Molecules MH3 (M = Cr, Mo, W) are pyramidal: CCSD(T) ab initio study of structure and vibrational dynamics

Journal of Physical Chemistry A

Volumn 104, Issue 31, 2000, Pages 7370-7374

  Balabanov, Nikolai B ^a   Boggs, James E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS; GROUND STATE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; MOLECULAR VIBRATIONS; MOLYBDENUM COMPOUNDS; TUNGSTEN COMPOUNDS;

CHROMIUM TRIHYDRIDE; MOLYBDENUM TRIHYDRIDE; PYRAMIDAL EQUILIBRIUM STRUCTURES; TUNGSTEN TRIHYDRIDE;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 0034249688     PISSN: 10895639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jp001087d     Document Type: Article

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