DFT Study on the Heterofullerene C48O12 with Rare Th Symmetry

摘要

The molecule with Th symmetry is rare. A novel C60-1ike molecule C48O12 with rare Th symmetry has been studied at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level of theory. Its structural, electronic, vibrational, NMR, and thermodynamic properties have been calculated at the B3LYP/6-31G(d) level of theory. Vibrational modes have been assigned according to their symmetry. There are 73 independent vibrational modes: 22 IR-active modes with Tu symmetry and 37 Raman-active modes with Ag, Eg and Tg symmetry, respectively. The heat of formation has been calculated by using isodesmic reactions, 765.7 kJ mol-1. According to the heat of formation and the HOMO-LUMO gap, C48O12 with rare Th symmetry is more stable than C6o.