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Theoretical study of the Si 2 NO potential energy surface
Author(s) -
Yu GuangTao,
Huang XuRi,
Ding YiHong,
Chen Wei,
Sun ChiaChung
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
international journal of quantum chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1097-461X
pISSN - 0020-7608
DOI - 10.1002/qua.21232
Subject(s) - chemistry , ab initio , potential energy surface , carbene , bent molecular geometry , density functional theory , computational chemistry , transition state , ring (chemistry) , crystallography , catalysis , biochemistry , organic chemistry
The structures, spectroscopies, and stabilities of the doublet Si 2 NO radical are explored at the density functional theory (DFT) and ab initio levels. Seventeen isomers are located, connected by 26 interconversion transition states. At the CCSD(T)/6‐311+G(2 df )//QCISD/6‐311G( d )+ZPVE level, three low‐lying isomers are predicted, that is, one bent species SiNSiO 3 (5.1 kcal/mol) containing the important SiN triple bonding and two four‐membered ring isomers including cyclic cSiNSiO 1 (0.0) with SiSi cross‐bonding with C 2 v symmetry and puckered cSiNSiO 1′ (11.9) with divalent carbene character. Three low‐lying isomers 1, 1′, and 3 have reasonable kinetic stabilities and might be observable either experimentally or astrophysically. The possible formation strategies of 1, 1′, and 3 in laboratory and in space are discussed in detail. The calculated vibrational frequencies and possible formation processes of 3 are consistent with recent experimental observations. In light of the fact that no cyclic nitrogen‐containing species have been detected in space, two cyclic isomers 1 and 1′ could be promising candidates. Furthermore, the bonding nature of three isomers 1, 1′, and 3 is analyzed. The calculated results are also compared with those of the analogue C 2 NO radical. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Quantum Chem, 2007