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Quantum calculations of vibrational energies of H3O2- on an ab initio potential
Xinchuan Huang1, Bastiaan J Braams, Stuart Carter
1Department of Chemistry, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia 30322, USA.
Abstract:
We report a full-dimensional potential energy surface for H3O2-, based on fitting 66,965 ab initio electronic energies. A major feature of this potential is a barrier of roughly 200 cm-1 to internal rotation of the two hydroxyl groups about a line connecting the two oxygen atoms and the bridging hydrogen atom. The potential is used in calculations of vibrational energies, performed with the "Reaction Path" version of the code "MULTIMODE". The results are compared to recent infrared messenger experiments and are used to propose interpretations of the experimental results.
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