A SIMPLE POTENTIAL FUNCTION FOR MOLECULES

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1961

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Ohio State University

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A simple model is proposed, based upon a revised form of the orbital valence force $field,^{\dagger}$ to account for the quadratic potential constants of molecules. The model accounts for the valence angle bending force constants and their interactions with bond stretching coordinates by considering both changes in bond hybridization due to molecular deformation, and forces between non-bonded atoms. The model is applied to the ammonia molecule and some of the implications are examined.

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$^{\dagger}$J. W. Linnett and P. J. Wheatley, Trans. Farad. Soc. 45, 33, (1949).
Author Institution: Metcalf Research Laboratory, Brown University

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http://hdl.handle.net/1811/8102

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Abstracts of OSU International Symposium on Molecular Spectroscopy 1960-1969