Structure and Fluxionality of B13+Probed by Infrared Photodissociation Spectroscopy
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Abstract
We use cryogenic ion vibrational spectroscopy to characterize the structure and fluxionality of the magic number boron cluster B13+. The infrared photodissociation (IRPD) spectrum of the D2-tagged all-11B isotopologue of B13+is reported in the spectral range from 435 to 1790 cm−1and unambiguously assigned to a planar boron double wheel structure based on a comparison to simulated IR spectra of low energy isomers from density-functional-theory (DFT) computations. Born–Oppenheimer DFT molecular dynamics simulations show that B13+exhibits internal quasi-rotation already at 100 K. Vibrational spectra derived from these simulations allow extracting the first spectroscopic evidence from the IRPD spectrum for the exceptional fluxionality of B13+.
Details
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 501-504 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
Volume | 56 |
Issue number | 2 |
Publication status | Published - 9 Jan 2017 |
Peer-reviewed | Yes |
Externally published | Yes |
External IDs
PubMed | 27918141 |
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Keywords
- anharmonic effects, boron clusters, infrared photodissociation spectroscopy, internal rotation, molecular dynamics simulations