Research Article

Study of the Deformation/Interaction Model: How Interactions Increase the Reaction Barrier

Table 1

The rate constants and tunneling factors.

ReactantFunctional
(cm3/molec/s)kJ/mol(cm3/molec/s)

BD + ETB3LYP5.52 × 10−34151.665.40 × 10−34−544.361.29
B97X-D4.46 × 10−32138.016.94 × 10−32−613.411.37
BD + AMB3LYP4.37 × 10−35167.164.69 × 10−35−540.581.28
B97X-D3.60 × 10−33146.694.23 × 10−33−612.821.36
BD + MAB3LYP2.70 × 10−31137.972.51 × 10−31−475.591.22
B97X-D2.62 × 10−27109.431.28 × 10−26−543.451.29
BD + AMEB3LYP1.76 × 10−35162.371.44 × 10−35−534.061.28
B97X-D1.81 × 10−32143.032.07 × 10−32−594.031.34