Radiative Lifetimes, Electronic Quenching Rate Constants, and Spin-Orbit Relaxation Rate Constants of the PF(A3.PI.) and PF(d1.PI.) States

Accurate spectroscopic properties of 19 low-lying states of PCl radical including the electronic transition properties

The spectroscopic properties are in detail studied for the 1(1)Σ(-), 2(1)Σ(-), b(1)Σ(+), c(1)Π, 2(1)Π, 3(1)Π, a(1)Δ, 2(1)Δ, X(3)Σ(-), C(3)Σ(-), 3(3)Σ(-), 1(3)Σ(+), A(3)Π, B(3)Π, 3(3)Π, 1(3)Δ, 2(3)Δ, 1(5)Σ(-) and 1(5)Π states, which are yielded from the first two dissociation limits, P((4)Su)+Cl((2)Pu) and P((2)Du)+Cl((2)Pu), of the PCl radical. Of the nineteen states, the 3(3)Σ(-), 1(3)Σ(+), 1(3)Δ, 2(3)Δ and 1(5)Π states are the repulsive ones. The 2(1)Σ(-), 2(1)Δ and 1(5)Σ(-) states and the second well of A(3)Π state are very weakly-bound ones. The A(3)Π and B(3)Π states, the B(3)Π and 3(3)Π states, and the 2(1)Π and 3(1)Π states have the avoided crossings. The A(3)Π state is found to possess the double well. The potential energy curves (PECs) are calculated with the CASSCF method followed by the internally contracted MRCI approach with Davidson correction together with the Dunning's correlation-consistent basis sets, aug-cc-pV6Z. To improve the quality of PECs, core-valence correlation and scalar relativistic correction calculations are included simultaneously. The PECs are extrapolated to the complete basis set limit. The vibrational properties are evaluated for several weakly-bound states. The spectroscopic parameters are determined, and compared with those available in the literature. The Franck-Condon factors and radiative lifetimes of the transitions from the A(3)Π, B(3)Π and 3(3)Π states to the X(3)Σ(-) state and from the c(1)Π, 2(1)Π and 3(1)Π states to the a(1)Δ state are calculated for several low vibrational states. And some necessary discussion is performed. Analyses demonstrate that the spectroscopic properties of PCl radical reported in this paper can be expected to be reliably predicted ones.

Electronically excited-state properties and predissociation mechanisms of phosphorus monofluoride: a theoretical study including spin-orbit coupling

The 51 Ω states generated from the 22 Λ - S states of phosphors monofluoride have been investigated using the valence internally contracted multireference configuration interaction method with the Davidson correction and the entirely uncontracted aug-cc-pV5Z basis set. The spin-orbit coupling is computed using the state interaction approach with the Breit-Pauli Hamiltonian. Based on the calculated potential energy curves, the spectroscopic constants of the bound and quasibound Λ - S and Ω states are obtained, and very good agreement with experiment is achieved. Several quasibound states caused by avoided crossings are found. Various curve crossings and avoided crossings are revealed, and with the help of our computed spin-orbit coupling matrix elements, the predissociation mechanisms of the a(1)Δ, b(1)Σ(+), e(3)Π, g(1)Π, and (3)(3)Π states are analyzed. The intricate couplings among different electronic states are investigated. We propose that the avoided crossing between the A(3)Π(0 +) and b(1)Σ(0+) (+) states may be responsible for the fact that the A(3)Π ν' ≥ 12 vibrational levels can not be observed in experiment. The transition properties of the A(3)Π - X(3)Σ(-) transition are studied, and our computed Franck-Condon factors and radiative lifetimes match the experimental results very well.

Versatile behavior of the fluorophosphinidene ligand in iron carbonyl chemistry

Fluorophosphinidene (PF) is a versatile ligand found experimentally in the transient species M(CO)(5)(PF) (M = Cr, Mo) as well as the stable cluster Ru(5)(CO)(15)(μ(4)-PF). The PF ligand can function as either a bent two-electron donor or a linear four-electron donor with the former being more common. The mononuclear tetracarbonyl Fe(PF)(CO)(4) is predicted to have a trigonal bipyramidal structure analogous to Fe(CO)(5) but with a bent PF ligand replacing one of the equatorial CO groups. The tricarbonyl Fe(PF)(CO)(3) is predicted to have two low-energy singlet structures, namely, one with a bent PF ligand and a 16-electron iron configuration and the other with a linear PF ligand and the favored 18-electron iron configuration. Low-energy structures of the dicarbonyl Fe(PF)(CO)(2) have bent PF ligands and triplet spin multiplicities. The lowest energy structures of the binuclear Fe(2)(PF)(CO)(8) and Fe(2)(PF)(2)(CO)(7) derivatives are triply bridged structures analogous to the experimental structure of the analogous Fe(2)(CO)(9). The three bridges in each Fe(2)(PF)(CO)(8) and Fe(2)(PF)(2)(CO)(7) structure include all of the PF ligands. Other types of low-energy Fe(2)(PF)(2)(CO)(7) structures include the phosphorus-bridging carbonyl structure (FP)(2)COFe(2)(CO)(6), lying only ~2 kcal/mol above the global minimum, as well as an Fe(2)(CO)(7)(μ-P(2)F(2)) structure in which the two PF groups have coupled to form a difluorodiphosphene ligand unsymmetrically bridging the central Fe(2) unit.

Improvement of the Spectroscopic Constants of the PF(A(3)Pi) State and Assignment of the PF(A-X) Transition Dipole Function

High-resolution laser-excitation spectra were acquired for the v'=3-7 levels of the PF(A(3)Pi(0,1,2)<--X(3)Sigma(-)) transition from PF(X(3)Sigma(-)) molecules generated in a discharge flow reactor. These results were combined with lower resolution excitation spectra for the v'=8-11 levels and with existing high-resolution data in the literature for v'=0 and 1 to assign improved spectroscopic constants for PF(A(3)Pi(0,1,2)). The abnormal vibrational energy level spacings for all spin components of the PF(A(3)Pi) state are evidence for a homogeneous interaction with another (3)Pi state. The Lambda-doublet separation in the PF((3)Pi(0)) substate increases with vibrational level, which is taken as evidence for interaction with the PF(b(1)Sigma(+)) state. Laser-induced fluorescence spectra from individual v'=0-5 levels were used to obtain vibrational band intensities of the A-X transition. The strong dependence of the transition dipole on the r-centroid is consistent with the reduction in the radiative lifetimes with increasing v' level. The similarity between the isovalent PF(A(3)Pi) and SO(A(3)Pi) states is noted and the bond dissociation energy of PF(X(3)Sigma(-)) is discussed. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.