A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study of the HF+CN F + HCN Reaction; The CN-HF Entrance...

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A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study of the HF+CNF + HCN Reaction; The CN-HF Entrance channel complex Jeremy Merritt and Michael Heaven Department of Chemistry Emory University Atlanta, GA 30322

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A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study of the HF+CNF + HCN Reaction;

The CN-HF Entrance channel complex

Jeremy Merritt and Michael Heaven

Department of ChemistryEmory UniversityAtlanta, GA 30322

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A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study of the HF+CNF + HCN Reaction;

The CN-HF Entrance channel complex

Department of ChemistryEmory UniversityAtlanta, GA 30322

Jeremy Merritt and Michael Heaven

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Motivation

Weak van der waals forces can strongly influence dynamics Cl + HD; Roaming Hydrogen atom mechanism

HX-CN has been suggested as being important in controlling theproduct state distributions observed in X+HCN scattering

Multiple, asymptotically degenerate Potential energy surfaces can resultin breakdown of the Born-Oppenheimer approximation

Reaction dynamics at the quantum level 4 atom systems

Photoinduced reaction of entrance channel complexes impact parameter averaging

Aid in understanding future experimental results X, A, and B states of CN are convenient handles

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Ab initio Calculations

Start with rigid monomers constrained to a common plane = Cs

[0.1, 180.1, 20.0] [0.1, 360.1, 20.0]

R [10.0, 6.0, 5.0, 4.5, 4.0, 3.75, 3.5, 3.25, 3.0, 2.75, 2.5 Å]

rHF = 0.9168 ÅrCN = 1.1718 Å

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Performed using MOLPRO

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C N

Basis set = Aug-cc-pVDZ+{332}

Methodology

1) RHF for 1A’ state

2) 4SA-CASSCF(7,8)

3) MRCI(7,7)

4) Counter-Poise Correction using

Davidson Energies

5) Correct for size consistency (20 Å)

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CN – HF; What to expect

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CN – HF; What to expect

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CN – HF; What to expect

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4SA-CASSCF(7,8)

1A”, 3A’

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Tests on CN monomer

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X 2+ re (Å) 1.187 1.1718

A 2 Te (cm-1) 8734 9245.3

A 2 re (Å) 1.246 1.2333

B 2+ Te (cm-1) 27509 25752

B 2+ re (Å) 1.158 1.15

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Dihedral cut

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Stationary points

FH---NC

FH---CN

HF---NC

HF---CN

X 2+ B 2+A 2

De = 1200 cm-1

Re = 3.4 ÅDe = 1000 cm-1

Re = 3.4 Årepulsive

repulsive

repulsive repulsive

repulsive repulsive

De = 1570 cm-1

Re = 3.6 Å

De = 1300 cm-1

Re = 3.6 Å

Re = 3.8 ÅDe = 330 cm-1

Small isomerizationbarrier

Small isomerizationbarrier

De = 330 cm-1

Re = 3.8 Å

Bent?

Bent?

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Collinear FH-CN Reaction Path

HF bonding orbital (F 2Pz) was included into the active space

Hexp = 4046 cm-1H = 3125 cm-1

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Summary and Conclusions• HF+CN PES is rich• Bound-Bound (Bound-Free) transitions

expected for A-X (B-X) excitation of FH--NC• Onset of continuum would accurately

probe ground state binding energy• ~7300 cm-1 barrier to reaction; should be

ammenable to jet cooling• Zewail type experiments?

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