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A practical computational method is discussed for obtaining the rotational–vibrational molecular state densities of molecules with large amplitude torsional degrees of freedom (DoFs). This method goes beyond the traditional harmonic oscillator/rigid rotor or separable hindered rotor approximations in that it includes coupling between the torsion, the remaining vibrational modes, and the overall rotation. The method is based on the vibrationally adiabatic approximation whereby the torsional motion is assumed to be slow compared to the remaining vibrational DoFs although the nonseparability may be large. The torsional coordinate therefore parameterizes the rotational constants and the effective vibrational potential. A semiclassical method is then introduced to calculate the total state density in which the torsion is treated classically while the remaining coordinates are treated quantum mechanically. The method is also formulated for reactive problems in which the density of states is parameterized by a second large amplitude degree of freedom, the reaction coordinate. The performance of the method is assessed using the dissociation reaction of the hydrogen peroxide molecule and its isotopomers. It is found that the method performs well based on numerical tests. The torsional nonseparability is found to yield errors of factors of 2–3 in the statistical rate coefficient when compared with results of traditional separable models.
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We are grateful to the Chinese Academy of Sciences for support through the program for visiting professorships for senior international scientists. We also acknowledge support from the National Science Foundation and summer support from Argonne National Laboratory.
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Dedicated to Professor Greg Ezra and published as part of the special collection of articles celebrating his 60th birthday.
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Kramer, Z.C., Skodje, R.T. A semiclassical adiabatic calculation of state densities for molecules exhibiting torsion: application to hydrogen peroxide and its isotopomers. Theor Chem Acc 133, 1530 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00214-014-1530-5
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