Interplay of Stereoelectronic and Vibrational Modulation Effects in Tuning the UPS Spectra of Unsaturated Hydrocarbon Cage Compounds

J Chem Theory Comput. 2020 Aug 11;16(8):5218-5226. doi: 10.1021/acs.jctc.0c00645. Epub 2020 Jul 29.

Abstract

The UPS spectra of six hydrocarbon cage compounds have been investigated by a Green-function approach in conjunction with a full harmonic treatment of vibrational modulation effects. The remarkable agreement with experimental results points out the reliability of the proposed computational approach and the strong interplay of stereoelectronic and vibrational effects in tuning the overall spectra.