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CHEM01200604005 A. K. Pathak - Homi Bhabha National Institute

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The variation of the weighted average vertical detachment interaction energy with<br />

the size of the cluster is similar for all other hydrated clusters, X. nH 2 O (X= Cl 2 •− , Br 2 •− ,<br />

CO 3 •− , NO 3 − and CO 3 2− ).<br />

2.4. Conclusions<br />

Minimum energy structures of X. nH 2 O (X= Cl •− 2 , Br •− 2 & I •− 2 ) are calculated<br />

applying BHHLYP functional and minimum energy structures of X. nH 2 O (X=CO •− 3 ,<br />

NO − 3 & CO 2− 3 ) are optimized applying B3LYP functional with a triple split valence 6-<br />

311++G(d,p) basis function (I is treated by 6-311 basis set). It is observed that all the<br />

hydrated clusters are stabilized by double hydrogen bonding (DHB), single hydrogen<br />

bonding (SHB) as well as inter water hydrogen bonding (WHB). Hydrated cluster having<br />

cyclic water network units is the most stable conformer for each size of the cluster,<br />

except CO 2− 3 . nH 2 O, where structure with SHB and DHB interaction is the most<br />

preferred one for n

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