The pure rotational spectrum of ZnCl (X2Σ+): Variations in zinc halide bonding

Electronic structure with dipole moment calculation of the low-lying electronic states of ZnBr molecule

“…The ground state of ZnBr is determined to be a 2 R + state similar to all other zinc monohalides [15][16][17]. The potential energy curves (PECs) and the dipole moment curves (DMCs) of 13 low lying doublet electronic states (five 2 R + , four 2 P, two 2 D and two 2 R À ) and 6 quartets (two 4 R + , two 4 P, one 4 D and one 4 R À ) are investigated and plotted as function of the internuclear distance R as shown in Figs.…”

The sub-millimeter and Fourier transform microwave spectrum of HZnCl (X 1Σ+)

“…spherically symmetric [4]. With the addition of the hydrogen atom, 4s4p z hybridized orbitals are created on the zinc atom which form the H-Zn and Zn-Cl bonds [10].…”

“…High resolution gas-phase spectroscopy of small, zinc-containing species has advanced in recent years with the study of such species as ZnCN [1], ZnF [2], ZnH [3], ZnCl [4] and ZnO [5]. Even more recently, molecules with the zinc atom inserted into H-C and H-Cl bonds have been investigated.…”

The pure rotational spectrum of ZnS (X1Σ+)

“…The omission of zinc is puzzling, because a complete picture of 3d bonding cannot be formed without it. Recent spectroscopic studies have sought to correct this deficiency with measurements of high-resolution spectra of ZnF [15], ZnCl [25], and ZnO [5].…”