Theoretical study of the molecular structure and normal coordinate analysis of hydrogen cyanide addition compound with boron trifluoride, HCN–BF 3

Abstract

An extensive HF, MP2, B3LYP and CCSD study of the molecular structure and normal vibrations have been performed for the HCN–BF 3 molecule. Calculations with a wide range of basis sets were classified into two groups based on the optimized N–B bond distance. The results for Group A are compared with the experimental structure of the solid phase molecules. The N–B lengths of Group A are approximately linear related to the N–B–F valence angles and also to the N–B stretching frequencies. HF/DZV calculation was used to represent the solid phase model. The N–B lengths of Group B are close to those of the gas phase molecule and both N–B–F angles and N–B sensitive frequencies have roughly the same values. Differences in the chemical bond between gaseous and solid phase HCN–BF 3 are discussed based on the calculated force constants, vibrational frequencies and potential energy distributions. Vibration mode analysis indicates that the ν 4 mode in the 600–700 cm −1 region can be assigned to the BF 3 symmetric deformation, which shifts upon 10B/ 11B isotopic substitution. The ν 5 mode which is insensitive to isotope substitution and changes band position with the N–B distance is assigned to the N–B bond stretching vibration.