Ab initio analysis of the vibrational spectra of conformers of some branched alkanes

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作者
Mirkin, NG
Krimm, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Div Biophys Res, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
[2] Univ Michigan, Dept Phys, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
ab initio analysis; vibrational spectra; branched alkanes;
D O I
10.1016/S0022-2860(00)00513-5
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A scaled ab initio HF/6-31G force field has been optimized that provides an accurate description of normal mode frequencies and eigenvectors of branched alkanes. This force field reproduces 159 observed non-CH stretch bands of 10 conformers of 2-methylpropane, 2,2-dimethylpropane, 2-methylbutane, 2,2-dimethylbutane, and 3-methylpentane with an rms deviation of 6.1 cm(-1). A number of modes have been reassigned based on this vibrational analysis. The force field serves as the basis for the development of a spectroscopically accurate molecular mechanics energy function for saturated hydrocarbon chains. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:67 / 91
页数:25
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