Multistructure Valence-Bond and Atoms-in-Molecules Calculations for LiF, F2, and F2−
- 1 January 1969
- journal article
- research article
- Published by AIP Publishing in The Journal of Chemical Physics
- Vol. 50 (1), 478-488
- https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1670824
Abstract
Multistructure valence‐bond calculations with nonorthogonal atomic orbitals have been performed for LiF, F2, and F2−. The basis set consisted of approximate Hartree–Fock functions for the neutral atoms constructed from linear combinations of Gaussian‐type orbitals. Several empirical approaches for estimating an intra‐atomic correction are examined, and a new method is found which yields reasonable results. The new scheme, which is a modification of Moffit's “atoms‐in‐molecules” method, is thought to be somewhat preferable to the previously proposed ICC scheme of Hurley, as it gives more reasonable results in the limits of both small and large internuclear distances. The attributes of the various methods are discussed and illustrated by means of a simple H2 calculation, as well as by application to LiF, F2, and F2−. A dissociation energy for F2− slightly larger than that for F2 is obtained; this surprising result, which clearly requires further investigation, is briefly discussed.Keywords
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