Table 2 Mulliken spin densities (a.u.), expectation values <S2> and binding energies (BEs, kcal mol−1) for the Co(L)(Cor) triplet states.

From: Selectivity of Cobalt Corrole for CO vs. O2 and N2 in Indoor Pollution

Methods

 < S2>

Co

Cor

L

NUEa

BE b

Co(O 2 )(Cor)

BP86

2.0730

−0.0213

0.8653

1.1560

2.1

−9.7

OLYP

2.1133

−0.1233

0.8862

1.2371

2.2

4.5

B3LYP

2.4304

−0.5583

1.0158

1.5425

2.8

3.1

B3LYP-D3

2.4304

−0.5583

1.0158

1.5425

2.8

−1.3

Co(N 2 )(Cor)

BP86

2.0157

1.2844

0.6941

0.0215

2.0

−36.9

OLYP

2.0235

1.3469

0.6401

0.0130

2.0

−28.1

B3LYP

2.0214

1.2042

0.7834

0.0124

2.0

−38.8

B3LYP-D3

2.0214

1.2042

0.7834

0.0124

2.0

−43.3

Co(CO)(Cor)

BP86

2.0117

1.0083

0.8650

0.1267

2.0

−18.3

OLYP

2.0191

1.0675

0.8214

0.1111

2.0

−7.0

B3LYP

2.0183

0.9770

0.9390

0.0840

2.0

−8.7

B3LYP-D3

2.0183

0.9770

0.9390

0.0840

2.0

−12.9

  1. aNUE = effective number of unpaired electrons. bBEs corrected with ZPVE.