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Montes de Oca-Estévez MJ, Prosmiti R. Microsolvation of a Proton by Ar Atoms: Structures and Energetics of Ar nH + Clusters. Molecules 2024; 29:4084. [PMID: 39274931 DOI: 10.3390/molecules29174084] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2024] [Revised: 08/22/2024] [Accepted: 08/24/2024] [Indexed: 09/16/2024] Open
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We present a computational investigation on the structural arrangements and energetic stabilities of small-size protonated argon clusters, Ar nH +. Using high-level ab initio electronic structure computations, we determined that the linear symmetric triatomic ArH +Ar ion serves as the molecular core for all larger clusters studied. Through harmonic normal-mode analysis for clusters containing up to seven argon atoms, we observed that the proton-shared vibration shifts to lower frequencies, consistent with measurements in gas-phase IRPD and solid Ar-matrix isolation experiments. We explored the sum-of-potentials approach by employing kernel-based machine-learning potential models trained on CCSD(T)-F12 data. These models included expansions of up to two-body, three-body, and four-body terms to represent the underlying interactions as the number of Ar atoms increases. Our results indicate that the four-body contributions are crucial for accurately describing the potential surfaces in clusters with n> 3. Using these potential models and an evolutionary programming method, we analyzed the structural stability of clusters with up to 24 Ar atoms. The most energetically favored Ar nH + structures were identified for magic size clusters at n = 7, 13, and 19, corresponding to the formation of Ar-pentagon rings perpendicular to the ArH +Ar core ion axis. The sequential formation of such regular shell structures is compared to ion yield data from high-resolution mass spectrometry measurements. Our results demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed sum-of-potentials model in describing trends in the nature of bonding during the single proton microsolvation by Ar atoms, encouraging further quantum nuclear studies.
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- María Judit Montes de Oca-Estévez
- Institute of Fundamental Physics (IFF-CSIC), CSIC, Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
- Atelgraphics S.L., Mota de Cuervo 42, 28043 Madrid, Spain
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- Institute of Fundamental Physics (IFF-CSIC), CSIC, Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain
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Montes de Oca-Estévez MJ, Valdés Á, Prosmiti R. A kernel-based machine learning potential and quantum vibrational state analysis of the cationic Ar hydride (Ar 2H +). Phys Chem Chem Phys 2024; 26:7060-7071. [PMID: 38345626 DOI: 10.1039/d3cp05865d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2024]
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One of the most fascinating discoveries in recent years, in the cold and low pressure regions of the universe, was the detection of ArH+ and HeH+ species. The identification of such noble gas-containing molecules in space is the key to understanding noble gas chemistry. In the present work, we discuss the possibility of [Ar2H]+ existence as a potentially detectable molecule in the interstellar medium, providing new data on possible astronomical pathways and energetics of this compound. As a first step, a data-driven approach is proposed to construct a full 3D machine-learning potential energy surface (ML-PES) via the reproducing kernel Hilbert space (RKHS) method. The training and testing data sets are generated from CCSD(T)/CBS[56] computations, while a validation protocol is introduced to ensure the quality of the potential. In turn, the resulting ML-PES is employed to compute vibrational levels and molecular spectroscopic constants for the cation. In this way, the most common isotopologue in ISM, [36Ar2H]+, was characterized for the first time, while simultaneously, comparisons with previously reported values available for [40Ar2H]+ are discussed. Our present data could serve as a benchmark for future studies on this system, as well as on higher-order cationic Ar-hydrides of astrophysical interest.
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- María Judit Montes de Oca-Estévez
- Institute of Fundamental Physics (IFF-CSIC), CSIC, Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
- Atelgraphics S.L., Mota de Cuervo 42, 28043, Madrid, Spain
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- Escuela de Física, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Sede Medellín, A. A., 3840, Medellín, Colombia
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- Institute of Fundamental Physics (IFF-CSIC), CSIC, Serrano 123, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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Montes de Oca-Estévez MJ, Darna B, García-Ruiz B, Prosmiti R, González-Lezana T, Koner D. Ar+ ArH + Reactive Collisions of Astrophysical Interest: The Case of 36 Ar. Chemphyschem 2023; 24:e202300450. [PMID: 37477047 DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202300450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 07/20/2023] [Indexed: 07/22/2023]
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The reactive collision between 36 Ar and the 36 ArH+ species has been investigated by means of quantum mechanical (QM), quasiclassical trajectories (QCT) and statistical quantum mechanical (SQM) approaches. Reaction probabilities, cross sections as a function of the energy and rate constants in terms of the temperature have been obtained. Cumulative distributions as a function of the collision time and the inspection of selected QCT corresponding to specific dynamical mechanisms have been analysed. Predictions by means of the SQM method are in good agreement with the QM results, thus supporting the complex-forming nature of the process.
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- María Judit Montes de Oca-Estévez
- Instituto de Física Fundamental, IFF-CSIC, Serrano 123, 28006, Madrid, Spain
- Atelgraphics S.L., Mota de Cuervo 42, 28043, Madrid, Spain
- Doctoral Programme in Theoretical Chemistry and Computational Modelling, Doctoral School, UAM, Madrid, Spain
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- Faculty of Science, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200H, box 2100, 3001 Heverlee, Leuven, Belgium
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, IFF-CSIC, Serrano 123, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Física Fundamental, IFF-CSIC, Serrano 123, 28006, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad Kandi, Sangareddy, 502284, Telangana, India
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Guo H, Worth G, Domcke W. Quantum dynamics with ab initio potentials. J Chem Phys 2021; 155:080401. [PMID: 34470339 DOI: 10.1063/5.0066234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- Hua Guo
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87131, USA
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- Department of Chemistry, University College London, London WC1H 0AJ, United Kingdom
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- Department of Chemistry, Technical University of Munich, D-85747 Garching, Germany
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Koner D, Barrios L, González-Lezana T, Panda AN. Atom-Diatom Reactive Scattering Collisions in Protonated Rare Gas Systems. Molecules 2021; 26:4206. [PMID: 34299481 PMCID: PMC8304066 DOI: 10.3390/molecules26144206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/08/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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The study of the dynamics of atom-diatom reactions involving two rare gas (Rg) atoms and protons is of crucial importance given the astrophysical relevance of these processes. In a series of previous studies, we have been investigating a number of such Rg(1)+ Rg(2)H+→ Rg(2)+ Rg(1)H+ reactions by means of different numerical approaches. These investigations comprised the construction of accurate potential energy surfaces by means of ab initio calculations. In this work, we review the state-of-art of the study of these protonated Rg systems making special emphasis on the most relevant features regarding the dynamical mechanisms which govern these reactive collisions. The aim of this work therefore is to provide an as complete as possible description of the existing information regarding these processes.
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- Debasish Koner
- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Tirupati, Karakambadi Road, Tirupati 517507, Andhra Pradesh, India;
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- Department of Chemistry, CMS—Centre for Molecular Simulation, IQST—Institute for Quantum Science and Technology and Quantum Alberta, University of Calgary, 2500 University Drive N.W., Calgary, AB T2N 1N4, Canada;
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- Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, Assam 781039, India;
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Tan JA, Kuo JL. Fermi resonance switching in KrH +Rg and XeH +Rg (Rg = Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe). J Chem Phys 2021; 154:134302. [PMID: 33832263 DOI: 10.1063/5.0044703] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Matrix isolation experiments have been successfully employed to extensively study the infrared spectrum of several proton-bound rare gas complexes. Most of these studies have focused on the spectral signature for the H+ stretch (ν3) and its combination bands with the intermolecular stretch coordinate (ν1). However, little attention has been paid to the Fermi resonance interaction between the H+ stretch (ν3) and H+ bend overtone (2ν2) in the asymmetric proton-bound rare gas dimers, RgH+Rg'. In this work, we have investigated this interaction on KrH+Rg and XeH+Rg with Rg = (Ne, Ar, Kr, and Xe). A multilevel potential energy surface (PES) was used to simulate the vibrational structure of these complexes. This PES is a dual-level comprising of second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation theory and coupled-cluster singles doubles with perturbative triples [CCSD(T)] levels of ab initio theories. We found that when both the combination bands (nν1 + ν3) and bend overtone 2ν2 compete to borrow intensity from the ν3 band, the latter wins over the former, which then results in the suppression of the nν1 + ν3 bands. The current simulations offer new assignments for the ArH+Xe and KrH+Xe spectra. Complete basis set (CBS) binding energies for these complexes were also calculated at the CCSD(T)/CBS level.
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- Jake A Tan
- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, No. 1 Roosevelt Road, Section 4, Da-an District, Taipei City 10617, Taiwan
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- Institute of Atomic and Molecular Sciences, Academia Sinica, No. 1 Roosevelt Road, Section 4, Da-an District, Taipei City 10617, Taiwan
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