The Role of Basis Set Superposition Error in Water Addition Reactions to Ln(III) Cations

摘要

Our goal in this work was to characterize the importance of basis set superposition error (BSSE) in the reaction energetics of water addition to highly charged metal ions that exhibit strong ion-dipole interactions with water. The gas phase water addition reactions, M(H2O)(N)(3+) + H2O -> M(H2O)(N + 1)(3+) [M = La(III), Lu(III); N = 0-8] have been studied, with a particular emphasis on a posteriori methods for calculating BSSE and its constituent energetic components as a function of M(H2O)(N)(3+) cluster size and water basis set. Because of accumulation of BSSE within the subclusters in the reaction series, the successive reaction counterpoise method for determining the BSSE correction interaction energies is advocated.