Electronic structure and rovibrational properties of ZnOH in the X{sup ~2}A{sup ′} electronic state: A computational molecular spectroscopy study
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Ochanomizu University, 2-1-1 Otsuka, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112-8610 (Japan)
- Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Bergische Universität, D-42097 Wuppertal (Germany)
- Nanosystem Research Institute, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, 1-1-1 Umezono, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8568 (Japan)
The three-dimensional ground-state potential energy surface of ZnOH has been calculated ab initio at the MR-SDCI+Q-DK3/[QZP ANO-RCC (Zn, O, H)] level of theory and used as basis for a study of the rovibrational properties carried out by means of the program MORBID (Morse Oscillator Rigid Bender Internal Dynamics). The electronic ground state is {sup 2}A′ (correlating with {sup 2}Σ{sup +} at the linear configuration). The equilibrium structure has r{sub e}(Zn–O) = 1.8028 Å, r{sub e}(O–H) = 0.9606 Å, and ∠{sub e}(Zn–O–H) = 114.9°. The Zn–O bond is essentially ionic, with appreciable covalency. The bonding character is compared with those of FeOH (quasi-linear) and CsOH (linear). The rovibrationally averaged structural parameters, determined as expectation values over MORBID wavefunctions, are 〈r(Zn–O)〉{sub 0} = 1.8078 Å, 〈r(O–H)〉{sub 0} = 0.9778 Å, and 〈∠(Zn–O–H)〉{sub 0} = 117°. The Yamada-Winnewisser quasi-linearity parameter is found to be γ{sub 0} = 0.84, which is close to 1.0 as expected for a bent molecule. Since no experimental rovibrational spectrum has been reported thus far, this spectrum has been simulated from the ab initio potential energy and dipole moment surfaces. The amphoteric character of ZnOH is also discussed.
- OSTI ID:
- 22419863
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 141, Issue 9; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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