Abstract
In this work, we have performed quantum chemical calculations on a new form of the guanine-cytosine anion, in which the excess electron is suspended between the two systems. The vertical detachment energy calculations performed with the MP2 method yield a value of 0.40 eV, showing a stability relative to the addition of this excess electron. The effects of removing the excess electron are also presented, whereby a significant change in the structure occurs. In these geometry optimizations of the neutral structure initiated with geometry of the anion, we obtain a hydrogen-bonded dimer with energy lower than the anion.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 221-224 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 420 |
| Issue number | 1-3 |
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| State | Published - Mar 10 2006 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Physics and Astronomy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry