Wavefunction theory and density functional theory analysis of ground and excited electronic states of TaB and WB

IR Ariyarathna - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Several low-lying electronic states of TaB and WB molecules were studied using ab initio
multireference configuration interaction (MRCI), Davidson corrected MRCI (MRCI+ Q), and …

Organolanthanide Complexes Containing Ln–CH3 σ-bonds: Unexpectedly Similar Hydrolysis Rates for Trivalent and Tetravalent Organocerium

Z Shafi, JK Gibson - Inorganic Chemistry, 2023 - ACS Publications
We report the gas-phase preparation, isolation, and reactivity of a series of
organolanthanides featuring the Ln–CH3 bond. The complexes are formed by …

Predissociation-based measurements of bond dissociation energies: US2, OUS, and USe

KH Tomchak, JJ Sorensen, E Tieu… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The uranium-containing molecules US 2, OUS, and USe have been investigated using a
pulsed laser ablation supersonic beam molecular source with time-of-flight mass …

Enthalpy of the Cerium (Ce) Chemi-Ionization Reaction and CeO+, CeC+, and CeCO+ Bond Energies Determined by Energy-Resolved Guided Ion Beam Mass …

TA Fenn, BC Stevenson… - The Journal of Physical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Cerium (Ce) oxide, carbide, and carbonyl cation bond energies and the exothermicity of the
Ce chemi-ionization (CI) reaction with atomic oxygen were investigated using guided-ion …

Methane activation by [LnO]+: the 4f orbital matters

B Yuan, J Zou, M Yu, S Zhou - Science China Chemistry, 2024 - Springer
Gas-phase reactions of [LnO]+ with methane have been studied by using inductively
coupled plasma-mass spectrometer (ICPMS) combined with quantum chemical calculations …

High-Resolution Photoelectron Spectroscopy of the Ground and First Excited Electronic States of MgXe+

C Kreis, JR Schmitz, F Merkt - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2024 - ACS Publications
We report on the characterization of the X+ 2Σ+ ground and the A+ 2ΠΩ (Ω= 1/2, 3/2) and B+
2Σ+ electronically excited states of MgXe+. Rotationally cold MgXe in the a 3Π0 (v ″= 0) …

Lanthanide Complexes Featuring Terminal Oxo and Methyl Ligands: How Covalency, Redox, and Sterics Impact Stability of Lanthanide Bonding

Z Shafi - 2024 - search.proquest.com
Chapter 1. Motivations and techniques used for studying lanthanide-ligand bonding are
presented. Lanthanides are critical materials that face significant challenges in their …