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CHEM01200604005 A. K. Pathak - Homi Bhabha National Institute

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change in VDE is observed. This is due to the fact that all the minimum energy structure<br />

are very close in energy and all having nearly same VDE. As calculation of VDE at<br />

CCSD(T) level for higher cluster is beyond our scope at present so VDE for the two<br />

lower cluster are calculated at CCSD(T) level of theory with same basis set and are<br />

systematically lower than the MP2 values by 0.27 eV (see Table 7.1).<br />

Energy (x 10 3 eV)<br />

3.0<br />

2.5<br />

2.0<br />

1.5<br />

1.0<br />

0.5<br />

0.0<br />

I 2 .- .nCO 2<br />

a<br />

b<br />

c<br />

VDE n (eV)<br />

4.2<br />

4.0<br />

3.8<br />

3.6<br />

3.4<br />

I 2 .- .nCO 2<br />

a<br />

b<br />

c<br />

0 2 4 6 8 10<br />

n<br />

0 2 4 6 8<br />

n<br />

I<br />

II<br />

Fig. 7.2. (I) Variation of calculated (a) solvent stabilization energy (E solv ), (b) ion-solvent interaction energy<br />

( E<br />

int − is ) and (c) solvent-solvent interaction energy ( E<br />

int− ss ) in kcal/mol with the number of solvent CO 2<br />

molecules (n) in I 2•¯.nCO 2 cluster at MP2/6-311+G(d) level of theory .(II) Plot of vertical detachment<br />

energy, ( VDE<br />

n<br />

) in eV vs. number of CO 2 molecules (n) of I 2•¯.nCO 2 cluster (n=1-8) (a) at MP2/6-<br />

311+G(d) level without SOC corrections , (b) at MP2/6-311+G(d) level with SOC corrections and (c) at<br />

experimental level. (I is treated by 6-311G(d) basis set).<br />

7.3.4. IR and Raman Spectra<br />

As discussed in the earlier section, I •− 2 .nCO 2 (n=1-10) clusters are stabilized by<br />

the interaction between I •− 2 -CO 2 (solute-solvent) as well as CO 2 -CO 2 (solvent-solvent)<br />

interactions. Due to these interactions, it is expected that the normal modes of solute and<br />

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