Investigation of the metastable structures of polyiodide in acetonitrile studied using global reaction route mapping and the reference interaction site model self-consistent field explicitly including constrained spatial electron density distribution.
Phys Chem Chem Phys
; 24(38): 23712-23717, 2022 Oct 05.
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In this study, we theoretically analyzed the metastable structures of polyiodide (I7-) in the gas and acetonitrile phases using global reaction route mapping and the reference interaction site model self-consistent field explicitly including constrained spatial electron density distribution. From the chemical reaction pathways of I7- in acetonitrile, it was found that there would be 2 types of isomerization pathways. One proceeds with constant stoichiometry and the other takes place by breaking and forming I-I bonds. In addition, we discovered that I7- had various metastable structures within â¼10 kcal mol-1. Comparing the most stable structure in the gas and acetonitrile phases, the tetrapot type is found to be the most stable structure in the gas phase; however, it is the zigzag type in acetonitrile. In order to understand this difference, we performed the decomposition analysis of the thermal correlation term in the gas and acetonitrile phases. It was found that thermal correction plays a key role in the stability and we could explain the difference in the population of the EQ states of I7- in each phase. Overall, we revealed that the solvation effect must be one of the crucial factors to stabilize the isomers of I7- and determine the chemical reaction pathways.
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