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Experimental Study and Modeling of the UV–Vis and Infrared Spectra of the [VO(O<sub>2</sub>)Hheida]<sup>−</sup> Complex Dissolved in Water
Combined theoretical
and experimental studies of the [VOÂ(O<sub>2</sub>)ÂHheida]<sup>−</sup> anion dissolved in water that
may serve as a functional model for vanadium haloperoxidase enzymes
have been performed. The geometrical structure and absorption and
vibrational spectra of this system have been evaluated within the
framework of density functional theory (DFT). The obtained theoretical
results on the equilibrium structure and optical spectra are in quite
good agreement with the experimental data. With the aid of the combination
of UV–visible spectroscopy and electronic structure calculations,
it has been revealed that, in the apparent absorption spectra of the
[VOÂ(O<sub>2</sub>)ÂHheida]<sup>−</sup> anion, the highest in
energy band corresponds to a ligand to metal electron excitation,
while the band with a maximum at 430 nm arises from the peroxo group.
The calculations also reproduce quite well the positions, intensities
and the grouping of frequencies in the near-infrared (NIR) spectra.
The visualization of the calculated vibrations in the energy range
of 400–1100 cm<sup>–1</sup> has been presented