65.2 –30.3
(2-Naphthalenethiol)2 –34.1 [26.7%] –8.8 [6.9%] –84.7 [66.4%] 80.1 –47.5
(Thiophenol)2 –26.2 [29.8%] –8.4 [9.6%] –53.3 [60.6%] 61.0 –26.9
a

All values in kJ mol–1.

b

The dimer structures were optimized at B3LYP-D3(BJ)/def2-TZVP level.

c

The values in square brackets represent the relative percentage with respect to the total attractive interactions.