- Title
- Ab initio rovibrational spectrum of the NaH₂⁺ ion-quadrupole complex
- Creator
- Page, Alister J.; von Nagy-Felsobuki, Ellak I.
- Relation
- Theoretical Chemistry Accounts Vol. 122, Issue 1-2, p. 87-100
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00214-008-0487-7
- Publisher
- Springer
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2009
- Description
- The electronic and rovibrational structure of (¹A₁) NaH₂⁺ has been investigated using a relativistically-corrected, all-electron coupled-cluster with singles, doubles and perturbative triples (CCSD(T)) ansatz. For the electronic ground state this ansatz yielded equilibrium Na–H bond lengths (Re) of 2.4208 Å and an equilibrium H–Na–H bond angle (Re) of 17.8°. An analytical potential energy surface (PES) was embedded in the rovibrational Hamiltonian. The PES was constructed using 118 CCSD(T) points and exhibited a residual error of 1.2 cm⁻¹. The rovibrational Hamiltonian was diagonalised using variational techniques. The vibrational and rovibrational eigenvectors were assigned using a configuration weight scheme in terms of normal modes and the Mulliken assignment scheme, respectively. For the ground vibrational state of (¹A₁) NaH₂⁺, the vibration-averaged bond lengths
and angle <θ> were 2.4995 Å and 17.1°, respectively. The ab initio (¹A₁) NaH₂⁺ PES yielded a dissociation energy (D₀) value of 10.3 kJ mol⁻¹, which is in excellent agreement with the experimental value of 10.3 ± 0.8 kJ mol⁻¹ (Bushnell et al. in J Phys Chem 98:2044, 1994). An analytical dipole moment surface was constructed using 90 CCSD(T) points. Rovibrational spectra of (¹A₁) NaH₂⁺, (¹A') NaHD⁺ and (¹A₁) NaD₂⁺ for v ≤ 10, J ≤ 5 were constructed using rovibrational transition moment matrix elements calculated in a novel manner that employs the analytical dipole moment surface (DMS). The rovibrational structure of the Na⁺-H₂ vHH = 1 ← vHH = 0 band was calculated and compared to that of Li⁺-H₂. - Subject
- potential energy surface; dipole moment surface; rovibrational spectrum; molecular hydride cation
- Identifier
- uon:7355
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/807258
- Identifier
- ISSN:1432-881X
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