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A perturbation theory of isoelectronic molecules: Application to CO based on N2

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A perturbation theory of heteronuclear diatomic molecules based on the isoelectronic homonuclear molecules is developed for calculating the molecular energy, equilibrium internuclear distance, dissociation energy, and electric dipole moment.

The theory is applied to the isoelectronic molecules CO and N2. The uncoupled Hartree-Fock approximation to the first-order perturbed wavefunction is determined by the variational method. The calculated molecular energy of CO is too low and the dipole moment is too large in magnitude. However, the calculated polarity is in agreement with the results of recent Hartree-Fock calculations at the equilibrium distance.

Zusammenfassung

Moleküle aus zwei verschiedenen Atomen werden als gestörte gleichkernige, isoelektronische Moleküle behandelt, um Energie, Gleichgewichtskernabstand, Dissoziationsenergie und Dipolmoment zu berechnen.

Das Verfahren wird auf das Paar CO, N2 angewandt. Die ungekoppelte Hartree-Fock-NÄherung für die gestörte Funktion erster Ordnung wird durch Variation bestimmt. Für CO errechnen sich eine zu niedrige Energie und ein zu gro\es Dipolmoment, dessen Richtung mit der aus neueren Hartree-Fock-Rechnungen für den Gleichgewichtsabstand erhaltenen übereinstimmt.

Résumé

On développe un procédé où les molécules diatomiques hétéronucléaires sont traitées comme molécules homonucléaires isoélectroniques perturbées, et on calcule l'énergie moléculaire, la distance d'équilibre des noyaux, l'énergie de dissociation et le moment dipolaire.

Ce procédé est appliqué à CO et N2. L'approximation Hartree-Fock non-couplée pour la fonction d'onde perturbée de premier ordre, est déterminée par variation. L'énergie calculée pour CO est trop basse, le moment dipolaire étant trop haut. Cependant, sa direction s'accorde aux résultats de calculs Hartree-Fock récents pour la distance d'équilibre.

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This research was supported by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Grant NsG-275-62.

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Chang, T.Y., Brown, W.B. A perturbation theory of isoelectronic molecules: Application to CO based on N2 . Theoret. Chim. Acta 4, 393–407 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00536417

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