Publications

  1. "The Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies of Methanetetrol and Its Role in the Infrared Spectrum of the Complete Methane Alcohol Family." N. K. Carlson, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Molec. Spectrosc., (submitted).
  2. "EOMIP Treatment of the Nearly Degenerate 2Σ+ and 2∏ Lowest-Energy States of the C4H Radical." R. C. Fortenberry, R. H. J. Willis, T. H. Speak, and I. R. Cooke. Chem. Phys. Lett., (submitted).
  3. "Infrared Spectroscopy of the CN and CD Stretches of Substituted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons." V. J. Esposito, P. Ferrari, A. Maragkoudakis, G. Wenzel, B. S. Smith, S. Gong, L. J. Posma, A. Candian, P. Temi, J. D. Bregman, A. E. Wendlandt, B. A. McGuire, W.-J. Buma, C. Boersma, R. C. Fortenberry, L. J. Allamandola, and A. G. G. M. Tielens. Nat. Astron., (submitted).
  4. "Interstellar Ice Chemistry Yields Elusive Sulfinothioic Acid (HS(O)SH)." M. McAnally, Z. Wang, C. Zhang, J. Wang, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. Angew. Chem. Intl. Ed., (published).
  5. "Vibrational Carbon Character Analysis of Astronomical PAHs." K. Fleming, V. J. Esposito, R. C. Fortenberry, M. Quintano, and E. Kraka. J. Chem. Phys., (submitted).
  6. "Methylenecyclopropene (c-C3H2CH2) as a Precursor in Gas-Phase Formation of the Known Interstellar Molecule o-Benzyne." T. A. Cole, R. A. Firth, A. R. Flint, and R. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Phys., 2026, (in press).
  7. "Possible Interstellar Formation Routes of PN from PH3 + N(4S) & NH2 + P(4S) and Spectroscopic Characterization of the Intermediates Including HNPH." R. C. Fortenberry. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2026, 10, 1391-1399, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.6c00031.
  8. "The Reaction between Cyclopropane and the CN Radical: A Theoretical Study of Potential Astrochemical Relevance." Y. Monascal, V. J. Esposito, R. C. Fortenberry, and M. Badenes. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2026, 10, 1280-1290, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.5c00395.
  9. "Spectroscopy and Photochemistry of the Astrochemical Molecules SiCP and AlCP." V. J. Esposito, T. Trabelsi, R. A. Firth, R. C. Fortenberry, and J. S. Francisco. Astrophys. J., 2026, 999, 166, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae41b2.
  10. "Bioinspired Room-temperature Ionic liquids and GUMBOS as enHanced emission Tools (BRIGHT) for Organic Near-Infrared Dyes in Aqueous Media." G. Singh, C. Smith, D. S. Darlington, N. A. Kruse, E. C. Lambert, P. Vashisth, W. E. Meador, K. Kapusta, R. C. Fortenberry, T. J. Santaloci, I. Owolabi, A. S. Flynt, J. H. Delcamp, N. I. Hammer, and E. E. L. Tanner. Cell Rep. Phys. Sci., 2026, 7, 103113, DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2026.103113.
  11. "An Efficient Route to Glyceraldehyde (HOCH2CH(OH)CHO) --- The Simplest Aldose --- via Reactions of Carbon-Centered Radicals in Deep Space." J. H. Marks, J. Wang, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2026, 28, 4744-4752, DOI: 10.1039/D5CP04397B.
  12. "Quantum Chemical Analysis of the Conformers, Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies, and Spectroscopic Constants of Methanetriol." N. Carlson, C. Z. Palmer, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Chem. Phys., 2026, 164, 054304, DOI: 10.1063/5.0312251.
  13. "SPHEREx: Aromatics, Aliphatics and PAH Size across the Iris Nebula." C. Boersma, A. Maragkoudakis, L. J. Allamandola, J. D. Bregman, P. Temi, V. J. Esposito, and R. C. Fortenberry. Astrophys. J., 2026, 997, 239, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ae2a33.
  14. "Quantum Chemical Computation of Vibrational Spectra for CN-PAHs: The Hidden Candle of the CN Stretch." R. C. Fortenberry, and V. J. Esposito. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2026, 10, 1-10, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.5c00249.
  15. "The Ro-Vibrational Spectroscopy of H2NCO (2A\') and the Peculiar Case of its Isomers cis- and trans-HNCHO." V. J. Esposito, R. C. Fortenberry, N. Inostroza-Pino, V. Lattanzi, and P. Caselli. J. Chem. Phys., 2026, 164, 014302, DOI: 10.1063/5.0288564.
  16. "Quantum Chemical Rovibrational Spectroscopic Data for Possible Observation of Thiocarbonic Acid (H2CS3) in Interstellar Environments." M. Mc, and KissickR. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2026, 28, 821-828, DOI: 10.1039/D5CP03877D.
  17. "Performance of Equation of Motion-Coupled Cluster Methods for Computing Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies of Electronically Excited Open-Shell Molecules." R. A. Firth, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2025, 129, 11313-11327, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5c06579.
  18. "Vibrational Frequencies and Infrared Spectra of Polycyclic Antiaromatic Hydrocarbons from Biphenylene to Anti-Kekulene: Unexplored Potential Contributors to the Mid-Infrared Region." E. Heath, R. A. Flint, and R. C. Fortenberry. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2025, 9, 2661-2669, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.5c00201.
  19. "Formation of Rocks in Space: Quantum Chemical Reactions of Inorganic Hydrides as Seeds for Larger Inorganic Oxide Clusters." R. C. Fortenberry. Annu. Rep. Comput. Chem., 2025, 21, 1-19, DOI: 10.1016/bs.arcc.2025.10.001.
  20. "Formation of Thiocarbonic Acid (H2CS3) -- the Sulfur Counterpart of Carbonic Acid (H2CO3) -- in Interstellar Analog Ices." L. Coulaud, J. Wang, A. Herath, A. M. Turner, R. C. Fortenberry, and Ralf I. Kaiser. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2025, 27, 19324-19337, DOI: 10.1039/D5CP02478A.
  21. "Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants for Additional Tautomers and Conformers of NH2CHCO." N. Inostroza-Pino, M. McKissick, V. Lattanzi, P. Caselli, and R. C. Fortenberry. Chemistry, 2025, 7, 140, DOI: 10.3390/chemistry7050140.
  22. "Reparameterized Semi-Empirical Anharmonic IR Spectra of Neutral PAHs: Benchmarking and Predictions for PAHs with more than Five Rings." C. M. Sehring, J. A. Johns, V. J. Esposito, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2025, 129, 6623-6631, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5c03259.
  23. "Real-time Detection of Hydrogen and Ammonia Isotopologues for Deuterium--Tritium Fusion." J. Kelly, C. Koch, A. G. Watrous, R. C. Fortenberry, and T. Guin. Analytical Chem., 2025, 97, 15132-15137, DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.5c01241.
  24. "Methanetetrol: The Final Frontier in Ortho Acids." J. H. Marks, X. Bai, A. A. Nikolayev, Q. Gong, M. M. McAnally, J. Wang, Y. Pan, R. C. Fortenberry, A. M. Mebel, T. Yang, and R. I. Kaiser. Nature Comm., 2025, 16, 6468, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61561-z.
  25. "Investigating Formation Pathways and the Spectroscopic Constants of Aluminum Nitrides from AlH and NH3." C. Z. Palmer, J. A. Johns, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2025, 129, 6404--6413, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5c01490.
  26. "Untangling the Interstellar Sulfur Depletion: Missing Sulfur in Polysulfanes and Molecular Sulfur Crowns." A. Herath, M. M. McAnally, A. M. Turner, J. Wang, J. H. Marks, R. C. Fortenberry, S. Gozem, and R. I. Kaiser. Nature Comm., 2025, 16, 5571, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-61259-2.
  27. "Polycyclic (Anti)aromatic Hydrocarbons: Interstellar Formation and Spectroscopic Characterization of Biphenylene and Benzopentalene." A. R. Flint, V. J. Esposito, and R. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2025, 27, 10456-10470, DOI: 10.1039/D5CP00630A.
  28. "A Catalytic Pathway for the Formation of Cyanobenzene in Nitrogen-Rich Environments and the Spectroscopy of the Reactive Intermediates." V. J. Esposito, S. Alessandrini, D. Dubois, and R. C. Fortenberry. Planet. Sci. J., 2025, 6, 113, DOI: 10.3847/PSJ/adcf17.
  29. "The Formation of MgS & MgO Monomers and Dimers from Magnesium, Oxygen, and Sulfur Hydrides." K. M. Bell, and R. C. Fortenberry. Molecules, 2025, 30, 1650, DOI: 10.3390/molecules30081650.
  30. "Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants for the Six Conformers of 1,2-Diiminoethane: A Promising Prebiotic Molecule for Astronomical Detection." M. Mc, and KissickR. C. Fortenberry. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2025, 9, 403-410, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00388.
  31. "Pinpointing the CN stretch frequency of neutral cyano-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A laboratory and quantum chemical spectroscopic study of 9-cyanoanthracene." V. J. Esposito, P. Ferrari, C. Z. Palmer, C. Boersma, A. Candian, R. C. Fortenberry, W. J. Buma, and A. G. G. M. Tielens. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2025, 16, 1296-1304, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c03396.
  32. "Infrared Spectroscopy of Isocyano-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons: The NC Stretch." V. J. Esposito, R. C. Fortenberry, C. Boersma, and L. J. Allamandola. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2025, 129, 244-252, DOI: [10.1021/acs.jpca.4c07416](https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpca.4c07416, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c07416.
  33. "Computing Accurate & Reliable Rovibrational Spectral Data for Aluminum-bearing Molecules." C. Z. Palmer, R. A. Firth, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Comput. Chem., 2025, (published). DOI: 10.1002/jcc.27524.
  34. "Quantum Chemical Determination of Molecular Dye Candidates for Non-Invasive Bioimaging." R. R. Cron, J. South, and R. C. Fortenberry. Molecules, 2024, 29, 5860, DOI: 10.3390/molecules29245860.
  35. "Battle of the CH motions: aliphatic vs. aromatic contributions to astronomical PAH emission and exploration of the aliphatic, aromatic, and ethynyl CH stretches." V. J. Esposito, S. Bejaoui, B. Billinghurst, C. Boersma, R. C. Fortenberry, and F. Salama. Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc., 2024, 535, 3239-3251, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stae2588.
  36. "Formation of Paraldehyde (C6H12O3) in Interstellar Analog Ices of Acetaldehyde Exposed to Ionizing Radiation." J. Wang, A. M. Turner, J. H. Marks, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. Chem. Phys. Chem., 2024, 25, e202482201, DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400837.
  37. "Spectral Features for Systematic Aluminum Replacement in N2H2 and c-N4H4 Isomers." J. R. Dotson, C. Z. Palmer, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Molec. Spectrosc., 2024, 406, 111956, DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2024.111956.
  38. "Computational Mechanistic Analysis of the Formation of the Magnesium Silicate Monomers MgSiO3 and Mg2SiO4." A. R. Flint, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2024, 128, 9263--9274, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c05680.
  39. "Alternate Formation of AlOH from Third Row Diatomic Hydrides and Oxides." R. A. Firth, and R. C. Fortenberry. Frontiers Astron. Space Sci., 2024, 11, 1466975, DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2024.1466975.
  40. "Vibrational and Rovibrational Spectroscopic Data for the Ground and First-Excited States of Phosgene (COCl2), Formic Acid (HCOOH), and Chloroformic Acid (ClCOOH)." N. R. Garrett, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2024, 128, 899--7906, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.4c03889.
  41. "The High-Resolution Far- to Near-Infrared Anharmonic Absorption Spectra of Cyano-Substituted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons from 300 - 6200 cm-1." V. J. Esposito, R. C. Fortenberry, C. Boersma, and L. J. Allamandola. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2024, 8, 1890--1900, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.4c00160.
  42. "Theoretical Rotational and Vibrational Spectra Data for the Hypermagnesium Oxide Species Mg2O and Mg2O+." A. R. Flint, B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. Chem. Phys. Chem., 2024, 25, e202400479, DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202400479.
  43. "On the Formation and Detectability of H2CNCN and its Progenitors." V. J. Esposito, and R. C. Fortenberry. Astrophys. J., 2024, 972, 35, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad685c.
  44. "A Possible Additional Formation Pathway for the Interstellar Diatomic SiS." R. C. Fortenberry, and B. A. McGuire. Astrophys. J., 2024, 971, 101, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad4d94.
  45. "The Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants of the C2O2H2 Isomers: Molecules Known in Simulated Interstellar Ice Analogues." A. G. Watrous, and R. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 21260-21269, DOI: 10.1039/D4CP02201G.
  46. "Picking Up Good Vibrations through Quartic Force Fields & Vibrational Perturbation Theory." R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2024, 15, 6528, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpclett.4c01089.
  47. "Rovibrational Analysis of AlCO3, OAlO2, and HOAlO2 for Possible Atmospheric Detection." R. A. Firth, C. Z. Palmer, J. S. Francisco, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Chem. Phys., 2024, 160, 214304, DOI: 10.1063/5.0212147.
  48. "Communication: Assigning the CH stretch Overtone Spectrum of Benzene and Naphthalene with Extension to Anthracene and Tetracene Using 2- and 3-Quanta Anharmonic Quantum Chemical Computations." V. J. Esposito, R. C. Fortenberry, C. Boersma, and L. J. Allamandola. J. Chem. Phys., 2024, 160, 211101, DOI: 10.1063/5.0208597.
  49. "Anharmonic rotational and vibrational spectroscopic constants of NH2CH2OH." B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. Vib. Spec., 2024, 132, 103690, DOI: 10.1016/j.vibspec.2024.103690.
  50. "Preparation of Acetylenediol (HOCCOH) and Glyoxal (HCOCHO) in Interstellar Analog Ices of Carbon Monoxide and Water." J. Wang, A. M. Turner, J. H. Marks, C. Zhang, N. F. Kleimeier, A. Bergantini, S. K. Singh, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. Astrophys. J., 2024, 967, 79, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad3c3e.
  51. "CN Stretches around 4.4 Microns Dominate the IR Absorption Spectra of Cyano-Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons." V. J. Esposito, R. C. Fortenberry, C. Boersma, A. Maragkoudakis, and L. J. Allamandola. MNRAS Lett., 2024, 531, L87--L93, DOI: 10.1093/mnrasl/slae037/7665752.
  52. "Formation of AlO, AlOH, and Al(OH)3 in the Interstellar Medium and Circumstellar Envelopes of AGB Stars." R. A. Firth, K. M. Bell, and R. C. Fortenberry. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2024, 8, 974--982, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00335.
  53. "Rotational Spectroscopic Characterization of the [D2,C,S] System: An Update from the Laboratory and Theory." N. Inostroza-Pino, V. Lattanzi, C. Z. Palmer, R. C. Fortenberry, T. J. Lee, P. Caselli, and D. Mardones. Mol. Phys., 2024, 122, e2280762, DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2023.2280762.
  54. "A Computational and Spectroscopic Study of MgCCH (X2Σ+): Towards Characterizing MgCCH+." J. E. Burns, Q. Cheng, R. C. Fortenberry, M. Sun, L. N. Zack, T. Zaveri, N. J. DeYonker, and L. M. Ziurys. Mol. Phys., 2024, 122, e2267135, DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2023.2267135.
  55. "Anharmonicity and Deuteration in the IR Absorption and Emission Spectrum of Phenylacetylene." V. J. Esposito, P. Ferrari, W.-J. Buma, C. Boersma, Cameron J. Mackie, A. Candian, R. C. Fortenberry, and A. G. G. M. Tielens. Mol. Phys., 2024, 122, e2261570, DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2023.2261570.
  56. "Anharmonic IR Absorption Spectra of the Prototypical Interstellar PAHs Phenanthrene, Pyrene, and Pentacene in Their Neutral and Cation States." V. J. Esposito, L. J. Allamandola, C. Boersma, J. D. Bregman, R. C. Fortenberry, A. Maragkoudakis, and P. Temi. Mol. Phys., 2024, 122, e2252936, DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2023.2252936.
  57. "Bridging the Gap: Viable Reaction Pathways from Tetrahedrane to Benzyne." T. A. Cole, S. R. Davis, R. A. Flint, and R. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2024, 26, 12510-12519, DOI: 10.1039/d3cp06199j.
  58. "Performance of EOM-CCSD(T)(a)\-Based Quartic Force Fields in Computing Fundamental, Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies of Molecular Electronically Excited States with Application to the à 1A2 State of :CCH2 (Vinylidene)." A. G. Watrous, M. C. Davis, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2024, 128, 2150--2161, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c08168.
  59. "Accurate ab Initio Spectroscopic Studies of Key Interstellar Ethanolamine Iminic Precursors." D. Alberton, N. Inostroza-Pino, R. C. Fortenberry, V. Lattanzi, C. Endres, J. Fuentealba Zamponi, and P. Caselli. Astron. Astrophys., 2024, (published). DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202348196.
  60. "The Infrared Absorption Spectrum of Phenylacetylene and its Deuterated Isotopologue in the Mid- to Far-IR." V. J. Esposito, P. Ferarri, W.-J. Buma, R. C. Fortenberry, C. Boersma, A. Candian, and A G. G. M. Tielens. J. Chem. Phys., 2024, 160, 114312, DOI: 10.1063/5.0191404.
  61. "Interstellar Formation of Glyceric Acid (HOCH2CH(OH)COOH) -- The Simplest Sugar Acid." J. Wang, J. H. Marks, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. Sci. Adv., 2024, 10, eadl3236, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.adl3236.
  62. "Quantum Chemistry and Astrochemistry: A Match Made in the Heavens." R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2024, 128, 1555, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c07601.
  63. "An Updated Fluorescence Emission Model of CO+ for Cometary Science." S. J. Bromley, J. Wm. Noonan, A. L. Cochran, B. Stachová, J. Országh, O. Ivanova, D. M. Pierce, R. C. Fortenberry, and D. Bodewits. Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc., 2024, 528, 7358, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stae456.
  64. "Reaction Pathway and Rovibrational Analysis of Aluminum Nitride Species as Potential Dust Grain Nucleation Agents." C. Z. Palmer, and R. C. Fortenberry. Astrophys. J., 2024, 962, 148, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad182e.
  65. "DFT+F12 QFFs for Cost Effective Rovibrational Spectral Predictions of Ground and Excited Electronic States." N. R. Garrett, M. C. Davis, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Chem. Theor. Comput., 2024, 20, 1324-1336, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c01179.
  66. "Towards the IR Detection of Carbonic Acid: Absorption and Emission Spectra." R. C. Fortenberry, and V. J. Esposito. Astrophys. J., 2024, 961, 184, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad0f16.
  67. "On the Detectability of Interstellar Diaminomethane ((NH2)2CH2)." A. G. Watrous, B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc., 2024, 527, 11090-11094, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad3938.
  68. "A Vision for the Future of Astrochemistry in the Interstellar Medium and Exoplanetary Atmospheres by 2050." R. C. Fortenberry. ACS Phys. Chem. Au, 2024, 4, 31-39, DOI: 10.1021/acsphyschemau.3c00043.
  69. "JWST: Deuterated PAHs, PAH-nitriles, and PAH Overtone and Combination Bands I: Program Description and First Look." C. Boersma, L. J. Allamandola, V. J. Esposito, A. Maragkoudakis, J. D. Bregman, P. Temi, T. J. Lee, R.C. Fortenberry, and E. Peeters. Astrophys. J., 2023, 959, 74, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ad022b.
  70. "High Throughput Anharmonic Vibrational and Rotational Spectral Computations." B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. Ann. Rep. Comput. Chem, 2023, 19, 65, DOI: 10.1016/bs.arcc.2023.10.005.
  71. "Taming Semi-Empirical Methods for PAHs and Vibrational Spectra." B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Molec. Spectrosc., 2023, 398, 111846, DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2023.111846.
  72. "Formation and Destruction of Si6O12 Nanostructures in the Gas Phase: Applications to Grain Nucleation and Water Generation." A. R. Flint, and R. C. Fortenberry. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2023, 7, 2119-2128, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00207.
  73. "The Performance of Hybrid and F12\/F12c Explicitly Correlated Coupled Cluster Methods for Use in Anharmonic Vibrational Frequency Computations." A. G. Watrous, B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. Int. J. Quantum Chem., 2023, 123, e27225, DOI: 10.1002/qua.27225.
  74. "An Automated Quantum Chemistry-Driven, Experimental Characterization for High PCE Donor-Acceptor NIR Molecular Dyes." T. J. Santaloci, W. E. Meador, A. M. Wallace, E. M. Valencia, B. N. Rogers, J. H. Delcamp, and R. C. Fortenberry. Digital Discovery, 2023, 2, 1269-1288, DOI: 10.1039/D3DD00023K.
  75. "On Possible Gas-Phase Synthesis of Neutral Malononitrile (C3H2N2) and Isocyanoacetonitrile (NCCH2NC) under the Upper Atmospheric Conditions of Titan." J. C. Ramal-Olmedo, C. A. Menor-Salván, A. Miyoshi, and R. C. Fortenberry. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2023, 7, 1694-1712, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.3c00107.
  76. "Spectroscopy and Photochemistry of OAlNO and Implications for New Metal Chemistry in the Atmosphere." V. J. Esposito, C. Z. Palmer, R. C. Fortenberry, and J. S. Francisco. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2023, 127, 7618-7629, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c04437.
  77. "On the Formation of Vinylamine (C2H3NH2) in Interstellar Ice Analogs." C. Zhang, J. Wang, A. M. Turner, J. H. Marks, S. Chandra, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. Astrophys. J., 2023, 952, 132, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/acd451.
  78. "Spectroscopic Constants and Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies of C(O)OC, c-C2O2 and their Silicon-containing Analogues." O. A. Harwick, and R. C. Fortenberry. Molecules, 2023, 28, 4563, DOI: 10.3390/molecules28114563.
  79. "F12+EOM Quartic Force Fields for Rovibrational Predictions of Electronically Excited States." M. C. Davis, N. Garrett, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2023, 127, 4771-4779, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.3c00072.
  80. "Interstellar Formation of Functionalized Cyclopropenes." A. R. Flint, B. N. Rogers, and R. C. Fortenberry. Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc., 2023, 512, 4215-4223, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stad1248.
  81. "Study on Gas-Phase Molecular Formation Mechanisms of Cyanamide (NH2CN) and Its Tautomer Carbodiimide (HNCNH) under Sgr B2(N) Astrophysical Conditions." J. C. Ramal-Olmedo, C. A. Menor-Salván, A. Miyoshi, and R. C. Fortenberry. Astron. Astrophys., 2023, 672, A49, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245811.
  82. "pbqff: Push-Button Quartic Force Fields." B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Chem. Theor. Comput., 2023, 19, 2606-2615, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.3c00129.
  83. "Electronically Excited States of Closed-Shell Azabenzene and Purine Anion Structures: Is 2 Debye Enough for Dipole-Bound Excited States?" T. J. Santaloci, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Chem. Phys., 2023, 158, 124302, DOI: 10.1063/5.0141385.
  84. "Gas-phase formation and spectroscopic characterization of the disubstituted cyclopropenylidenes c-C3(C2H)2, c-C3(CN)2, and c-C3(C2H)(CN)." A. R. Flint, A. G. Watrous, B. R. Westbrook, D. J. Patel, and R. C. Fortenberry. Astron. Astrophys., 2023, 671, A95, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202245643. Cover Article: img/covers/pbqff.jpg
  85. "The Mid-Infrared Molecular Inventory towards Orion IRc2." S. Nickerson, N. Rangwala, S. W. J. Colgan, C. N. DeWitt, J. Monzon, X. Huang, K. Acharyya, M. Drozdovskaya, R. C. Fortenberry, E. Herbst, and T. J. Lee. Astrophys. J., 2023, 945, 26, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aca6e8.
  86. "Low-Temperature Thermal Formation of the Cyclic Methylphosphonic Acid Trimer [c-(CH3PO2)3]." C. Zhang, A. M. Turner, J. Wang, J. Marks, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. Chem. Phys. Chem., 2023, 24, e202200660, DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202200660.
  87. "Complete, Theoretical Rovibronic Spectral Characterization of the Carbon Monoxide, Water, and Formaldehyde Cations." M. C. Davis, and R. C. Fortenberry. Molecules, 2023, 28, 1782, DOI: 10.3390/molecules28041782.
  88. "Red-Shifting the Excitation Energy of Carbonic Acid Clusters via Non-Minimum Structures." O. G. Haney, B. R. Westbrook, T. J. Santaloci, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2023, 127, 489-494, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c07589.
  89. "c-AlO2, c-HAlO2, and c-HNOAlH Spectroscopic Constants and Anharmonic Frequencies." O. A. Harwick, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Molec. Spectrosc., 2023, 391, 111721, DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2022.111721.
  90. "The Infrared Features and Full Rotational Constant Catalogue of the Newly-Detected MgC2 Astromolecule." A. G. Watrous, and R. C. Fortenberry. Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc., 2023, 518, 5140--5144, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stac3398.
  91. "Preparation of Methanediamine (CH2(NH2)2) -- A Precursor to Nucleobases in the Interstellar Medium." J. H. Marks, J. Wang, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. PNAS, 2022, 119, e2217329119, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2217329119.
  92. "The Spectral Features and Detectability of Small, Cyclic Silicon Carbide Clusters." C. M. Sehring, C. Z. Palmer, B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. Frontiers Astron. Space Sci., 2022, 9, 1074879, DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2022.1074879.
  93. "Reparameterized Semi-Empirical Methods for Computing Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies of Multiply-Bonded Hydrocarbons." B. R. Westbrook, J. P. Layfield, T. J. Lee, and R. C. Fortenberry. Electronic Struct., 2022, 4, 045003, DOI: 10.1088/2516-1075/aca458.
  94. "Theoretical Spectra and Energetics for c-C3HC2H, l-C5H2, and Bipyramidal D3h C5H2." A. G. Watrous, B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. Frontiers Astron. Space Sci., 2022, 9, 1051535, DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2022.1051535.
  95. "Theoretical Rovibrational Characterization of Si3O3 and Mg3O3: Intermediates between Small Molecules and Nanocrystals." E. M. Valencia, and R. C. Fortenberry. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2022, 6, 2471-2480, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.2c00191.
  96. "The Formation of Monosubstituted Cyclopropenylidene Derivatives in the Interstellar Medium via Neutral-Neutral Reaction Pathways." A. Flint, and R. C. Fortenberry. Astrophys. J., 2022, 938, 15, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac8f4a.
  97. "Confirmation of Gaseous Methanediol from State-of-the-Art Theoretical Rovibrational Characterization." M. C. Davis, N. Garrett, and R. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 18552-18558, DOI: 10.1039/D2CP02076A.
  98. "Fluoro Hydrogen Peroxide: A Plausible Molecular Form of Naturally-Occurring Fluorine." C. Z. Palmer, and R. C. Fortenberry. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2022, 6, 2032-2040, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.2c00114.
  99. "Theoretical Rovibrational Spectroscopy of Magnesium Tricarbide - Multireference Character Thwarts a Full Analysis of All Isomers." D. A. Agbaglo, Q. Cheng, R. C. Fortenberry, and N. J. DeYonker. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2022, 126, 4132-4146, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpca.2c01340.
  100. "Quantification of Molecular Aromaticity as a Predictive Factor of Astrophysical Significance." L. Alvarez-Thon, T. J. Lee, R. C. Fortenberry, and N. Inostroza-Pino. Astron. Astrophys., 2022, 662, A106, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202243253. Cover Article: img/covers/hoof.jpg
  101. "Theoretical Characterization of Carbonic Acid Clusters in the UV." A. M. Wallace, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2022, 126, 3739-3744, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.2c00862.
  102. "The Thermal Isomerization of Benzvalyne to Benzyne." K. N. Poland, W. Yang, R. C. Fortenberry, and S. R. Davis. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 14573-14578, DOI: 10.1039/D2CP00794K.
  103. "Polycyclic Aliphatic Hydrocarbons: Is Tetrahedrane Present in UIR Spectra?" B. R. Westbrook, G. M. Beasley, and R. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 14348-14353, DOI: 10.1039/D2CP01103D.
  104. "Probing Halogen Bonding Interactions between Heptafluoro-2-Iodopropane and Three Azabenzenes with Raman Spectroscopy and Density Functional Theory." E. C. Lambert, A. E. Williams, R. C. Fortenberry, and N. I. Hammer. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2022, 24, 11713-11720, DOI: 10.1039/D2CP00463A.
  105. "Spectral Signatures of Hydrogen Thioperoxide (HOSH) and Hydrogen Persulide (HSSH): Possible Molecular Sulfur Sinks in the Dense ISM." C. Z. Palmer, J. S. Francisco, and R. C. Fortenberry. Molecules, 2022, 27, 3200, DOI: 1420-3049/27/10/3200.
  106. "Lewis Acid-Lewis Base Interactions Promote Fast Interfacial Electron Transfers with a Pyridine-Based Donor Dye in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells." D. Nugegoda, L. A. Hunt, A. Devdass, H. Cheema, R. C. Fortenberry, J. W. Jurss, N. I. Hammer, and J. H. Delcamp. ACS Appl. Energy Mater., 2022, 5, 1516--1527, DOI: 10.1021/acsaem.1c02912.
  107. "Valence-, Dipole- and Quadropole-Bound Electronically Excited States of Closed-Shell Anions Formed by Deprotonation of Cyano- and Ethynyl-Disubstituted Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons." M. E. Strauss, T. J. Santaloci, and R. C. Fortenberry. Chemistry, 2022, 4, 42-56, DOI: 10.3390/chemistry4010004.
  108. "The Formation of Magnesium and Aluminum Oxides from Water and Metal Hydrides: Creation of the Smallest Ruby." D. Grosselin, and R. C. Fortenberry. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2022, 6, 18-24, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.1c00324.
  109. "Experimental Identification of Aminomethanol (NH2CH2OH) -- The Key Intermediate in the Strecker Synthesis." S. Singh, C. Zhu, J. La Jeunesse, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. Nature Comm, 2022, 13, 375, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-27963-z.
  110. "Exploring Different Equatorial Donors in a Series of Five-Coordinate Cu(II) Complexes Supported by Rigid Tetradentate Ligands." A. Devdass, K. Talukdar, M. Zeller, R. C. Fortenberry, and J. W. Jurss. Polyhedron, 2022, 212, 115558, DOI: 10.1016/j.poly.2021.115558. Cover Article: img/covers/grosselin.jpg
  111. "Benzvalyne: Real or Imaginary?" K. N. Poland, B. R. Westbrook, D. H. Magers, R. C. Fortenberry, and S. R. Davis. J. Chem. Phys., 2022, 156, 024302, DOI: 10.1063/5.0077033.
  112. "Observation of Methanediol (CH2(OH)2) - The Simplest Geminal Diol." C. Zhu, N. F. Kleimeier, A. M. Turner, S. K. Singh, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. PNAS, 2022, 119, e2111938119, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2111938119.
  113. "Spectroscopic Characterization of HSO2• and HOSO• Intermediates Involved in SO2 Geoengineering." B. Lu, T. Trabelsi, V. Esposito, R. C. Fortenberry, J. S. Francisco, and X. Zeng. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2021, 125, 10615-10621, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c09311.
  114. "F12-TZ-cCR: A Methodology for Faster and Still Highly-Accurate Quartic Force Fields." A. G. Watrous, B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2021, 125, 10532-10540, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c08355.
  115. "Mechanisms for Gas Phase Molecular Formation of Neutral Formaldehyde (H2CO) in Cold Astrophysical Regions." J. C. Ramal Olmedo, C. Á. Menor Salvan, and R. C. Fortenberry. Astron. Astrophys., 2021, 656, A148, DOI: 10.1051/0004-6361/202141616.
  116. "Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies of Water Borane and Associated Molecules." B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. Molecules, 2021, 26, 7348, DOI: 10.3390/molecules26237348. Cover Article: img/covers/tzccr.jpg
  117. "Electronically Excited States of Potential, Anionic Interstellar Building Blocks for Astrobiological Nucleic Acids." T. J. Santaloci, M. E. Strauss, and R. C. Fortenberry. Front. Astron. Space Sci., 2021, 8, 777107, DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2021.777107.
  118. "Computational UV Spectra for Amorphous Solids of Small Molecules." A. M. Wallace, and R. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2021, 23, 24413-24420, DOI: 10.1039/D1CP03255K.
  119. "The Formation of Astromolecule Ethynyl Cyclopropenylidene (c-C3HCCH) from C2H and c-C3H2." R. C. Fortenberry. Astrophys. J., 2021, 921, 132, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ac222c.
  120. "On the Formation and Spectral Signatures of Magnesacyclopropene (c-MgC2H2)." K. N. Poland, C. Z. Palmer, A. Chard, S. R. Davis, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Molec. Spectrosc., 2021, 382, 111514, DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2021.111514.
  121. "Vibrational and Rotational Spectral Data for Possible Interstellar Detection of AlH3OH2, SiH3OH, and SiH3NH2." A. G. Watrous, B. R. Westbrook, M. C. Davis, and R. C. Fortenberry. Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc., 2021, 508, 2613-2619, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stab2683.
  122. "Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants of Substituted Cyclopropenylidene (c-C3HX, X=F,Cl,CN)." B. R. Westbrook, D. J. Patel, J. D. Dallas, G. C. Swartzfager, T. J. Lee, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Chem. Phys. A, 2021, 125, 8860-8868, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c06576.
  123. "Further Astrochemical Insights from Bond Strengths of Small Molecules Containing Atoms from the First Three Rows of the Periodic Table." E. S. Doerksen, and R. C. Fortenberry. Front. Astron. Space Sci., 2021, 8, 723530, DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2021.723530.
  124. "Anharmonic Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants of the Surprisingly Abundant HSO2 Radical." R. C. Fortenberry, and J. S. Francisco. J. Chem. Phys., 2021, 155, 114301, DOI: 10.1063/5.0062560. Cover Article: img/covers/c3hcn.jpg
  125. "Knowledge Gaps in the Emission Spectra of Oxygen-Bearing Molecular Cations." R. C. Fortenberry, D. Bodewits, and D. M. Pierce. Astrophys. J. Suppl. Ser., 2021, 256, 6, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4365/ac0cfd.
  126. "Tracking the amide I and αCOO− Terminal ν(C=O) Raman Bands in a Family of L-Glutamic Acid Containing Peptide Fragments: A Raman and DFT Study." A. E. Williams, N. I. Hammer, D. N. Reinemann, and R. C. Fortenberry. Molecules, 2021, 26, 2790, DOI: 10.3390/molecules26164790.
  127. "(T)+EOM Quartic Force Fields for Theoretical Vibrational Spectroscopy of Electronically Excited States." M. C. Davis, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Chem. Theor. Comput., 2021, 17, 4374-4382, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.1c00307.
  128. "Iron Redox Shuttles with Wide Optical Gap Dyes for High Voltage Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells." C. Curiac, R. R. Rodrigues, J. Watson, L. A. Hunt, A. Devdass, J. W. Jurss, N. I. Hammer, R. C. Fortenberry, and J. H. Delcamp. Chem. Sus. Chem., 2021, 14, 3084-3096, DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202100884.
  129. "Linear and Helical Carbonic Acid Clusters." A. M. Wallace, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2021, 125, 4589-4597, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.1c02878.
  130. "A Photoionization Reflectron Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometric Study on the Detection of Ethynamine (HCCNH2) and 2H-Azirine (c-H2CCHN)." A. M. Turner, S. Chandra, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. Chem. Phys. Chem., 2021, 22, 985-994, DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202100064.
  131. "Pathways to Detection of Strongly-Bound Inorganic Species: The Vibrational and Rotational Spectral Data of AlH2OH, HMgOH, AlH2NH2, and HMgNH2" A. G. Watrous, M. C. Davis, and R. C. Fortenberry. Front. Space Sci. Astron., 2021, 8, 643348, DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2021.643348. Cover Article: img/covers/wallace.jpg
  132. "Accurate Determination of the Onset Wavelength (λonset) in Optical Spectroscopy." A. M. Wallace, C. Curiac, J. H. Delcamp, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Quant. Spectrosc. Rad. Trans., 2021, 265, 107544, DOI: 10.1016/j.jqsrt.2021.107544.
  133. "Theoretical Rovibrational Characterization of HAlNP: Weak Bonding but Strong Intensities." R. C. Fortenberry, T. Trabelsi, and J. S. Francisco. J. Molec. Spectrosc., 2021, 377, 111422, DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2021.111422.
  134. "Electronically Excited States of Closed-Shell, Cyano-Functionalized Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon Anions." T. J. Santaloci, and R. C. Fortenberry. Chemistry, 2021, 3, 296-313, DOI: 10.3390/chemistry3010022.
  135. "Communication: Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies of Ammonia Borane (BH3NH3)." B. R. Westbrook, E. M. Valencia, S. C. Rushing, G. S. Tschumper, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Chem. Phys., 2021, 154, 041104, DOI: 10.1063/5.0040050.
  136. "The First Mid-Infrared Detection of HNC in the Interstellar Medium: Probing the Extreme Environment Towards the Orion Hot Core." S. Nickerson, N. Rangwala, S. Colgan, C. DeWitt, X. Huang, K. Acharyya, M. Drozdovskaya, R. C. Fortenberry, E. Herbst, and T. J. Lee. Astrophys. J., 2021, 907, 51, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/abca36.
  137. "Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants for the Detection of Ethynol in Space." J. D. Dallas, B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. Front. Space Sci. Astron., 2021, 7, 626407, DOI: 10.3389/fspas.2020.626407.
  138. "Highly-Accurate Quartic Force Fields for the Prediction of Anharmonic Rotational Constants and Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies." M. B. Gardner, B. R. Westbrook, R. C. Fortenberry, and T. J. Lee. Spectrochim. Acta A, 2021, 248, 119184, DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119184.
  139. "The Unsolved Issue with Out-of-Plane Bending Frequencies for C=C Multiply Bonded Systems." T. J. Lee, and R. C. Fortenberry. Spectrochim. Acta A, 2021, 248, 119148, DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.119148.
  140. "Rovibrational Quantum Chemical Treatment of Inorganic and Organometallic Astrochemicals." R. C. Fortenberry, and N. J. DeYonker. Acc. Chem. Res., 2021, 54, 271-279, DOI: 10.1021/acs.accounts.0c00631.
  141. "Determination of vibrational band positions in the E-hook of β-tubulin." A. E. Williams, J. E. Davis, J. E. Reynolds, R. C. Fortenberry, N. I. Hammer, and D. N. Reinemann. Spectrochem. Acta A, 2021, 244, 118895, DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2020.118895.
  142. "A Full Visible Spectrum Panchromatic Triple Donor Dye for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells." J. Watson, T. J. Santaloci, H. Cheema, R. C. Fortenberry, and J. H. Delcamp. J. Phys. Chem. C, 2020, 124, 25211-25220, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c07003.
  143. "Anharmonic Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants of OAlOH and AlOH: Strong Bonding but Unhindered Motion." R. C. Fortenberry, T. Trabelsi, and J. S. Francisco. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2020, 124, 8834-884, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c07945.
  144. "Spectroscopic Study of Magnesium Dinitrogen and Sodium Dinitrogen Cation." Q. Cheng, M. C. Washington, J. E. Burns, and R. C. FortenberryN. J. DeYonker. Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc, 2020, 498, 5417-5423, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/staa2646.
  145. "Infrared Spectroscopy and Anharmonic Theory of H3+Ar2,3 Complexes: The Role of Symmetry in Solvation." D. C. McDonald II, B. Rittgers, R. A. Theis, R. C. Fortenberry, J. H. Marks, D. Leicht, and M. A. Duncan. J. Chem. Phys., 2020, 153, 134305, DOI: 10.1063/5.0023205. Cover Article: img/covers/oaloh.jpg
  146. "Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies for Small Clusters of Silicon and Oxygen: SiO2, SiO3, Si2O3, & Si2O4." M. B. Gardner, B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. Planetary & Space Science, 2020, 193, 105176, DOI: 10.1016/j.pss.2020.105076.
  147. "An Interstellar Synthesis of Glycerol Phosphates." C. Zhu, A. M. Turner, M. J. Abplanalp, R. I. Kaiser, B. Webb, G. Siuzdak, and R. C. Fortenberry. Astrophys. J. Lett., 2020, 896, 88, DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/aba744.
  148. "Solvation of HeH+ in Neon Atoms: Proton-Bound Complexes of Mixed He and Ne." J. Dallas, A. Flint, and R. C. Fortenberry. Chemical Physics, 2020, 539, 110927, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2020.110927.
  149. "An Experimental and Theoretical Investigation on the Formation of Ketene (H2CCO) and Ethynol (HCCOH) in Interstellar Analogue Ices." A. M. Turner, A. S. Koutsogiannis, N. F. Kleimeier, A. Bergantini, C. Zhu, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. Astrophys. J., 2020, 896, 88, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab8dbc.
  150. "On the Formation of the Popcorn Flavorant 2,3-Butanedione (CH3COCOCH3) in Acetaldehyde-Containing Interstellar Ices." N. F. Kleimeier, A. M. Turner, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. Chem. Phys. Chem., 2020, 21, 1531-1540, DOI: 10.1002/cphc.202000116.
  151. "A Coincidence Between Bond Strength, Atomic Abundance, and the Composition of Rocky Materials." E. S. Doerksen, and R. C. Fortenberry. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2020, 4, 812-816, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.0c00029.
  152. "Overcoming the Out-of-Plane Bending Issue in an Aromatic Hydrocarbon: The Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies of c-(CH)C3H2+." B. R. Westbrook, W. A. Del Rio, T. J. Lee, and R. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 12951-12958, DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01889A. Cover Article: img/covers/popcorn.jpg
  153. "Highly-Excited State Properties of Cumulenone Chlorides in the Vacuum-Ultraviolet." Q. L. Nguyen, W. K. Peters, and R. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, 22, 11838-11849, DOI: 10.1039/D0CP01835J. Cover Article: img/covers/doerksen.jpg
  154. "A Molecular Candle where Few Molecules Shine: HeHHe+." R. C. Fortenberry, and L. Wiesenfeld. Molecules, 2020, 25, 2183, DOI: 10.3390/molecules25092183.
  155. "Anharmonic Frequencies of (MO)2 & Related Hydrides for M = Mg, Al, Si, P, S, Ca, & Ti and Heuristics for Predicting Anharmonic Corrections of Inorganic Oxides." B. R. Westbrook, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2020, 124, 3191-3204, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.0c01609.
  156. "On the Possibility of Electronically Excited States in Stable Amine Anions: Dicyanoamine, Cyanoethynylamine, and Diethynylamine." T. J. Santaloci, and R. C. Fortenberry. Mol. Astrophys., 2020, 19, 100070, DOI: 10.1016/j.molap.2020.100070.
  157. "Theoretical Rovibrational Characterization of the cis/trans-HCSH and H2SC Isomers of the Known Interstellar Molecule Thioformaldehyde." N. Inostroza-Pino, C. Z. Palmer, T. J. Lee, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Molec. Spectrosc, 2020, 369, 111273, DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2020.111273. Cover Article: img/covers/m2o2.jpg
  158. "Vibrational Analysis of the Ubiquitous Interstellar Molecule Cyclopropenylidene (c-C3H2): The Importance of Numerical Stability." W. J. Morgan, T. J. Lee, R. C. Fortenberry, and H. F. Schaefer, and III. Mol. Phys., 2020, 118, e1589007, DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2019.1589007.
  159. "The Case for Astrochemistry without Carbon." R. C. Fortenberry. Mol. Astrophys., 2020, 18, 100062, DOI: 10.1016/j.molap.2019.100062.
  160. "Enstatite (MgSiO3) and Forsterite (Mg2SiO4) Monomers and Dimers: Highly-Detectable Infrared and Radioastronomical Molecular Building Blocks." E. M. Valencia, C. J. Worth, and R. C. Fortenberry. Mon. Not. Royal Astron. Soc., 2020, 492, 276-282, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stz3209.
  161. "Copper-Based Redox Shuttles Supported by Preorganized Tetradentate Ligands for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells." R. R. Rodrigues, J. M. Lee, N. S. Taylor, H. Cheema, L. Chen, R. C. Fortenberry, J. H. Delcamp, and J. W. Jurss. Dalton Trans., 2020, 49, 343, DOI: 10.1039/C9DT04030G.
  162. "Spectroscopic Investigation of [Al,N,C,O] Refractory Molecules." T. Trabelsi, M. C. Davis, R. C. Fortenberry, and J. S. Francisco. J. Chem. Phys., 2019, 151, 244303, DOI: 10.1063/1.5125268.
  163. "Rovibrational Spectral Analysis of CO3 and C2O3: Potential Sources for O2 Observed in Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko." R. C. Fortenberry, D. Peters, B. C. Ferari, and C. J. Bennett. Astrophys. J. Lett., 2019, 886, L10, DOI: 10.3847/2041-8213/ab53e8.
  164. "Computational Vibrational Spectroscopy for the Detection of Molecules in Space." R. C. Fortenberry, and T. J. Lee. Ann. Rep. Comput. Chem., 2019, 15, 173-202, DOI: 10.1016/bs.arcc.2019.08.006.
  165. "The Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants of the Dicyanoamine Anion, NCNCN- (C2N3-): Quantum Chemical Analysis for Astrophysical and Planetary Environments." D. Dubois, E. Sciamma-O\'Brien, and R. C. Fortenberry. Astrophys. J., 2019, 883, 109, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab345e.
  166. "The Performance of Explicitly Correlated Wavefunctions [CCSD(T)-F12b] in the Computation of Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies." D. Agbaglo, and R. C. Fortenberry. Chem. Phys. Lett., 2019, 734, 136720, DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2019.136720.
  167. "Rotational and Vibrational Fingerprints of the Oxywater Cation (H2OO+), a Possible Precursor to Abiotic O2." W. A. Del Rio, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Molec. Spectrosc., 2019, 364, 111183, DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2019.111183.
  168. "Untangling the Formation of Methoxymethanol (CH3OCH2OH) in Star Forming Regions." C. Zhu, R. Frigge, A. Bergantini, R. C. Fortenberry, and R. I. Kaiser. Astrophys. J., 2019, 881, 2, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/ab2989.
  169. "Quantum Chemical Rovibrational Characterization of CH2ClH+, a Low-Energy Isomer of Ionized Chloromethane." D. Agbaglo, and R. C. Fortenberry. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2019, 3, 1296-1301, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.9b00097.
  170. "Communication: Molecular Oxygen Generation from the Reaction of Water Cations with Oxygen Atoms." R. C. Fortenberry, Tarek Trabelsi, B. R. Westbrook, W. A. Del Rio, and J. S. Francisco. J. Chem. Phys., 2019, 150, 201103, DOI: 10.1063/1.5102073.
  171. "The Performance of Explicitly Correlated Methods for the Computation of Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies." D. Agbaglo, and R. C. Fortenberry. Int. J. Quantum Chem., 2019, 119, e25899, DOI: 10.1002/qua.25899. Cover Article: img/covers/agbaglo.jpg
  172. "The ArNH2+ Noble Gas Molecule: Stability, Vibrational Frequencies, and Spectroscopic Constants." R. C. Fortenberry. J. Molec. Spectrosc., 2019, 357, 4-8, DOI: doi.org/10.1016/j.jms.2019.02.001.
  173. "A Small Molecule with PAH Vibrational Properties and a Detectable Rotational Spectrum: c-(C)C3H2, Cyclopropenylidenyl Carbene." D. Agbaglo, T. J. Lee, R. Thackston, and R. C. Fortenberry. Astrophys. J., 2019, 871, 236, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aaf85a.
  174. "The Possibility of :CNH2+ within Titan's Atmosphere: Rovibrational Analysis of :CNH2+ and :CCH2." R. C. Fortenberry, T. J. Lee, and N. Inostroza-Pino. Icarus, 2019, 321, 260-265, DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2018.11.026.
  175. "ArCH2+: A Detectable Noble Gas Molecule in the Gas Phase." R. C. Fortenberry, and D. Ascenzi. Chem. Phys. Chem., 2018, 19, 3388-3392, DOI: 10.1002/cphc.201800888.
  176. "Identifying Molecular Structural Aromaticity for Interstellar Hydrocarbon Classification." R. C. Fortenberry, C. M. Novak, T. J. Lee, P. P. Bera, and J. E. Rice. ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 16035-16039, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.8b02734.
  177. "Counter Anion Effect on the Photophysical Properties of Emissive Indolizine-Cyanine Dyes in Solution and Solid State." J. N. Gayton, S. Autry, R. C. Fortenberry, N. I. Hammer, and J. H. Delcamp. Molecules, 2018, 23, 3051, DOI: 10.3390/molecules23123051.
  178. "Communication: Gas Phase Vibrational Spectroscopy of the Azide-Water Complex." J. T. Kelly, T. L. Ellington, T. M. Sexton, R. C. Fortenberry, G. S. Tschumper, and K. R. Asmis. J. Chem. Phys., 2018, 149, 191101, DOI: 10.1063/1.5053671.
  179. "Binding of the Atomic Cations Hydrogen through Argon to Water and Hydrogen Sulfide." B. R. Westbrook, K. Dreux, G. S. Tschumper, J. S. Francisco, and R. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 25967-25973, DOI: 10.1039/C8CP05378B.
  180. "Rovibrational Considerations for the Monomers and Dimers of Magnesium Hydride (MgH2) and Magnesium Fluoride (MgF2)." C. Z. Palmer, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2018, 122, 7079-7088, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b06611.
  181. "Rovibrational Analysis of c-SiC2H2: Further Evidence for Out-of-Plane Bending Issues in Correlated Methods." R. C. Fortenberry, C. M. Novak, and T. J. Lee. J. Chem. Phys., 2018, 149, 024303, DOI: 10.1063/1.5043166.
  182. "Hydrogen Sulfide as a Scavenger of Sulfur Atomic Cation." R. C. Fortenberry, T. Trabelsi, and J. S. Francisco. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2018, 122, 4983-4987, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.8b02923. Cover Article: img/covers/mgh2.jpg
  183. "NeON+: An Atom AND a Molecule." R. C. Fortenberry, and S. R. Gwaltney. ACS Earth Space Chem., 2018, 2, 491-495, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.8b00019.
  184. "Overcoming the Failure of Correlation for Out-of-Plane Motions in a Simple Aromatic: Rovibrational Quantum Chemical Analysis of c-C3H2." R. C. Fortenberry, C. M. Novak, J. P. Layfied, E. Matito, and T. J. Lee. J. Chem. Theory Comput., 2018, 14, 2155-2164, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.8b00164.
  185. "A Possible Progenitor of the Interstellar Sulfide Bond: Rovibrational Characterization of the Hydrogen Disulfide Cation HSSH+." R. C. Fortenberry, and J. S. Francisco. Astrophys. J., 2018, 856, 30, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aab3d6.
  186. "Magnesium Replacement in Formaldehyde: The Theoretical Rovibrational Analysis of X 3B1 MgCH2." M. K. Bassett, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Molec. Spectrosc, 2018, 344, 61-64, DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2017.10.012.
  187. "Gas-Phase Spectra of MgO Molecules: A Possible Connection from Gas-Phase Molecules to Planet Formation." K. A. Kloska, and R. C. Fortenberry. MNRAS, 2018, 474, 2055-2063, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx2912.
  188. "Patterns of Cation Binding to Aromatic Amino Acid R Groups." S. L. Scherer, A. L Stewart, and R. C. Fortenberry. Comput. Biol. Chem., 2018, 72, 11-15, DOI: 10.1016/j.compbiolchem.2017.12.009.
  189. "Boron-Doped C24 Fullerenes for Alkyl-Functionalization or Potential Polymerization." M. O. Hurst, Jr., and Michael O. HurstR. C. Fortenberry. ACS Omega, 2018, 3, 1001-1006, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.7b01767.
  190. "A High Resolution Photoelectron Imaging and Theoretical Study of CP‾ and C2P‾." J. Czekner, L. F. Cheung, E. L. Johnson, R. C. Fortenberry, and Lai-Sheng Wang. J. Chem. Phys., 2018, 148, 044301, DOI: 10.1063/1.5008570.
  191. "An Efficient Algorithm for the Determination of Force Constants and Displacements in Numerical Definitions of a Large, General Order Taylor Series Expansion." R. Thackston, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Math. Chem., 2018, 56, 103-119, DOI: 10.1007/s10910-017-0783-3.
  192. "Quantum Chemical Spectral Characterization of CH2NH2+ for Remote Sensing of Titan's Atmosphere." R. Thackston, and R. C. Fortenberry. Icarus, 2018, 299, 187-193, DOI: 10.1016/j.icarus.2017.07.029.
  193. "Ultrafast 25 fs Relaxation in Highly Excited States of Methyl Azide Mediated by Strong Non-Adiabatic Coupling." W. K. Peters, D. E. Couch, B. Mignolet, X. Shi, Q. L. Nguyen, R. C. Fortenberry, H. B. Schlegel, F. Remacle, H. C. Kapteyn, M. M. Murnane, and Wen Li. PNAS Plus, 2017, 114, E11072--E11081, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1712566114.
  194. "Towards a Quantum Chemical Protocol for the Prediction of Rovibrational Spectroscopic Data for Transition Metal Molecules: Exploration of CuCN, CuOH, and CuCCH." Q. Cheng, R. C. Fortenberry, and N. J. DeYonker. J. Chem. Phys., 2017, 147, 234303, DOI: 10.1063/1.5006931.
  195. "Communication: The Failure of Correlation to Describe Out-of-Plane Carbon=Carbon Bending." R. C. Fortenberry, T. J. Lee, and J. P. Layfield. J. Chem. Phys., 2017, 147, 221101, DOI: 10.1063/1.5013026.
  196. "Quantum Chemical Rovibrational Analysis of the HOSO Radical." R. C. Fortenberry, J. S. Francisco, and T. J. Lee. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2017, 121, 8108--8114, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.7b08121.
  197. "Two Small Molecular Propellers and Their Rotational Potential Energy Surfaces." M. O. Hurst, and Jr.R. C. Fortenberry. Struct. Chem., 2017, 28, 1653--1662, DOI: 10.1007/s11224-017-0931-1.
  198. "Towards Completing the Cyclopropenylidene Cycle: Rovibrational Analysis of Cyclic CNN, CNC−, HCNN+, and N3+." R. C. Fortenberry, T. J. Lee, and X. Huang. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 22860-2869, DOI: 10.1039/C7CP04257D.
  199. "Toward the Laboratory Identification of the Not-So-Simple NS2 Neutral and Anion Isomers." R. C. Fortenberry, R. Thackston, J. S. Francisco, and T. J. Lee. J. Chem. Phys., 2017, 147, 074303, DOI: 10.1063/1.4985901.
  200. "Factors Affecting the Spectroscopic Observation of Bridged HPSi and Linear HSiP in Astrophysical/Interstellar Media." R. C. Fortenberry, and J. S. Francisco. Astrophys. J., 2017, 843, 124, DOI: 10.3847/1538-4357/aa7679/.
  201. "On the Spectroscopic Constants, First Electronic State, Vibrational Frequencies, and Isomerization of Hydroxymethylene (HCOH+)." R. A. Theis, and R. C. Fortenberry. Molec. Astrophys., 2017, 8, 27-35, DOI: 10.1016/j.molap.2017.06.001.
  202. "Symmetry Breaking and Spectral Considerations of the Surprisingly Floppy c-C3H Radical and the Related Dipole-Bound Excited State of c-C3H−." M. K. Bassett, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Chem. Phys., 2017, 146, 224303, DOI: 10.1063/1.4985095.
  203. "The Interstellar Formation and Spectra of the Noble Gas, Proton-Bound HeHHe+, HeHNe+, & HeHAr+ Complexes." C. J. Stephan, and R. C. Fortenberry. MNRAS, 2017, 469, 339-346, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stx937.
  204. "Alkyl-Functionalized and Methylidyne-Doped Boron Nitride Fullerene Polymer Precursors." R. C. Fortenberry. Comput. Theor. Chem., 2017, 1105, 46-51, DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2017.02.022.
  205. "Rovibrational Characterization and Interstellar Implications of the Proton-Bound, Noble Gas Complexes: ArHAr+, NeHNe+, and ArHNe+." R. C. Fortenberry. ACS Earth & Space Chem., 2017, 1, 60-69, DOI: 10.1021/acsearthspacechem.7b00003.
  206. "The Rovibrational Spectra of Three, Stable Noble Gas Molecules: NeCCH+, ArCCH+, and ArCN+." C. M. Novak, and R. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2017, 19, 5230-5238, DOI: 10.1039/C6CP08140A.
  207. "On the Detectability of X 2A'' HSS, HSO, and HOS in the Interstellar Medium." R. C. Fortenberry, and J. S. Francisco. Astrophys. J., 2017, 835, 243, DOI: https://doi.org/10.3847/1538-4357/aa582d.
  208. "Quantum Astrochemical Spectroscopy." R. C. Fortenberry. Int. J. Quant. Chem., 2017, 117, 81-91, DOI: 10.1002/qua.25180.
  209. "The Rovibrational Nature of cis- and trans-HNNS: A Possible Nitrogen Molecule Progenitor." R. C. Fortenberry. J. Chem. Phys., 2016, 145, 204302, DOI: 10.1063/1.4968036.
  210. "The Formation of Potential Interstellar Noble Gas Molecules in Gas and Adsorbed Phases." G. T. Filipek, and IIR. C. Fortenberry. ACS Omega, 2016, 1, 765-772, DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.6b00249. Cover Article: img/covers/astrochem.jpg
  211. "The Role of Sodium Ions in the Solubility of Peptides." A. L. Stewart, A. R. Lorts, E. L. Seal, N. J. Takas, and R. C. Fortenberry. Struct. Chem., 2016, 27, 1855-1862, DOI: 10.1007/s11224-016-0825-7.
  212. "Quantum Chemical Analysis of the CO−HNN+ Proton-Bound Complex." R. C. Fortenberry, T. J. Lee, and J. S. Francisco. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2016, 120, 7745-7752, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b07515.
  213. "A Spectroscopic Case for SPSi Detection: The Third-Row in a Single Molecule." B. Finney, R. C. Fortenberry, J. S. Francisco, and K. A. Peterson. J. Chem. Phys., 2016, 145, 124311, DOI: 10.1063/1.4963337.
  214. "Excited State Trends in Bidirectionally Expanded Closed-Shell PAH and PANH Anions." R. C. Fortenberry, M. M. Moore, and T. J. Lee. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2016, 120, 7327--7334, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.6b06654.
  215. "Methylidyne-Replaced Boron Nitride Fullerenes and Nanotubes: A Wave Function Study." R. C. Fortenberry. New J. Chem., 2016, 40, 8149-8157, DOI: 10.1039/C6NJ01821A.
  216. "Analysis of a Bicyclic, Triple Disulphide Molecular Nanopropeller." R. C. Fortenberry. RSC Advances, 2016, 6, 43509-43517, DOI: 10.1039/C6RA08520B.
  217. "The Rovibrational Nature of Closed­-Shell Third-­Row Triatomics: HOX and HXO, X = Si+, P, S+, and Cl." M. J. R. Kitchens, and R. C. Fortenberry. Chem. Phys., 2016, 472, 119--127, DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphys.2016.03.018.
  218. "Covalency in a Noble Gas Compound: ArNH+ Analyzed from Quartic Force Fields." C. M. Novak, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Molec. Spectrosc., 2016, 322, 29-32, DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2016.03.003.
  219. "Inclusion of 13C and D in Protonated Acetylene." R. C. Fortenberry, E. Roueff, and T. J. Lee. Chem. Phys. Lett., 2016, 650, 126-129, DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2016.02.068.
  220. "Towards the Astronomical Detection of the Proton-Bound Complex NN-HCO+: Implications for the Spectra of Protoplanetary Disks." R. C. Fortenberry, J. S. Francisco, and T. J. Lee. Astrophys. J., 2016, 819, 141, DOI: 10.3847/0004-637X/819/2/141.
  221. "Potential Interstellar Noble Gas Molecules: ArOH+ and NeOH+ Rovibrational Analysis from Quantum Chemical Quartic Force Fields." R. A. Theis, and R. C. Fortenberry. Mol. Astrophys., 2016, 2, 18-24, DOI: 10.1016/j.molap.2015.12.001.
  222. "Electronically Excited States of Anisotropically Extended Singly-Deprotonated PAH Anions." M. L. Theis, A. Candian, A. G. G. M. Tielens, T. J. Lee, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2015, 119, 13048-13054, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b10421.
  223. "Excited Vibrational Level Rotational Constants for SiC2: A Sensitive Molecular Diagnostic for Astrophysical Conditions." R. C. Fortenberry, and T. J. LeeH. S. P. Müller. Mol. Astrophys., 2015, 1, 13-19, DOI: 10.1016/j.molap.2015.07.001.
  224. "Optimal Cloud Use of Quartic Force Fields: The First Purely Commercial Cloud Computing Based Study for Rovibrational Analysis of SiCH-." R. C. Fortenberry, and R. Thackston. Int. J. Quant. Chem., 2015, 115, 1650-1657, DOI: 10.1002/qua.24997.
  225. "The Structure, Anharmonic Vibrational Frequencies, and Intensities of NNHNN+." Q. Yu, J. M. Bowman, R. C. Fortenberry, J. S. Mancini, T. J. Lee, T. D. Crawford, W. Klemperer, and J. S. Francisco. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2015, 119, 11623-11631, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b09682.
  226. "Energetics, Structure, and Rovibrational Spectroscopic Properties of the Sulfurous Anions SNO− and OSN−." R. C. Fortenberry, and J. S. Francisco. J. Chem. Phys, 2015, 143, 184301, DOI: 10.1063/1.4935056. Cover Article: img/covers/cloud.jpg
  227. "Electronic and Rovibrational Quantum Chemical Analysis of C3P−: The Next Interstellar Anion?" R. C. Fortenberry, and J. A. Lukemire. MNRAS, 2015, 453, 2824-2829, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stv1844.
  228. "Interstellar Anions: The Role of Quantum Chemistry." R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2015, 119, 9941--9953, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b05056.
  229. "Quartic Force Field-derived Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants for the Isomeric Pair SNO and OSN and Isotopologues." R. C. Fortenberry, and J. S. Francisco. J. Chem. Phys, 2015, 143, 084308, DOI: 10.1063/1.4929472.
  230. "Factors Affecting the Solubility of Ionic Compounds." M. O. Hurst, and R. C. Fortenberry. Comput. Theor. Chem., 2015, 1069, 132-137, DOI: 10.1016/j.comptc.2015.07.019. Cover Article: img/covers/anions.jpg
  231. "Communication: Spectroscopic Consequences of Proton Delocalization in OCHCO+." R. C. Fortenberry, Q. Yu, J. S. Mancini, J. M. Bowman, T. J. Lee, T. D. Crawford, W. F. Klemperer, and J. S. Francisco. J. Chem. Phys, 2015, 143, 071102, DOI: 10.1063/1.4929345.
  232. "Rovibrational and Energetic Analysis of the Hydroxyethynyl Anion (CCOH−)." R. C. Fortenberry, and T. J. Lee. Mol. Phys., 2015, 113, 2012--2017, DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2015.1031841.
  233. "Theoretical Rovibronic Treatment of the X 2Σ+ and A 2Π States of C2H & X 1Σ+ State of C2H- from Quartic Force Fields." W. J. Morgan, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2015, 119, 7013--7025, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b03489.
  234. "Electronically Excited States of PANH Anions." M. L. Theis, A. Candian, A. G. G. M. Tielens, T. J. Lee, and R. C. Fortenberry. Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2015, 17, 14761-14772, DOI: 10.1039/C5CP01354B.
  235. "The Trihydrogen Cation with Neon and Argon: Structural, Energetic, and Spectroscopic Data from Quartic Force Fields." R. A. Theis, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2015, 119, 4915--4922, DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpca.5b03058.
  236. "Additional Diffuse Functions in Basis Sets for Dipole-Bound Excited States of Anions." W. J. Morgan, and R. C. Fortenberry. Theor. Chem. Acc., 2015, 134, 47, DOI: 10.1007/s00214-015-1647-1.
  237. "The Performance of Low-Cost Commercial Cloud Computing as an Alternative in Computational Chemistry." R. Thackston, and R. C. Fortenberry. J. Comput. Chem., 2015, 36, 926-933, DOI: 10.1002/jcc.23882.
  238. "ArH2+ and NeH2+ as Global Minima in the Ar+/Ne+ + H2 Reaction: Energetic, Spectroscopic, and Structural Data." R. A. Theis, W. J. Morgan, and R. C. Fortenberry. MNRAS, 2015, 446, 195-204, DOI: 10.1093/mnras/stu1785.
  239. "Quartic Force Fields for Excited Electronic States: Rovibronic Reference Data for the 1 2A' and 1 2A'' States of the Isoformyl Radical, HOC." W. J. Morgan, and R. C. Fortenberry. Spectrochim. Acta. A, 2015, 135, 965--972, DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2014.07.082. Cover Article: img/covers/thackston.jpg
  240. "Rovibrational Reference Data for the Interstellar Detection of c-C3H-." R. C. Fortenberry, X. Huang, T. D. Crawford, and T. J. Lee. Astrophys. J., 2014, 796, 139, DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X.
  241. "Predictable Valence Excited States of Anions." R. C. Fortenberry, W. J. Morgan, and J. D. Enyard. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2014, 118, 10763-10769, DOI: 10.1021/jp509512u.
  242. "Novel Dihydrate Formation of p-Nitrophenylglyoxal." J. A. Orvis, M. O. Hurst, and R. C. Fortenberry. Struct. Chem., 2014, 25, 1513-1520, DOI: 10.1007/s11224-014-0429-z.
  243. "Quartic Force Field Rovibrational Analysis of Protonated Acetylene, C2H3+, and Its Isotopologues." R. C. Fortenberry, X. Huang, T. D. Crawford, and T. J. Lee. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2014, 118, 7034--7043, DOI: 10.1021/jp506441g.
  244. "Optical Spectra of the Silicon-Terminated Carbon Chain Radicals SiCnH (n = 3,4,5)." N. J. Reilly, D. L. Kokkin, R. C. Fortenberry, T. D. Crawford, and M. C. McCarthy. J. Chem. Phys., 2014, 141, 044310, DOI: 10.1063/1.4883521.
  245. "Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants of cis- and trans-HOCS, HSCO, and Isotopologues via Quartic Force Fields." R. C. Fortenberry, X. Huang, M. C. McCarthy, T. D. Crawford, and T. J. Lee. J. Phys. Chem. B, 2014, 118, 6498--6510, DOI: 10.1021/jp412362h.
  246. "Infrared Rovibrational Line Lists Computed with Highly Accurate Quartic Force Fields and Ab Initio Dipole Surfaces." R. C. Fortenberry, X. Huang, D. W. Schwenke, and T. J. Lee. Spectrochem. Acta. A, 2014, 119, 76-83, DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2013.03.092.
  247. "Rovibrational Spectroscopic Constants for Isotopologues of Cyclic and Bent Singlet HC2N isomers." N. Inostroza, R. C. Fortenberry, X. Huang, and T. J. Lee. Astrophys. J., 2013, 778, 160, DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/778/2/160.
  248. "Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants of 1 3A\' HNC and 1 3A\' HOC+ from Quartic Force Fields." R. C. Fortenberry, T. D. Crawford, and T. J. Lee. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2013, 117, 11339−11345, DOI: 10.1021/jp408750h.
  249. "Singlet Excited States of Anions with Higher Main Group Elements" R. C. Fortenberry. Mol. Phys., 2013, 111, 3265-3275, DOI: 10.1080/00268976.2013.780105.
  250. "The 1 3A\' HCN and 1 3A\' HCO+ Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants from Quartic Force Fields." R. C. Fortenberry, X. Huang, T. D. Crawford, and T. J. Lee. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2013, 117, 9324-9330, DOI: 10.1021/jp309243s.
  251. "Protonated N2O, NNOH+: Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants from Quartic Force Fields." X. Huang, R. C. Fortenberry, and T. J. Lee. J. Chem. Phys, 2013, 139, 084313, DOI: 10.1063/1.4819069.
  252. "Dipole Surface and Infrared Intensities for the cis- and trans-HOCO and DOCO Radicals." X. Huang, R. C. Fortenberry, Y. Wang, J. S. Francisco, T. D. Crawford, J. M. Bowman, and T. J. Lee. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2013, 117, 6932-6939, DOI: 10.1021/jp3102546.
  253. "High-Accuracy Quartic Force Field Calculations for the Spectroscopic Constants and Vibrational Frequencies of 1 1A′ l-C3H-: A Possible Link to Lines Observed in the Horsehead Nebula PDR." R. C. Fortenberry, X. Huang, T. D. Crawford, and T. J. Lee. Astrophys. J., 2013, 772, 39, DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/772/1/39.
  254. "On the Use of Quartic Force Fields in Variational Calculations." R. C. Fortenberry, X. Huang, A. Yachmenev, W. Thiel, and T. J. Lee. Chem. Phys. Lett., 2013, 574, 1-12, DOI: 10.1016/j.cplett.2013.03.078.
  255. "Spectroscopic Constants and Vibrational Frequencies for l-C3H+ and Isotopologues from Highly-Accurate Quartic Force Fields: The Detection of l-C3H+ in the Horsehead Nebula PDR Questioned." X. Huang, R. C. Fortenberry, and T. J. Lee. Astrophys. J. Lett., 2013, 768, L25, DOI: 10.1088/2041-8205/768/2/L25.
  256. "The Potential Interstellar Anion CH2CN-: Spectroscopic Constants, Vibrational Frequencies, and Other Considerations." R. C. Fortenberry, T. D. Crawford, and T. J. Lee. Astrophys. J., 2013, 762, 121, DOI: 10.1088/0004-637X/762/2/121. Cover Article: img/covers/variational.gif
  257. "Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants of HOCS+, HSCO+, and Isotopologues via Quartic Force Fields." R. C. Fortenberry, X. Huang, J. S. Francisco, T. D. Crawford, and T. J. Lee. J. Phys. Chem. A, 2012, 116, 9582−9590, DOI: 10.1021/jp3073206.
  258. "Quartic Force Field Predictions of the Fundamental Vibrational Frequencies and Spectroscopic Constants of the Cations HOCO+ and DOCO+." R. C. Fortenberry, X. Huang, J. S. Francisco, T. D. Crawford, and T. J. Lee. J. Chem. Phys., 2012, 136, 234309, DOI: 10.1063/1.4729309.
  259. "The Electronic Spectrum of Si3 I: The Triplet D3h System." N. J. Reilly, D. L. Kokkin, X. Juang, R. Nagarajan, R. C. Fortenberry, J. P. Maier, T. C. Steimle, J. F. Stanton, and M. C. McCarthy. J. Chem. Phys., 2012, 136, 194307, DOI: 10.1063/1.4704672.
  260. "Vibrational frequencies and spectroscopic constants from quartic force fields for cis-HOCO: The radical and the anion." R. C. Fortenberry, X. Huang, J. S. Francisco, T. D. Crawford, and T. J. Lee. J. Chem. Phys., 2011, 135, 214303, DOI: 10.1063/1.3663615.
  261. "Electronically Excited States of Interstellar Molecules." R. C. Fortenberry, and T. D. Crawford. Ann. Rep. Comput. Chem., 2011, 7, 195-214, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-53835-2.00009-2.
  262. "The trans-HOCO Radical: Quartic Force Fields, Vibrational Frequencies, and Spectroscopic Constants." R. C. Fortenberry, X. Huang, J. S. Francisco, T. D. Crawford, and T. J. Lee. J. Chem. Phys., 2011, 135, 134301, DOI: 10.1063/1.3643336.
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