NEW STRUCTURE FOR THE MOST STABLE ISOMER OF THE BENZENE DIMER - A QUANTUM-CHEMICAL STUDY

被引:114
作者
HOBZA, P [1 ]
SELZLE, HL [1 ]
SCHLAG, EW [1 ]
机构
[1] TECH UNIV MUNICH,INST PHYS & THEORET CHEM,W-8046 GARCHING,GERMANY
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10.1021/j100118a002
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
New and surprising ab initio calculations suggest that the potential curve between two benzene molecules is more complicated than hitherto assumed. In fact, the calculations propose two minima on the potential energy surface of the benzene dimer. The most stable one is found to be the parallel-displaced structure so that the T-shaped structure is now found to be at slightly higher energy. The intermolecular distance found for the T-shaped structure agrees nicely with that predicted from new experiments.
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