Theoretical study of the structure and analytic potential energy function for the ground state of the PO 2 molecule

In this paper, the energy, equilibrium geometry, and harmonic frequency of the ground electronic state of PO2 are computed using the B3LYP, B3P86, CCSD(T), and QCISD(T) methods in conjunction with the 6–311++G(3df, 3pd) and cc-pVTZ basis sets. A comparison between the computational results and the experimental values indicates that the B3P86/6-311++G(3df, 3pd) method can give better energy calculation results for the PO2 molecule. It is shown that the ground state of the PO2 molecule has C2ν symmetry and its ground electronic state is X2A1. The equilibrium parameters of the structure are RP−O = 0.1465 nm, ∠OPO = 134.96°, and the dissociation energy is Ed = 19.218 eV. The bent vibrational frequency ν1 = 386 cm−1, symmetric stretching frequency ν2 = 1095 cm−1, and asymmetric stretching frequency ν3 = 1333 cm−1 are obtained. On the basis of atomic and molecular reaction statics, a reasonable dissociation limit for the ground state of the PO2 molecule is determined. Then the analytic potential energy function of the PO2 molecule is derived using many-body expansion theory. The potential curves correctly reproduce the configurations and the dissociation energy for the PO2 molecule.

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