Table 2. Barrier Heights at ΔEDFT and ΔECCSD(T) (Including Zero-Point Corrections), Tunneling Coefficient, and TST Rate Coefficients (at 298 K) at UωB97X-D/aug-cc-pVTZ (DFT) and ROHF-ROCCSD(T)-F12a/cc-pVDZ-F12 (F12) Levels of Theory.
| 3(RO···OR′) cluster | TS | barrier height ΔEDFT kcal/mol | barrier height ΔEF12 kcal/mol | tunneling factor (κ) | H-shift rate, using ΔEDFT, s–1 | H-shift rate, using ΔEF12, s–1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MeO···OEt | TS1 | 5.21 | 7.73 | 4.48 | 2.15 × 108 | 3.01 × 106 |
| TS2 | 5.08 | 7.45 | 2.57 | 4.37 × 108 | 8.03 × 106 | |
| MeO···OiPr | TS1 | 5.24 | 7.97 | 5.95 | 1.86 × 108 | 1.88 × 106 |
| TS2 | 3.69 | 5.79 | 1.47 | 1.43 ×109 | 4.08 × 107 | |
| MeO···OAce | TS1 | 4.89 | 6.97 | 4.84 | 2.48 × 108 | 7.32 × 106 |
| TS2 | 3.29 | 8.32 | 2.77 | 4.43 × 108 | 9.10 × 104 | |
| MeO···OBuOH | TS1 | 6.10 | 7.76 | 3.67 | 1.95 × 108 | 1.16 × 107 |
| TS2 | 5.67 | 7.74 | 1.46 | 3.37 × 108 | 1.02 × 107 | |
| MeO···OiPrOH | TS1 | 6.68 | 8.27 | 4.19 | 5.24 × 108 | 3.59 × 107 |
| TS2 | 5.69 | 7.99 | 1.19 | 7.10 × 107 | 1.44 × 106 | |
| EtO···OiPr | TS1 | 4.28 | 6.77 | 3.43 | 6.85 × 108 | 1.03 × 107 |
| TS2 | 2.89 | 4.90 | 1.61 | 5.28 × 109 | 1.77 × 108 | |
| EtO···OAce | TS1 | 6.02 | 8.16 | 5.06 | 1.24 × 107 | 3.33 × 105 |
| TS2 | 5.98 | 12.30 | 2.16 | 7.30 × 107 | 1.70 × 103 | |
| EtO···OBuOH | TS1 | 9.64 | 10.50 | 2.47 | 3.41 × 106 | 8.04 × 105 |
| TS2 | 4.10 | 6.79 | 1.48 | 6.86 × 108 | 7.29 × 106 | |
| EtO···OiPrOH | TS1 | 6.74 | 8.04 | 2.12 | 2.51 × 108 | 2.80 × 107 |
| TS2 | 4.72 | 7.18 | 1.69 | 3.53 × 108 | 5.52 × 106 | |
| iPrO···OAce | TS1 | 4.87 | 6.43 | 1.35 | 1.22 × 108 | 8.67 × 106 |
| TS2 | 4.48 | 9.28 | 2.97 | 7.45 × 108 | 2.29 × 105 | |
| iPrO···OPrOH | TS1 | 8.33 | 9.09 | 1.16 | 1.43 × 106 | 3.94 × 105 |
| TS2 | 5.26 | 6.87 | 1.22 | 1.14 × 108 | 7.62 × 106 | |
| iPrO···OBuOH | TS1 | 4.65 | 14.21 | 1.46 | 5.99 × 108 | 5.89 × 101 |
| TS2 | 5.44 | 6.32 | 1.40 | 1.70 × 108 | 1.11 × 107 | |
| AceO···OiPrOH | TS1 | 5.21 | 5.94 | 2.98 | 3.56 × 108 | 1.04 × 108 |
| TS2 | 7.18 | 6.90 | 1.38 | 1.62 × 107 | 2.62 × 107 | |
| AceO···OBuOH | TS1 | 7.63 | 8.94 | 1.94 | 9.61 × 106 | 1.05 × 106 |
| TS2 | 5.70 | 6.32 | 1.16 | 1.93 × 108 | 6.78 × 107 |