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Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.115, No.9, 1453-1461, 2011
CASPT2 Study of the Potential Energy Surface of the HSO2 System
The importance of the HSO2 system in atmospheric and combustion chemistry has motivated several works dedicated to the study of associated structures and chemical reactions. Nevertheless controversy still exists in connection with the reaction SH + O-2 -> H + SO2 and also related to the role of the HSOO isomers in the potential energy surface (PES). Here we report high-level ab initio calculation for the electronic ground state of the HSO2 system. Energetic, geometric, and frequency properties for the major stationary states of the PES are reported at the same level of calculations:,CASPT2/aug-cc-pV(T+d)Z. This study introduces three new stationary points (two saddle points and one minimum). These structures allow the connection of the skewed HSOOs and the HSO2 minima defining new reaction paths for SH + O-2 -> H + SO2 and SH + O-2 -> OH + SO. In addition, the location of the HSOO isomers in the reaction pathways have been clarified.