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INFLUENCE OF FOURTH-ORDER VIBRATIONAL CORRECTIONS ON SEMI-EXPERIMENTAL STRUCTURES (rₑSE) OF LINEAR MOLECULES
Franke, Peter R.
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- Title
- INFLUENCE OF FOURTH-ORDER VIBRATIONAL CORRECTIONS ON SEMI-EXPERIMENTAL STRUCTURES (rₑSE) OF LINEAR MOLECULES
- Author(s)
- Franke, Peter R.
- Contributor(s)
- Stanton, John F.
- Issue Date
- 2023-06-21
- Keyword(s)
- Structure determination
- Abstract
- Semi-experimental structures (rₑSE) are derived from experimental ground-state rotational constants combined with theoretical vibrational corrections. They permit a meaningful comparison with equilibrium structures based on high-level ab initio computations. Typically, the vibrational corrections are evaluated by second-order vibrational perturbation theory (VPT2). The amount of error introduced by this approximation is generally thought to be small; however, it has not been thoroughly quantified. Herein, we assess the accuracy of the theoretical vibrational corrections by extending the treatment to fourth-order (VPT4) for a series of small, linear molecules. When possible, comparisons to exact variational results are also made. Typical corrections to bond distances are on the order of 10−⁵ A˚. Treatment of vibrational effects beyond VPT2 will thus be important when one wishes to know bond distances confidently to four decimal places. More substantial corrections (10−⁴ A˚) are seen for HNC, CNCN, and NCCN. Certain molecules with shallow bending potentials, e.g., HOC⁺, are not amenable to a VPT2 description and are not improved by VPT4.
- Publisher
- International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy
- Type of Resource
- Text
- Genre of Resource
- Conference Paper / Presentation
- Language
- eng
- Handle URL
- https://hdl.handle.net/2142/122416
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15278/isms.2023.6977
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