Quasistructural molecules

AG Császár, C Fábri, J Sarka - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The concept of quasistructural molecules is introduced. For quasistructural molecules (a) the
notion of a static equilibrium structure, corresponding to a minimum on the potential energy …

Convergence of series expansions in rovibrational configuration interaction (RVCI) calculations

M Tschöpe, G Rauhut - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
Rotational and rovibrational spectra are a key in astrophysical studies, atmospheric science,
pollution monitoring, and other fields of active research. The ab initio calculation of such …

A theoretical study of propynal under interstellar conditions and beyond, covering low-frequency infrared spectra, spectroscopic constants, and hot bands

M Tschöpe, G Rauhut - Monthly Notices of the Royal …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
From an astrochemical point of view, propynal is a complex organic molecule. Moreover, it is
a potential candidate for the formation of prebiotic propanal and propenal. Therefore, this …

The ionization energy of the vinyl radical: a Mexican standoff with a happy ending

X Wu, X Zhou, P Hemberger, A Bodi - Physical Chemistry Chemical …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
The Active Thermochemical Tables (ATcT) yield 8.477±0.007 eV as the ionization energy of
the vinyl radical, which agrees with wave function theory results. The photoionization …

Thioformyl cyanide, HC (S) CN, revisited: Accurate rovibrational simulations for a molecule observed in interstellar clouds

S Das, M Tschöpe, G Rauhut - Molecular Physics, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Thioformyl cyanide, HC (S) CN, and its deuterated isotopologue have been studied by high-
level ab initio methods. Based on multidimensional potential energy surfaces including up to …

Spectroscopic Characterization of Diazophosphane—A Candidate for Astrophysical Observations

M Tschöpe, G Rauhut - The Astrophysical Journal, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Quite recently, diazophosphane, HP− N≡ N, was synthesized for the first time. This was
accomplished by a reaction of PH 3 with N 2 under UV irradiation at 193 nm. As these two …

Vibrational tunneling spectra of molecules with asymmetric wells: a combined vibrational configuration interaction and instanton approach

M Eraković, MT Cvitaš - Journal of chemical theory and …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A combined approach that uses the vibrational configuration interaction (VCI) and
semiclassical instanton theory was developed to study vibrational tunneling spectra of …

An ab initio study of the photodissociation of the vinyl radical

A Bouallagui, A Zanchet, L Bañares… - Physical Chemistry …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Photodissociation of the vinyl radical through pathways CH2CH→ CH2C+ H, CH2CH→
CHCH+ H, and CH2CH→ CH2+ CH is investigated by means of high-level ab initio …

A variational calculation of vibrational levels of vinyl radical

XG Wang, T Carrington - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2020 - pubs.aip.org
We report the vibrational energy levels of vinyl radical (VR) that are computed with a
Lanczos eigensolver and a contracted basis. Many of the levels of the two previous VR …

Tunneling splittings using modified WKB method in Cartesian coordinates: The test case of vinyl radical

M Eraković, MT Cvitaš - The Journal of chemical physics, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Modified WKB theory for calculating tunneling splittings in symmetric multi-well systems in
full dimensionality is re-derived using Cartesian coordinates. It is explicitly shown that the …