Abstract
The transition energies for the lowest energy π→π* electronic excitations are calculated with the complete active space self-consistent field method (CASSCF) and with the complete active space second-order perturbation theory method (CASPT2) for the linear cyano-substituted polyacetylene cations, H-Cn-CN+, n = 4-11, and NC-Cn-CN+, n = 2-10. These systems are models for an important class of interstellar species. We demonstrate the utility of the theoretical calculations in assigning the experimental spectra.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 897-906 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Spectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy |
| Volume | 57 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 15 2001 |
Keywords
- Complete active space self-consistent field method (CASSCF)
- Electronic excitations
- Interstellar species
- Polyacetylene cations
- Transitions energies
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Analytical Chemistry
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Instrumentation
- Spectroscopy
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