Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.101, No.7, 1287-1291, 1997
Experimental and Theoretical Evidence for the Isolation of Thorium Hydride Molecules in Argon Matrices
The primary reaction products of laser-ablated thorium atoms with dihydrogen, ThH, ThH2, ThH3, and ThH4 have been isolated for the first time in an argon matrix and identified by the effects-of isotopic substitution on their infrared spectra. DFT calculations provide firm theoretical support for the spectral assignments.