ABINITIO MO STUDY OF THE C-60 ANION RADICAL - THE JAHN-TELLER DISTORTION AND ELECTRONIC-STRUCTURE

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作者
KOGA, N [1 ]
MOROKUMA, K [1 ]
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[1] INST MOLEC SCI,OKAZAKI,AICHI 444,JAPAN
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10.1016/0009-2614(92)85952-7
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O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
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070304 ; 081704 ;
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The ab initio UHF structure determination for the C60 anion radical shows that small Jahn-Teller distortions take place to give the D5d, D3d, and D2h symmetric structures. They are almost degenerate and 2 kcal/mol more stable than the I(h) symmetric structure. Therefore, rearrangement among them could take place easily. The nodal properties of the singly occupied molecular orbital, localized mainly in the vicinity of the equator, make C60- ellipsoidally stretched along the principal axis.
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