Theoretical study on the potential energy surface and vibrational energy levels of HXeI

The potential energy surface for the electronic ground state of the HXeI molecule is constructed by using the internally contracted multi-reference configuration interaction with the Davidson correction（icMRCI＋Q）method and large basis sets. The stabilities and dissociation barriers are identified from the potential energy surfaces.The three-body dissociation channel is found to be the dominate dissociation channel for HXeI.Based on the obtained potentials,vibrational energy levels of HXeI are calculated using the Lanczos algorithm.Our theoretical results are in excellent agreement with the available observed values.     

Theoretical Studies on the Potential Energy Surface and Vibrational Energy Levels of HXeBr

The potential energy surface for the electronic ground state of the HXeBr molecule is constructed from more than 4200 ab initio points calculated using the internally contracted multi-reference configuration interaction method with the Davidson correction （icMRCI ＋ Q）. The stabilities and dissociation barriers are identified from the potential energy surface. The three-body dissociation channel is found to be the dominant dissociation channel for HXeBr. Low-lying vibrational energy levels of HXeBr calculated using the Lanczos algorithm are found to be in good agreement with the available experimental band origins.     

A fully ab initio potential energy surface for ClH2 reactive system

Anab initio analytical potential energy surface called BW3 for the ClH₂ reactive system is presented. The fit of this surface is based on about 1 200ab initio energy points, computed with multi-reference configuration interaction(MRCI) and scaling external correlation (SEC) method and a very large basis set. The precision in the fit is very high. The BW3 surface could reproduce correctly the dissociation energy of H₂ and HCl, and the endothermicity of the Cl + H₂ abstraction reaction. For the Cl + H₂ abstraction reaction, the saddle point of BW3 lies in collinear geometries, and the barrier height is 32.84 kJ/mol; for the H + ClH exchange reaction, the barrier of BW3 is also linear, with a height of 77.40 kJ/mol.     

Three-Dimensional ab initio Potential Energy Surface and Predicted Spectra for the CH4-Ne Complex

We present a new three-dimensional potential energy surface (PES) for CH\begin{document}$ _4 $\end{document}-Ne complex. The electronic structure computations were carried out using the coupled-cluster method with singles, doubles, and perturbative triples [CCSD(T)], the augmented correlation-consistent aug-cc-pVXZ (X = T, Q) basis sets were employed with bond functions placed at the mid-point on the intermolecular axis, and the energies obtained were then extrapolated to the complete basis set limit. Analytic intermolecular PES is obtained by least-squares fitting to the Morse/Long-Range (MLR) potential function form. These fits to 664 points have root-mean-square deviations of 0.042 cm\begin{document}$ ^{-1} $\end{document}. The bound rovibrational levels are calculated for the first time, and the predicted infrared spectra are in good agreement with the experimental values. The microwave spectra for CH\begin{document}$ _4 $\end{document}-Ne dimer have also been predicted for the first time. The analytic PES can be used for modeling the dynamical behavior in CH\begin{document}$ _4 $\end{document}-(Ne)\begin{document}$ _N $\end{document} clusters, and it will be useful for future studies of the collision-induced-absorption for the CH\begin{document}$ _4 $\end{document}-Ne dimer.     

An ab initio potential energy surface and vibrational energy levels of ZnH2

A three‐dimensional potential energy surface of the electronic ground state of ZnH₂ (${X}^1\sum _g^ +$ ) molecule is constructed from more than 7500 ab initio points calculated at the internally contracted multireference configuration interaction with the Davidson correction (icMRCI+Q) level employing large basis sets. The calculated relative energies of various dissociation reactions are in good agreement with the previous theoretical/experimental values. Low‐lying vibrational energy levels of ZnH₂, ZnD₂, and HZnD are calculated on the three‐dimensional potential energy surface using the Lanczos algorithm, and found to be in good agreement with the available experimental band origins and the previous theoretical values. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Comput Chem, 2010     

Theoretical studies on the potential energy surfaces and vibrational energy levels of HXeF and HXeCl

The potential energy surfaces for the electronic ground state of the HXeCl and HXeF molecules areconstructed by using the internally contracted multi-reference configuration interaction with theDavidson correction(icMRCI Q)method and large basis sets.The stabilities and dissociation barriersare identified from the potential energy surfaces.The three-body dissociation channel is found to bethe dominate dissociation channel for HXeCl,while two dissociation channels are possible and com-petitive for HXeF.Based on the obtained potentials,vibrational energy levels of HXeCl and HXeF arecalculated using the Lanczos algorithm.Our theoretical results are in good agreement with the avail-able observed values.Particularly,the calculated fundamental frequency of the H—Xe stretching vi-bration including the Xe matrix effect of HXeCl is found to be 1666.6 cm-1,which is only 17.6 cm-1higher than the recently observed value of 1649 cm-1.     

HXeBr分子的振动频率和离解途径的理论研究

采用MP2和CCSD(T)方法对HXeBr分子的振动光谱进行了理论研究. 计算结果表明, 经非谐性和基质效应修正后的H—Xe伸缩振动、弯曲振动以及Xe—Br伸缩振动频率分别为1492, 509和174 cm-1, 与实验结果吻合得较好. 此外分别采用单参考组态的CCSD(T)方法和多参考组态耦合簇(MR-AQCC)方法研究了HXeBr分子的稳定性和离解途径. 研究结果表明, 离解途径HXeBr→Xe＋HBr和HXeBr→H＋Xe＋Br的能垒分别为1.39和0.89 eV, 三体离解途径是HXeBr分子的主要离解途径.     

State-to-state chemistry: An ab initio approach

It has become possible in recent years to compute state-to-state reaction crosssections and rate constants from first principles for a few elementary chemical reactions and for a few energy transfer processes. We illustrate the state-of-the art using examples of results obtained from our own laboratory.     

Limiting high pressure rate coefficients for the HO+NO2&→HONO2 reaction on ab initio potential energy surfaces

Phase space limiting high pressure rate coefficients for the title reaction on ab initio potential energy surfaces have been calculated at 50-600 K. Calculated rigidity factors at different levels of theory are presented. The best limiting high pressure rate coefficient obtained at 300 K, 4.0x10^-11cm³ molecule^-1 s^-1, compares very well with the latest IUPAC recommended value. This revised version was published online in June 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

A quantum modeling of the chemistry of LiH with He from ab initio calculations: Ionic reactions in He nanodroplets

The fully three-dimensional ground and first electronically excited states of the [LiHHe]⁺ system were computed with ab initio methods, using a self-consistent field treatment followed by a multi-reference configuration interaction calculation. The topology and reactive pathways of the surfaces are analysed at different configurations extending the understanding of the possible dynamics on these surfaces with respect to previous studies limited to lower dimensionality. The behavior of LiH⁺ inside or at the surface of a helium droplet is surmised from our findings, along with some suggestions on possible ways with which the different reactive and deexcitation phenomena occurring in this environment could be experimentally detected.     

Stationary points on the aminomethanol potential energy surface

Summary In this work we study surface fitting equations for a rigid rotor model of aminomethanol. The energies were obtained from the GAUSSIAN88 package using 3-21G bases and fitted on a least square equation, thus generating a Fourier series expansion of the energy as a function of two dihedral angles. The dihedral angles chosen are those that represent rotation around the C-O and N-C axes in the first case, and rotation around C-O and inversion around the amino group in the second case. Results indicate that the hydroxyl hydrogen is subject to almost free rotation around the C-O axis. Further fully relaxed 6-31G* calculations were performed in order to qualify the results obtained for the rigid rotor model.     

Investigations on adiabatic potential energy curve of Li2()

The SAC-CI method is used to investigate the spectroscopic properties of ⁷Li₂(). The adiabatic potential energy curves are calculated and fitted to the analytic Murrell–Sorbie function. The spectroscopic parameters reproduced by the potential attained at cc-PVTZ are found to be very close to the experiments. With the potential obtained at the SAC-CI/cc-PVTZ level of theory, a total of 62 vibrational states is found when J = 0. For each vibrational state, the vibrational level, classical turning points, inertial rotation and centrifugal distortion constants are calculated. Good agreement is obtained when they are compared with the available RKR data.     

Revised vibrational band assignments for the experimental IR and Raman spectra of 2,3,4-trifluorobenzonitrile based on ab initio, DFT and normal coordinate calculations

In the present study, a systematic vibrational spectroscopic investigation for the experimental IR and Raman spectra of 2,3,4-trifluorobenzonitrile (TFB), aided by electronic structure calculations has been carried out. The electronic structure calculations – ab initio (RHF) and hybrid density functional methods (B3LYP) – have been performed with 6-31G* basis set. Molecular equilibrium geometries, electronic energies, IR intensities, harmonic vibrational frequencies, depolarization ratios and Raman activities have been computed. The results of the calculations have been used to simulate IR and Raman spectra for TFB that showed excellent agreement with the observed spectra. Potential energy distribution (PED) and normal mode analysis have also been performed. The assignments proposed based on the experimental IR and Raman spectra have been reviewed. A complete assignment of the observed spectra has been proposed.     

Conformations and vibrational properties of disulfide bridges: Potential energy distribution in the model system diethyl disulfide

Disulfide bridges are important structural elements in proteins. It is well-known that the position of the characteristic disulfide band at ca. 500 cm⁻¹ in the vibrational spectra varies with the conformation around the disulfide unit. In our computational study on the model system diethyl disulfide, both wavenumber and normal mode composition are analyzed simultaneously as a function of conformation. For the disulfide band, a negative correlation between the calculated vibrational wavenumber and the SS stretching contribution is detected. This trend in the normal mode composition provides an explanation for experimentally observed wavenumber shifts of the disulfide band.     

A study of internal rotations and vibrational spectra of oxiranemethanol (glycidol)

The conformational stability and the C–O and O–H internal rotations in oxiranemethanol were investigated at the DFT-B3LYP/6-311G**, MP2/6-311G** and MP4(SDQ)/6-311G** levels of theory. Three minima were predicted in the CCOH potential energy scans of the molecule to have relative energies of about 2 kcal/mol or less and all were calculated to have real frequencies upon full optimization of structural parameters at the DFT and the MP2 levels of calculations. The Cg1 (H bond inner) conformation was predicted to be the lowest energy conformation for oxiranemethanol in excellent agreement with an earlier microwave study. The equilibrium mixture was calculated from Gibb's free-energy changes to be about 79% Cg1, 17% G1g and 3% Gg1 at the B3LYP/6-311G** level and about 87% Cg1, 11% G1g and 2% Gg1 at the MP2/6-311G** level for oxiranemethanol at 298.15 K. No conclusive evidence was obtained for the presence of high-energy form in the liquid phase of oxiranemethanol. The vibrational frequencies of oxiranemethanol in its three stable forms were computed at the B3LYP level and complete vibrational assignments were made for the lowest energy Cg1 form on basis of calculated and experimental data of the molecule.     

Umbrella inversions of cyclononatetraenylidenes at ab initio and DFT

Barriers of umbrella inversions for non-planar triplet 2-, 3-, 4-, or 5-X-2,4,6,8-cyclononatetraenylidenes, inverting through planar transition states, appear roughly four times lower in energy than their corresponding singlet states, at ab initio and DFT levels (X = H, F, Cl, Br). Relative activation energies for these racemization (), follow electronegativity for both singlet and/or triplet states of 2-X-2,4,6,8-cyclononatetraenylidenes (F > Cl > Br > H). This trend does not hold for species with halogens further away from the carbenic center: 3-, 4-, or 5-X-2,4,6,8-cyclononatetraenylidenes. Frequency calculations show one negative force constant for all planar species (transition states), while they appear positive for non-planar minima.     

Ab initio electronic and rovibrational structure of

The electronic structure of the ground state of has been investigated using relativistically-corrected CCSD(T) in conjunction with ANO-RCC (Mg) and aug-cc-pVQZ (H) basis sets. The molecular potential energy surface possessed minima corresponding to both ¹A₁ and equilibrium structures (with a ¹Σ⁺ transition state). The ¹A₁ structure possessed R_e and θ_e values of 2.0297 Å and of 22.09°, respectively. The higher-energy structure exhibited an R_e value of 2.1658 Å. Property surfaces were constructed to calculate rovibrational energies and spectral line intensities for the ground states of , (¹A′) MgHD²⁺ and . For the vibration ground state of , the vibration-averaged R_e and θ_e values were calculated to be 2.0209 Å and 22.53°, respectively. The A, B and C rotational constants were calculated to be 58.0, 2.21 and 2.11 cm⁻¹, respectively.     

Ab initio potential energy surface and vibration‐rotation energy levels of sulfur dioxide

An accurate potential energy surface of sulfur dioxide, SO₂, in its ground electronic state has been determined from ab initio calculations using the coupled‐cluster approach in conjunction with the correlation‐consistent basis sets up to septuple‐zeta quality. The results obtained with the conventional and explicitly correlated coupled‐cluster methods are compared. The role of the core–electron correlation, higher‐order valence–electron correlation, scalar relativistic, and adiabatic effects in determining the structure and dynamics of the SO₂ molecule is discussed. The vibration‐rotation energy levels of the ³²SO₂ and ³⁴SO₂ isotopologues were predicted using a variational approach. It was shown that the inclusion of the aforementioned effects was mandatory to attain the “spectroscopic” accuracy. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.     

Interpolated potential energy surface for abstraction and exchange reactions of NH 3 + H and deuterated analogues

An ab initio interpolated potential energy surface for the hydrogen abstraction and exchange reactions between ammonia and a hydrogen atom is reported. The interpolation is constructed over a set of data points calculated at the unrestricted coupled cluster approximation, using single and double excitations, and including the triple excitations non-iteratively. New data point selection methods were used to improve the convergence and accuracy of the interpolated surface.