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Theoretical calculations and vibrational potential energy surface of 4-silaspiro(3,3)heptane

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4871364· OSTI ID:22252985
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  1. Department of Chemistry, Texas A and M University, College Station, Texas 77843-3255 (United States)
  2. Department of Military Technology, Finnish National Defence University, P.O. Box 7, 00861 Helsinki (Finland)
Theoretical computations have been carried out on 4-silaspiro(3,3)heptane (SSH) in order to calculate its molecular structure and conformational energies. The molecule has two puckered four-membered rings with dihedral angles of 34.2° and a tilt angle of 9.4° between the two rings. Energy calculations were carried out for different conformations of SSH. These results allowed the generation of a two-dimensional ring-puckering potential energy surface (PES) of the form V = a(x{sub 1}{sup 4} + x{sub 2}{sup 4}) – b(x{sub 1}{sup 2} + x{sub 2}{sup 2}) + cx{sub 1}{sup 2}x{sub 2}{sup 2}, where x{sub 1} and x{sub 2} are the ring-puckering coordinates for the two rings. The presence of sufficiently high potential energy barriers prevents the molecule from undergoing pseudorotation. The quantum states, wave functions, and predicted spectra resulting from the PESs were calculated.
OSTI ID:
22252985
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 16 Vol. 140; ISSN JCPSA6; ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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