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Silicon Oxysulfide, OSiS: Rotational Spectrum, Quantum-Chemical Calculations, and Equilibrium Structure.
Filippo TamassiaSven ThorwirthValerio LattanziMichael C. MccarthyJürgen GaussLeonie Anna Mücksubject
PhysicsOSiSequilibrium structureSiliconrotational spectrumTriatomic moleculeExtrapolationchemistry.chemical_elementMolecular physicsPartial chargesymbols.namesakeFourier transformchemistryAdditive functionsymbolsPhysical chemistryGeneral Materials ScienceRotational spectroscopyPhysical and Theoretical ChemistrySpectral resolutionquantum chemical calculationComputer Science::Cryptography and Securitydescription
Silicon oxysulfide, OSiS, and seven of its minor isotopic species have been characterized for the first time in the gas phase at high spectral resolution by means of Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy. The equilibrium structure of OSiS has been determined from the experimental data using calculated vibration-rotation interaction constants. The structural parameters (rO-Si = 1.5064 A and rSi-S = 1.9133 A) are in very good agreement with values from high-level quantum chemical calculations using coupled-cluster techniques together with sophisticated additivity and extrapolation schemes. The bond distances in OSiS are very short in comparison with those in SiO and SiS. This unexpected finding is explained by the partial charges calculated for OSiS via a natural population analysis. The results suggest that electrostatic effects rather than multiple bonding are the key factors in determining bonding in this triatomic molecule. The data presented provide the spectroscopic information needed for radio astronomical searches for OSiS.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011-05-05 | The journal of physical chemistry letters |