THEORETICAL-STUDY OF THE LOW-LYING STATES OF GEC

Energies and structural properties of the valence electronic states of the as yet unknown GeC molecule have been determined via ab initio mu ltireference configuration interaction calculations. The ground state is found to have a 3PI symmetry. A simple discussion relating to the n ature of the ground state of group IV-A diatomics is given on the basi s of a competition between orbital energies and Coulombic effects.