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II.A.3. (XII.A.1.)

Listing of experimental geometry data for SiH2 (silicon dihydride)

Rotational Constants (cm-1)


See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C
8.09898 7.02363 3.70257
Rotational Constants from 1999Hir/Ish:4254
Calculated rotational constants for SiH2 (silicon dihydride).

Point Group C2v

Internal coordinates

(distances (r) in Å) (angles (a) in degrees) (dihedrals (d) in degrees)
Description Value Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4
aHSiH 92 2 1 3 1998Gup/Pra:1607
rSiH 1.514 1 2 1998Gup/Pra:1607
picture of silicon dihydride

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-Si 2

Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Si1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
H2 0.0000 0.0000 -1.5141
H3 0.0000 1.5132 0.0528

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)

  Si1 H2 H3
Si11.51411.5141
H21.51412.1783
H31.51412.1783

Calculated geometries for SiH2 (silicon dihydride).
References
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1998Gup/Pra:1607 Gupte, Prasad, Ground State Geometries and Vibrational Spectra of Small Hyrdogenated Silicon Clusters Using Nonorthogonal Tight-binding Molecular Dynamics, Inter. J. of Mod. Phys. B, Vol. 12, #15, pgs. 1607-1622 10.1142/S0217979298000880
1999Hir/Ish:4254 Hirota, E.; Ishikawa, H. "The vibrational spectrum and molecular constants of silicon dihydride SiH2 in the ground electronic state." Journal of Chemical Physics. 110, 4254-4257 (1999) 10.1063/1.478308

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