Jahn – Teller instability in cationic boron and carbon buckyballs B 80 + and C 60 + : a comparative study † Jules
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using different DFT methods including B3LYP/6-31G(d), VWN/6-31G(d), PBE/TZP and PBE/6-31G(d) shows that, contrary to C60 , which prefers D5d symmetry, the ground state of B80 + adopts S6 point group symmetry. A D3d structure is identified as a saddle point among the S6 minima of B80 . The distortion of D3d to S6 in B80 + is attributed to a superposition of Jahn–Teller and pseudo-Jahn–Teller effects. Imaginary modes, transforming as the gg representation, which are present in neutral icosahedral B80, form the dominant symmetry breaking active modes. The pronounced difference between the JT effects in the boron and carbon buckyball cations is due to the plasticity of the boron caps. The calculated Jahn–Teller stabilization of B80 + is nearly 1549 cm 1 (PBE/TZP), which exceeds the stabilization of 596 cm 1 computed for C60 + at the same level.
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