Electronic and vibrational contributions to first hyperpolarizability of donor-acceptor-substituted azobenzene

In this study we report on the electronic and vibrational (hyper)polarizabilities of donor-acceptor-substituted azobenzene. It is observed that both electronic and vibrational contributions to the electric dipole first hyperpolarizability of investigated photoactive molecule substantially depend on the conformation. The contributions to the nuclear relaxation first hyperpolarizability are found to be quite important in the case of two considered isomers (cis and trans). Although the double-harmonic term is found to be the largest in terms of magnitude, it is shown that the total value of the nuclear relaxation contribution to vibrational first hyperpolarizability is a result of subtle interplay of higher-order contributions. As a part of the study, we also assess the performance of long-range-corrected density functional theory in determining vibrational contributions to electric dipole (hyper)polarizabilities. In most cases, the applied long-range-corrected exchange-correlation potentials amend the drawbacks of their conventional counterparts.     

The vibrational spectrum of tetrafluoropropyne

The i.r. spectrum of gaseous tetrafluoropropyne has been measured from 4000 to 100 cm⁻¹, and all of the observed bands have been assigned. The e mode frequencies of the CF₃ group are similar to those of other CF₃CCX species, and even though the a₁ modes are less regular, the variations can be explained without changes in force constants other than those involving the CX bond. Several bands, particularly ν₁ and combinations with ν₁, show pronounced sequence structure due to excited levels of ν₁₀, the CCC skeletal bend.     

Reassignment of the vibrational spectrum of benzimidazole

New spectroscopic data on benzimidazole and benzimidazole-d2, using inelastic neutron scattering spectroscopy, has revealed previously unobserved bands. These new observations are incorporated into a complete assignment of the benzimidazole spectrum and shown to agree well with ab initio calculations on the system. The new assignment scheme eigenvectors have been correlated to those of indole.     

Study of the vibrational spectrum of cuprorivaite

In this research, after tracing a history of the pigment, the preparation and analysis of samples of Egyptian blue have been reported. The main reactions taking place during its preparation are indicated. X-ray diffractions show that, starting from mixtures of precursors with stoichiometric composition, the product is practically only cuprorivaite. The kind of flux and cristallinity of silica does not seem determining factors for the pigment formation. Infrared and Raman spectra and an assignment of the bands are reported. Impurities ascertained are discussed on the basis on the data available.     

The vibrational spectrum of anisole

The infrared and Raman spectra of C₆H₅OCD₃, C₆D₅OCH₃ and C₆D₅OCD₃ have been recorded in the liquid state. Vibrational assignments have been made and values for most of the fundamental vibrations have been obtained and correlated with those of C₆H₅OCH₃. Studies of the ultraviolet absorption spectrum have provided gas-phase data on a number of totally symmetric modes.     

Analysis of the OH bend and stretch region in the vibrational spectrum of water

A method for calculating the infrared absorption spectrum of water in a range of different physical environments is described. Calculations are based on Monte Carlo simulations together with local-mode analyses of the H₂O vibrations. Results for liquid water and amorphous ice show clearly that the major features of the OH stretching motions are reproduced with good accuracy.     

The vibrational spectrum of dibutadieneiron carbonyl

A vibrational assignment has been proposed for (C₄H₆)₂Fe(CO). The internal butadiene modes show that there is very little interaction between the two C₄H₆ molecules, and that electronically it is very similar to C₄H₆ in (C₄H₆)Fe(CO)₃.     

Interpretation of the water surface vibrational sum-frequency spectrum

We propose a novel interpretation of the water liquid-vapor interface vibrational sum-frequency (VSF) spectrum in terms of hydrogen-bonding classes. Unlike an absorption spectrum, the VSF signal can be considered as a sum of signed contributions from different hydrogen-bonded species in the sample. We show that the recently observed positive feature at low frequency, in the imaginary part of the signal, is a result of cancellation between the positive contributions from four-hydrogen-bonded molecules and negative contributions from those molecules with one or two broken hydrogen bonds. Spectral densities for each of these subgroups span the entire relevant spectral range. Three-body interactions within our newly developed E3B water simulation model prove to be critical in describing the proper balance between different hydrogen-bonded species, as (two-body) SPC/E, TIP4P, and TIP4P/2005 models fail to reproduce the positive feature. The results clarify the molecular origin of the VSF signal, and highlight the importance of many-body interactions for water in heterogeneous situations.     

Ab initio spectrograms of the molecular vibrational spectrum

Theoretical spectrograms of the vibrational spectrum of 3,3-dimethylcyclopropene were constructed and juxtaposed with the experimental Raman and IR spectrograms. The theoretical spectrograms are represented as sets of vertical lines starting from the points corresponding to the values of the vibrational frequencies calculated from the scaled quantum-mechanical (QM) force field obtained at the HF/6-31G*//HF/6-31G* level. Two theoretical Raman spectrograms were constructed. In the first case, the heights of the vertical lines correspond to the QM values of the Raman scattering activities. In the second case they represent the relative differential Raman cross-sections calculated using the QM values of Raman scattering activities. The initial vibrational mode matrix remains virtually unchanged upon scaling of the QM force constant matrix because the dispersion of the scale factor values is low. Therefore, the heights of the theoretical lines for the IR spectrogram represent the QM intensities directly. The theoretical spectrogram based on the relative differential Raman cross-sections was shown to depict the experimental Raman spectrum more adequately. This makes it possible to use the results of the corresponding QM calculations more completely and obtain well-substantiated assignments of the vibrational frequencies.     

The vibrational spectrum of allene-d1

The i.r. spectra of allene-d₁ in the vapour phase and as a crystalline solid at 90 K were recorded in the region 5000-200 cm⁻¹. Raman spectra, including semi-quantitative polarization data, of the vapour and of the neat liquid, contained in a sealed tube at ambient temperature, were obtained. The fundamental frequencies were assigned in good agreement with results from earlier normal coordinate calculations.     

Electronic structure and vibrational spectrum of acetylthiocarbamide

An approximate quantum chemical optimization of the geometric parameters of the acetylthiocarbamide molecule CH₃CONHCSNH₂ was carried out using the MNDO/H approximation. Bond lengths, bond angles, enthalpy of formation, total energy, ionization potential, and dipole moment were estimated, and the effective charges on the atoms and the bond orders were calculated. An analysis of the normal vibrations of the acetylthiocarbamide molecule and its deuteroanalog CH₃CONDCSND₂ was carried out. The force fields have been estimated. The frequencies, potential energy distribution among the vibrational coordinates, and the frequencies for the partially and completely deuterated acetylthiocarbamide molecules have been calculated.A. A. Baikov Institute of Metallurgy, Russian Academy of Sciences. A. A. Sechenov Moscow Academy of Medicine. N. S. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry. Translated from Zhurnal Strukturnoi Khimii, Vol. 34, No. 2, pp. 58–65, March–April, 1993.     

The vibrational spectrum and structure of trifluorotrichlorodisiloxane

The vibrational spectrum of trifluorotrichlorodisiloxane (F₃SiOSiCl₃) is reported, analyzed and assigned in terms of a linear C_3v model, by comparison with that of structurally related hexachlorodisiloxane (Cl₃SiOSiCl₃). This is the first assignment of the vibrational spectrum for this molecule. The vibrational spectrum of Cl₃SiOSiCl₃ is assigned on the basis of a linear D_3d model, which is different from a bent C_2v model in the previous literature.     

Analysis of the HO2 vibrational spectrum on an accurate ab initio potential energy surface

The complete vibrational spectrum of the HO2(X(2)A' ') radical, up to the H + O2 dissociation limit, has been determined quantum mechanically on an accurate potential energy surface (PES), based on approximately 15000 ab initio points at the icMRCI+Q/aug-cc-pVQZ level of theory. The vibrational states are found to be assignable at low energies but become more irregular as the energy approaches the dissociation limit. However, even at very high energies, regularity still exists, in sharp contrast to earlier results based on the double many-body expansion (DMBE) IV potential. Several Fermi resonances have been identified, and the spectrum is fit with a spectroscopic Hamiltonian. In addition, the vibrational dynamics is analyzed using a periodic orbit approach.