Effects of Temperature on the Vibrational Mode Dynamics of Cubane

ORAL

Abstract

Ab initio calculations and the Boltzmann distribution are utilized to determine the effects of temperature on the vibrational modes of cubane. Attention is paid to the propagation of energy throughout the normal modes as temperature changes, providing information about chemical and physical characteristics of cubane and their relationship to temperature. The order in which the energy levels of normal modes increase, the effect of this energy on the movement of atoms in a molecule, and the effects of this movement on chemical characteristics are the desired results of this project.

*US Department of Energy, contract no. DE-FG02-06ER46304
Indiana State University Department of Chemistry and Physics

Presenters

  • Anthony Froehlich

    • Indiana State University

Authors

  • Anthony Froehlich

    • Indiana State University
  • Guoping Zhang

    • Indiana State University