Br--H2 and I--H2 anion complexes:: Infrared spectra and radial intermolecular potential energy curves

Abstract

Midinfrared spectra of the Br−81-H2 and I−-H2 anion complexes are measured in the H-H stretch region by monitoring the production of halide anion photofragments. The spectra, which are assigned to complexes containing ortho H2, exhibit rotationally resolved ∑-∑ bands whose origins are redshifted from the molecular hydrogen Q1(1) transition by 110.8 cm−1 (Br−-H2) and 74.1 cm−1 (I−-H2). The complexes are deduced to possess linear equilibrium structures, with vibrationally averaged intermolecular separations between the halide anion and H2 center of mass of 3.461 Å (Br−-H2) and 3.851 Å (I−-H2). Vibrational excitation of the H2 subunit causes the intermolecular bond to stiffen and contract by 0...