The xhyphen;ray photoemission molecular orbital spectra of gaseous hydrogen fluoride and the fluorinated methanes (CHnF4minus;n, 0ge;nge;4) are reported.Ab initio, Koopman's theorem energies and a threehyphen;parameter relaxation model were used to fit the experimental binding energies. Excellent agreement was obtained. Relative intensities of molecular orbitals were computed using the model of Gelius with both CNDOsol;2 andab initioatomic populations. In the case ofab initioresults, net populations were found to be superior to gross populations in reproducing the experimental intensities. In most cases, the theory predicted intensities quite well. Some trends exhibited by the fluoromethane series are noted.
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