Abstract
The role of intramolecular vibrational redistribution (IVR) in vibrationally mediated chemistry was explored using a simple model system representing the reaction of Cl with water isotopes. For the vibrational eigenfunctions, the near-resonance of the H2O symmetric and antisymmetric stretch allowed these states to couple strongly as the Cl atom approaches. These couplings transform the symmetric and antisymmetric stretches of H2O into local-mode excitations. Time-dependent wave packets propagated from each of these two states.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 1406-1416 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Journal of Chemical Physics |
Volume | 116 |
Issue number | 4 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 22 Jan 2002 |
Externally published | Yes |