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Listing of experimental geometry data for H2O+ (water cation)

Rotational Constants (cm-1)


See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C
27.87700 14.51200 9.28500
Rotational Constants from 1966Herzberg
Calculated rotational constants for H2O+ (water cation).

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
rOH 0.958 1 2 1979Hoy/Bun:1 re
aHOH 104.4776 2 1 3 1979Hoy/Bun:1 equilibrium
picture of water cation

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-O 2
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.0000 0.0000 0.1173
H2 0.0000 0.7572 -0.4692
H3 0.0000 -0.7572 -0.4692

Atom - Atom Distances (Å)
  O1 H2 H3
O10.95780.9578
H20.95781.5144
H30.95781.5144

Calculated geometries for H2O+ (water cation).
References
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1966Herzberg Herzberg, G., Electronic spectra and electronic structure of polyatomic molecules,Van Nostrand,New York, 1966  
1979Hoy/Bun:1 AR Hoy, PR Bunker, "A precise Solution of the Rotation Beninding Schrodinger Equation for a Triatomic Molecule with Application to the Water Molecule" J. Molecular Spectroscopy 74, 1-8, 1979 10.1016/0022-2852(79)90019-5

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