electronic structure of molecules ast380e yancy l. shirley
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Electronic Structure of Molecules AST380E Yancy L. Shirley. Where do we find molecules ?. Orion in CO J=2-1. Molecular Clouds & Star Formation Regions. VLT, Japan. Brown Dwarfs: Gliese 229B. CH 4 Absorption. Geballe, et al. 1995. Planetary Atmospheres. Voyager, NASA. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Electronic Structure of Molecules
AST380E
Yancy L. Shirley
Where do we find molecules ?
Molecular Clouds &Star Formation Regions
Orion in CO J=2-1
VLT, Japan
CH4 Absorption
Brown Dwarfs:Gliese 229B
Geballe, et al. 1995
Planetary Atmospheres
ISO Spectrum of Jupiter
CH4
CH3D
PH3
NH3
C2H6
C2H2
Voyager, NASA
Comets:Hale-Bopp
HCN J=4-3
D. Jewitt, U. Hawaii
Evolved Stars:IRC10216
HCN BIMA Image C4H BIMA Image
Why do molecules form?
Classical Argument
20
2
2/42Re
F attractive
20
2
4 Re
F repulsive
FF repulsiveattractive
Stable molecule has e- with HIGH PROBABILITY of being found between nuclei
+ +
R
e-
The Born-Oppenheimer Approximation
R
e
r
e
r
e
mmH
BAe
eBA
p 044422
ˆ2
0
2
0
22
222
2
The H2+ Hamiltonian
Since the mass(p+) >> mass(e-) , we can ignore nuclear motion (the 1st term) and solve Schroedinger’s Eq. assuming a fixed nucleus.
+ +
R
e-
rA rB
ignore
p+p+
Quantum Calculations of H2 Structure
ear
sa 0/2/101
sBsAsym 11
sBsAasym 11
Molecular Orbitals - LCAO
+
+ + + +
BONDING ANTI-BONDING
e- binding Energy
Bonding
Anti-bonding
-13.6 eV
-54.4 eV
p+ repulsion
Symmetric
Anti-symmetric
En
erg
y
Distance (nm) K. Krane, Modern Physics
L
Lz
E
Electronic State in a molecule
lllm
ml
l
lz
,...,1,
Electronic orbital angular momenta precess about internuclear axis due to strong electric field.
Symbol: , ,
2,1,0: lm
Molecular Orbitals
+ +
+ -
AO MO
+
g1s
u1s
1s
-+
1s
Z
Z
Molecular Orbitals
+- + - +- -
g2pz
+- +-
u2pz
+ +- -
2pz
2pz
AO MO
+
-
+
-
+
-
+
- +
-
Z
Z
+
+
-
-
Molecular Orbitals
u2px
g2px
AO MO
2px
Correlation of Molecular Orbitals - Homonuclear
G. Herzberg, Molecular Spectra & Molecular Strucutre , vol I.
Unified Atom Separated Atom
Total Electronic Term of a Linear Molecule
O
LS
i
ilm
i
ismS
12STotal electronic term:
Symmetries of electronic state
x
y
z
Inversion
-x
-y
-z
g
- u
ONLY Applies to homonuclear linear molecules
x
y
z
Reflection
x
-y
z
+
- -
ONLY Applies to linear molecules in states
E
g1s
H2+
= 0
S = ½ 2g
+
E
g1s
H2
= 0
S = 0 1g
+
E
g1s
He2+
= 0
S = ½ 2u
+
u1s
E
g1s
C2
= 0
S = 0 1g
+u1s
g2s
u2s
u2p
E
g1s
N2
= 0
S = 0 1g
+u1s
g2s
u2s
u2p
g2p
E
g1s
O2
= 0
S = 1 3g
-u1s
g2s
u2s
u2p
g2p
= 2
S = 0 1g
= 0S = 0 1g
+
Ground State
g2p
O2 (g2p)2 Configurations
1 1 + - 2 0
1 1 - + 2 0
-1 -1 + - -2 0
-1 -1 - + -2 0
1 -1 + + 0 1
-1 1 + + 0 1
1 -1 - - 0 -1
-1 1 - - 0 -1
1 -1 + - 0 0
1 -1 - + 0 0
1 2 s1 s2
1
3
1
D. McQuarrie, Quantum Chemistry
Bond Order
Bond Energy
Bond Length
B2 C2 N2 O2 F2 Ne2
G. Herzberg, Molecular Spectra & Molecular Strucutre , vol I.
Correlation of Molecular Orbitals - Heteronuclear
Unified AtomSeparated Atom
E
s
OH
= 1
S = ½ 2
s
p
p
E
1sA
CO
= 0
S = 0 1g
+1sB
2sA
2sB
2pA
2pA
Photoelectron Spectrum CO
s
s
p
p
# e- e
ject
ed
Binding Energy D. McQuarrie, Quantum Chemistry
MO Notation
D. McQuarrie, Quantum Chemistry
Ground Electronic State of a few Linear Molecules
2 H2+, CN, CO+, CCH
3 O2, NH, SO, CCS, C2O
2 CH, OH, NO
1 H2, CH+, CO, CS, SiO, HCN, HCO+, N2H+, CO2, HCNH+, HC3N
E
g1s
Excited States of H2
= 0
S = 0 X1g
+
u1s
g2s
u2s
u2p
g2p
= 0S = 1 b3u
+
= 0S = 0 B1u
+
= 0S = 0 C1u
Lyman Band
Werner Band
UV Electronic Transitions:
H2
Shu, Radiation
Electronic Transitions:
C2Phillips Band