Ab initiostudy of secondary isotope effects on molecular structure
- 1 October 1975
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 63 (7) , 3042-3045
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.431730
Abstract
An ab initio calculation of a secondary isotope effect on a bond length has been carried out for the first time. Single determinant molecular orbital computations indicate that the mean C–C bond length at 0 °K is longer in C2H6 than in C2D6 by 0.0015 Å. A comparison with model calculations supports a steric interpretation in which H atoms act as if they are bulkier than D atoms owing to their larger bending amplitudes of vibration.Keywords
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