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Title: Energetic and Spectroscopic Properties of Astrophysically Relevant MgC4H Radicals Using High-Level Ab Initio Calculations

Journal Article · · Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory

Considering the importance of magnesium-bearing hydrocarbon molecules (MgCnH; n = 2, 4, and 6) in the carbon-rich circumstellar envelopes (e.g., IRC+10216), a total of 28 constitutional isomers of MgC4H have been theoretically investigated using density functional theory (DFT) and coupled-cluster methods. The zero-point vibrational energy corrected relative energies at the ROCCSD(T)/cc-pCVTZ level of theory reveal that the linear isomer, 1-magnesapent-2,4-diyn-1-yl (1, 2Σ+), is the global minimum geometry on the MgC4H potential energy surface. The latter has been detected both in the laboratory and in the evolved carbon star, IRC+10216. The calculated spectroscopic data for 1 match well with the experimental observations (error ~ 0.78%) which validates our theoretical methodology. Plausible isomerization processes happening among different isomers are examined using DFT and coupled-cluster methods. CASPT2 calculations have been performed for a few isomers exhibiting multireference characteristics. The second most stable isomer, 1-ethynyl-1λ3-magnesacycloprop-2-ene-2,3-diyl (2, 2A1, μ = 2.54 D), is 146 kJ mol–1 higher in energy than 1 and possibly the next promising candidate to be detected in the laboratory or in the interstellar medium in future.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
Government of India; National Science Foundation (NSF); USDOD; USDOE
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231
OSTI ID:
2470720
Journal Information:
Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory, Journal Name: Journal of Physical Chemistry. A, Molecules, Spectroscopy, Kinetics, Environment, and General Theory Journal Issue: 8 Vol. 128; ISSN 1089-5639
Publisher:
American Chemical SocietyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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