Vibrational transitions in hydrogen bonded bimolecular complexes – A local mode perturbation theory approach to transition frequencies and intensities

Kasper Mackeprang, Henrik Grum Kjærgaard*

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Abstract

The local mode perturbation theory (LMPT) model was developed to improve the description of hydrogen bonded XH-stretching transitions, where X is typically O or N. We present a modified version of the LMPT model to extend its application from hydrated bimolecular complexes to hydrogen bonded bimolecular complexes with donors such as alcohols, amines and acids. We have applied the modified model to a series of complexes of different hydrogen bond type and complex energy. We found that the differences between local mode (LM) and LMPT calculated fundamental XH-stretching transition wavenumbers and oscillator strengths were correlated with the strength of the hydrogen bond. Overall, we have found that the LMPT model in most cases predicts transition wavenumbers within 20 cm−1 of the experimental values.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Molecular Spectroscopy
Volume334
Pages (from-to)1-9
Number of pages9
ISSN0022-2852
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2017

Keywords

  • Explicitly correlated coupled cluster
  • Frequency redshift
  • Hydrogen bonds
  • Intensity enhancement
  • Vibrational spectroscopy

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