title: Thermodynamic properties of the XO(2), X(2)O, XYO, X(2)O(2), and XYO(2) (X, Y = Cl, Br, and I) isomers.
abstract: High level ab initio electronic structure calculations at the coupled cluster level with a correction for triples extrapolated to the complete basis set limit have been made for the thermodynamics of the BrBrO(2), IIO(2), ClBrO(2), ClIO(2), and BrIO(2) isomers, as well as various molecules involved in the bond dissociation processes. Of the BrBrO(2) isomers, BrOOBr is predicted to be the most stable by 8.5 and 9.3 kcal/mol compared to BrBrO(2) and BrOBrO at 298 K, respectively. The weakest bond in BrOOBr is the O-Br bond with a bond dissociation energy (BDE) of 15.9 kcal/mol, and in BrBrO(2), it is the Br-Br bond of 19.1 kcal/mol. The smallest BDE in BrOBrO is for the central O-Br bond with a BDE of 12.6 kcal/mol. Of the IIO(2) isomers, IIO(2) is predicted to be the most stable by 3.3, 9.4, and 28.9 kcal/mol compared to IOIO, IOOI, and OIIO at 298 K, respectively. The weakest bond in IIO(2) is the I-I bond with a BDE of 22.2 kcal/mol. The smallest BDEs in IOIO and IOOI are the terminal O-I bonds with values of 19.0 and 5.2 kcal/mol, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Chemistry Department, The University of Alabama, Shelby Hall, Box 870336, Tuscaloosa, Alabama 35487-0336, USA.
authors.forename: Daniel J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Grant
authors.forename: Edward B
authors.initials: EB
authors.lastname: Garner
authors.forename: Myrna H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Matus
authors.forename: Minh Tho
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Nguyen
authors.forename: Kirk A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Francisco
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Dixon