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      The structure of the O₂-N₂O complex

      Salmon, Steven Ray; Lane, Joseph R.
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       10.1063/1.4931629
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      Salmon, S. R., & Lane, J. R. (2015). The structure of the O₂-N₂O complex. Journal of Chemical Physics, 143(12). http://doi.org/10.1063/1.4931629
      Permanent Research Commons link: https://hdl.handle.net/10289/9703
      Abstract
      We have investigated the lowest energy structures and interaction energies of the oxygen nitrous oxide complex (O₂–N₂O) using explicitly correlated coupled cluster theory. We find that the intermolecular potential energy surface of O₂–N₂O is very flat, with two minima of comparable energy separated by a low energy first order saddle point. Our results are able to conclusively distinguish between the two sets of experimental geometric parameters for O₂–N₂O that were previously determined from rotationally resolved infrared spectra. The global minimum structure of O₂–N₂O is therefore found to be planar with a distorted slipped parallel structure. Finally, we show that the very flat potential energy surface of O₂–N₂O is problematic when evaluating vibrational frequencies with a numerical Hessian and that consideration should be given as to whether results might change if the step-size is varied.
      Date
      2015-09-28
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      Journal Article
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      AIP Publishing
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      This article is published in the Journal of Chemical Physics. © 2015 AIP Publishing LLC.
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