Jahn-Teller distortions in the radical cations of cyclopropane and allene

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Haselbach, E. [1 ]
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[1] Univ Basel, Inst Phys Chem, CH-4003 Basel, Switzerland
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10.1016/0009-2614(70)80325-6
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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 Jahn-Teller distorted equilibrium geometries of the radical cations of cyclopropane and allene have been investigated using the MINDO/2 method. For C3H6+, two different structures of C-2v symmetry with almost equal heats of formation were found. Energy minimisation of C3H4+ yields a structure of D-2 symmetry with a dihedral angle between the CH2 groups of 38 degrees. The theoretical Jahn-Teller splitting for those molecules is compared to the experimental data obtained by photoelectron spectroscopy.
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