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Title: BAC-MP4 predictions of thermochemistry for the gas-phase tin compounds in the Sn-H-C-Cl system.

Journal Article · · Proposed for publication in Journal of Physical Chemistry A.
OSTI ID:990986
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  1. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA

In this work, the BAC-MP4 method is extended for the first time to compounds in the fourth row of the periodic table, resulting in a self-consistent set of thermochemical data for 56 tin-containing molecules in the Sn-H-C-Cl system. The BAC-MP4 method combines ab initio electronic structure calculations with empirical corrections to obtain accurate heats of formation. To obtain electronic energies for tin-containing species, the standard 6-31G(d,p) basis set used in BAC-MP4 calculations is augmented with a relativistic effective core potential to describe the electronic structure of the tin atom. Both stable compounds and radical species are included in this study. Trends within homologous series and calculated bond dissociation energies are consistent with previous BAC-MP4 predictions for group 14 compounds and the limited data available from the literature, indicating that the method is performing well for these compounds.

Research Organization:
Sandia National Laboratories (SNL), Albuquerque, NM, and Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC04-94AL85000
OSTI ID:
990986
Report Number(s):
SAND2004-4524J; TRN: US201020%%655
Journal Information:
Proposed for publication in Journal of Physical Chemistry A., Vol. 109, Issue 22
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English