Confirmed assignments of isomeric dimethylbenzyl radicals generated by corona discharge J. Chem. Phys. 135, 214305 (2011) Photodissociation of methyl iodide embedded in a host-guest complex: A full dimensional (189D) quantum dynamics study of CH3I@resorc [4]arene J. Chem. Phys. 135, 184102 (2011) Computational study of the interaction of indole-like molecules with water and hydrogen sulfide J. Chem. Phys. 135, 134310 (2011) Communication: Rigorous calculation of dissociation energies (D0) of the water trimer, (H2O)3 and (D2O)3 J. Chem. Phys. 135, 131101 (2011) Additional information on J. Chem. Phys. Minimum-energy geometries, harmonic vibrational frequencies, and relative electronic energies of some low-lying singlet and triplet electronic states of stannous dichloride, SnCl 2 , have been computed employing the complete-active-space self-consistent-field/multireference configuration interaction ͑CASSCF/MRCI͒ and/or restricted-spin coupled-cluster single-double plus perturbative triple excitations ͓RCCSD͑T͔͒ methods. The small core relativistic effective core potential, ECP28MDF, was used for Sn in these calculations, together with valence basis sets of up to augmented correlation-consistent polarized-valence quintuple-zeta ͑aug-cc-pV5Z͒ quality. Effects of outer core electron correlation on computed geometrical parameters have been investigated, and contributions of off-diagonal spin-orbit interaction to relative electronic energies have been calculated. In addition, RCCSD͑T͒ or CASSCF/MRCI potential energy functions of the X 1 A 1 , ã 3 B 1 , and B 1 B 1 states of SnCl 2 have been computed and used to calculate anharmonic vibrational wave functions of these three electronic states. Franck-Condon factors between the X 1 A 1 state, and the ã 3 B 1 and B 1 B 1 states of SnCl 2 , which include anharmonicity and Duschinsky rotation, were then computed, and used to simulate the ã-X and B -X absorption and corresponding single-vibronic-level emission spectra of SnCl 2 which are yet to be recorded. It is anticipated that these simulated spectra will assist spectroscopic identification of gaseous SnCl 2 in the laboratory and/or will be valuable in in situ monitoring of SnCl 2 in the chemical vapor deposition of SnO 2 thin films in the semiconductor gas sensor industry by laser induced fluorescence and/or ultraviolet absorption spectroscopy, when a chloride-containing tin compound, such as tin dichloride or dimethyldichlorotin, is used as the tin precursor.