文摘
This work benchmarks density functional theory, with several different exchange-correlation functionals, for prediction of isotropic one-bond phosphorus鈥揾ydrogen NMR spin鈥搒pin coupling constants (SSCCs). Our test set consists of experimental SSCCs from 30 diverse molecules representing multiple phosphorus bonding environments. The results suggest the importance of a balance between the choice of correlation functional and the admixture of nonlocal exchange. Overall, standard DFT methods appear to suffice for usefully accurate predictions of 31P鈥?sup>1H SSCCs.