Spectra and structure of small ring compounds: XXIX. Microwave spectrum of γ-butyrolactone

The microwave spectrum of γ-butyrolactone has been recorded from 12.4 to 40.0 GHz. Both A-type and B-type transitions were observed. The R-branch assignments have been made for the ground state and the first two excited states of the ring-puckering and the first excited state of the ring twisting modes. It is shown that the ring skeleton is non-planar from the magnitude of the μ_c component of the dipole moment as well as from the value of I_c?(I_a+I_b). From the relative intensity measurements of the ground and the excited state, the ring twisting mode appears to be governed by a double minimum potential. The dipole moment was determined to be 4.27±0.03 D with components of μ_a = 4.04±0.03 D, μ_b = 1.42±0.03 D, μ_c = 0.33±0.02 D. From an investigation of the Raman spectrum of the gas, the ring puckering vibration was found to have a frequency of 148 cm^?1, whereas the ring twisting mode was found at 225 cm^?1.     

Spectra and structure of small ring compounds: Part XXX. Microwave spectrum of 1,1-difluoro-1-silacyclopent-3-ene

The microwave spectrum of 1,1-difluoro-l-silacyclopent-3-ene has been recorded from 26.5 to 40.0 GHz. Only A-type transitions were observed. The R-branch assignments have been made for the ground state and the first three excited states of the ring puckering vibration. It is shown that the five-membered ring structure is planar from the values of the components of the dipole moment, as well as from the value of the inertial defect as a function of the ring puckering quantum number. From the relative intensity measurements, it is concluded that the first excited state of the ring puckering vibration has a frequency of 38 ±7 cm^?1 and that the vibration is nearly harmonic. The components of the dipole moment were determined by the Stark effect to be μ_a = 2.02 ±0.06 D, μ_b = 0, and μ_c = 0.0 ±0.09 D. All of the observed data are consistent with a molecule of C_2v symmetry and the possible reasons for this structure are discussed.     

Microwave spectrum and rotational isomers of epifluorohydrin

The microwave spectra of three rotational isomers of epifluorohydrin are Presented. The ground and 3 excited torsional states of one of the two gauche rotamers (III), and the ground states of the other gauche and cis rotamers (I & II), have been observed. The values of the ground state rotational constants. A, B, and C for rotamers I, II and III are 14 662.8, 3129.4, 2863.3; 10 645.8, 4050.2, 3679.1; and 14 833.1, 3210.2, 2933.9 MHz. The gaseous phase dipole components for the most abundant rotamer (III) are μ_a = 0.99 ± .02, μ_b = 2.90 ± .01 and μ_c = 0.0 ± .3, giving μ = 3.08 ± .02 D.     

Microwave spectrum,conformation, barrier to internal rotation,centrifugal distortion,and dipole moment of methylpropargyl ether

The microwave spectrum of methylpropargyl ether, CH₃OCH₂CCH, has been investigated in the 11.9–26.5 GHz region. Only the gauche rotamer with a dihedral angle of 68° ± 2° from the syn position was assigned. Other forms are not present in concentrations exceeding 10 % of the total. The barrier to internal rotation of the methyl group was determined to be 2512 ± 75 cal mol^?1. The dipole moment components are μ_a = 0.290 ± 0.003 D, μ_b = 0.505 ± 0.012 D, and μ_c = 1.016 ± 0.003 D. The total dipole moment is 1.171 ± 0.013 D. Extensive centrifugal distortion analyses have been carried out for the ground as well as for two vibrationally excited states. For the ground state, transitions up to J = 77 were assigned and a large centrifugal distortion exceeding 9 GHz enabled the determination of accurate quartic and significant sextic distortion coefficients.     

Microwave spectrum and dipole moment of glycolic acid

More than 200 rotational transitions of glycolic acid (CH₂OHCOOH) have been assigned in the frequency range 18–40 GHz. Rotational constants and centrifugal distortion constants for the ground state and two vibrationally excited states were deduced. From Stark splittings the dipole moment was determined: μ_a = 1.913(5), μ_b = 0.995(14) and μ_total = 2.156(9) D.     

Microwave spectrum,conformational preference,intramolecular hydrogen bond,barrier to internal rotation,dipole moment,and centrifugal distortion of 1-fluoro-2-propanol

The microwave spectra of 1-fluoro-2-propanol, CH ₃CH(OH)CH ₂F, and one deuterated species, CH₃,CH(OD)CH₂F, have been investigated in the 18–30 GHz spectral region. Only one rotamer with an intramolecular hydrogen bond formed between the fluorine atom and the hydroxyl group was assigned. This conformation is also characterized by having the C-F bond approximately anti to the methyl group. The FCCO dihedral angle is 59 ± 2° and the HOCC dihedral angle is 58 ± 3°. Further conformations, if they exist, are at least 0.75 kcal mol^?1 less stable. Five vibrationally excited states belonging to four different normal modes were assigned and their fundamental frequencies determined. The barrier to internal rotation of the methyl group was found to be 2796 ± 50 cal mol^?1. The dipole moment is μ_a = 0.510 ± 0.009 D, μ_b = 1.496 t 0.026 D, μ_c = 0.298 ± 0.014 D, and μ_tot = 1.608 ± 0.030 D. Extensive centrifugal distortion analyses were carried out for the ground and the first excited state of the heavy-atom torsional mode and accurate values were determined for all quartic and two sextic coefficients.     

Microwave spectrum,conformation, dipole moment and centrifugal distortion of glyoxylic acid

Microwave spectra of CHO-COOH and CHO-COOD are reported. The molecule has a planar equilibrium conformation with the two carbonyl groups trans to each other. A weak five-member intramolecular hydrogen bond is formed between the hydroxyl proton of the carboxyl group and the oxygen atom of the carbonyl group thus stabilizing the trans planar form. Other conformations having a statistical weight of 1 (cis and trans) are at least 1.3 kcal mol^?1 less stable, and rotamers with a statistical weight of 2 (e.g., gauche and skew) have at least 1.7 kcal mol^?1 higher energy. Four vibrationally excited states of CHO-COOH have been analyzed and relative intensity measurements yielded 167 ± 12 cm^?1 for the C-C torsional mode and 288 ± 26 cm^?1 for the lowest in-plane bending mode. The dipole moment was determined to be μ_a = 1.85 ± 0.03 D, μ_b = 0.20 ± 0.10 D, and μ_tot = 1.86 ± 0.04 D. A seven-parameter centrifugal distortion analysis has been carried out for the ground vibrational state of CHO-COOD and for the ground and three vibrationally excited states of CHO-COOH.     

Excited state dipole moments and geometries of the bases of nucleic acids

CNDO/s-CI and VE-PPP methods have been employed to calculate the dipole moments of the bases of nucleic acids in the ground and excited states. A component analysis in terms of μ_hyb^(σ), μ_ch and μ_π has been done using the CNDO/s-CI method and these results have been compared with those obtained by the CNDO/2 and IEHT methods. It is observed that while the CNDO/2 and CNDO/s-CI methods give almost the same total dipole moments, component-wise their predictions are very different.Dipole moments of the molecules have also been studied for the lowest excited singlet and triplet π^* ← π states. It is observed that the conventional method of calculating dipole moments using changes of only the net charges in the excited state does not give correct results for uracil and thymine, for which experimental results are available. Considering deformed non-planar excited state geometries for these molecules, the observed excited state dipole moments have been explained. A method has been suggested to include the effects of non-planarity while calculating the properties of a complex molecule in a π^* ← π excited state. For adenine, guanine and cytosine, the excited state dipole moments are found to be smaller than the ground state values.     

Microwave spectrum,structure, dipole moment and low frequency vibrations of dimethyl cyanamide

The microwave spectrum of dimethyl cyanamide has been recorded from 18.0 to 40.0 GHz. Only A-type transitions were observed. The R-branch assignments have been made for the ground state and the first excited state of the skeletal bending mode. It is shown that the heavy atom skeleton is non-planar from the magnitude of the μ_c component of the dipole moment as well as from the value of I_a+I_b?I_c. The following structural parameters were obtained: r(N-CN) = 1.351, ∠CNC = 116°, and an out-of-plane angle of 36° with reasonable assumptions made for the structural parameters for the dimethylamino moiety and the nitrile bond. These parameters are consistent with those previously reported for the cyanamide molecule; they indicate a significant electron delocalization and a large contribution of the sp² hybridization on the apex nitrogen. The dipole moment components were determined to be μ_a = 4.7 D and μ_c = 0.8 D. From the low frequency vibrational data of the solid, a lower limit of 2.5 kcal/mole was obtained for the barrier to internal rotation of the methyl groups.     

A Computational and Experimental Study of Thieno[3,4‐b]thiophene as a Proaromatic π‐Bridge in Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells

Four D ‐π‐A dyes (D=donor, A=accpetor) based on a 3,4‐thienothiophene π‐bridge were synthesized for use in dye‐sensitized solar cells (DSCs). The proaromatic building block 3,4‐thienothiophene is incorporated to stabilize dye excited‐state oxidation potentials. This lowering of the excited‐state energy levels allows for deeper absorption into the NIR region with relatively low molecular weight dyes. The influence of proaromatic functionality is probed through a computational analysis of optimized bond lengths and nucleus independent chemical shifts (NICS) for both the ground‐ and excited‐ states. To avoid a necessary lowering of the TiO₂ semiconductor conduction band (CB) to promote efficient dye–TiO₂ electron injection, strong donor functionalities based on triaryl‐ and diarylamines are employed in the dye designs to raise both the ground‐ and excited‐state oxidation potentials of the dyes. Solubility, aggregation, and TiO₂ surface protection are addressed by examining an ethylhexyl alkyl chain in comparison to a simple ethyl chain on the 3,4‐thienothiophene bridge. Power conversion efficiencies of up to 7.8 % are observed.     

Microwave spectrum,dipole moment and structure of isopropyl cyanide

The microwave spectrum of isopropyl cyanide, (CH₃)₂CHCN, has been recorded from 26.5 to 40.0 GHz. Both A- and C-type transitions were observed. The R-branch assignments have been made for the ground and three different excited states. The following structural parameters were obtained: r(C-CN) = 1.501 Å, ∠CCC = 113.8°, and an angle between the CCC plane and the CN bond of 53.8° with reasonable assumptions made for the structural parameters for the isopropyl moiety and the nitrile bond. The dipole moment components were determined to be μ_a = 4.05±0.02, μ_c= 1.4 ± 0.2 and μ_t = 4.29 ±0.10 D. The dipole moment of t-butyl cyanide has been re-measured and found to have a value of4.34±0.04 D. From the relative intensities of the excited state lines, the two torsional modes were found to have frequencies of 200 ±20 and 249 ±10 cm^?1 which gave a periodic barrier to internal rotation of 3.3 kcal mole^?1.     

Excited state polarizabilities from solvatochromic shifts

A new method is proposed to estimate the polarizability (α_e) of a molecule in an excited state using solvatochromic shift measurements and McRae's equation. In the earlier methods the contribution due to polarizability was not considered. In view of this, the proposed method is also expected to give a better estimation of excited state electric dipole moment (μ_e) and the (θ) angle between excited and ground state electric dipole moments, μ_e and μ_g apart from giving values of polarizability of the molecules in the excited state. This method has been applied in the case of the La band of p-nitro aniline and the results for all the parameters are found to be satisfactory and of right order in comparison with that reported in literature.     

Microwave spectrum of the s-trans form of 3-pyridinecarbaldehyde

The microwave spectra of the ground state and one excited state of the ON s-trans form of 3-pyridinecarbaldehyde have been measured and assigned. The ground state rotational constants and dipole moment components are: A = 5417.8, B = 1583.289, C = 1225.389 (in MHz) and ¦μ_a¦ = 1.35, ¦μ_b¦ = 0.5 (in debye). The excited state most probably belongs to the C₃C torsion, for which the vibrational frequency is estimated to be 135 ± 30 cm^?1.     

High and very high resolution spectroscopy of the vibrational-rotational states of non-rigid molecules with particular emphasis on ammonia

Using the vibration-inversion-rotation Hamiltonian for ammonia [V. ?pirko, J.M.R. Stone and D. Papou?ek, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 60 (1976) 159], a modified theory is worked out for the Δk = ± 3n interactions between the inversion-rotation energy levels in the ground and excited state of NH₃ which takes into account the large amplitude inversion motion.The high sensitivity submillimeter-wave spectrometer RAD has been used to measure the inversion and inversion-rotation transitions in the ν₂ state of ¹⁴NH₃ in the 18–37 cm^?1 region with microwave accuracy. The frequencies of the inversion-rotation transitions in the ground and ν₂ excited states have been measured with the 0.014 cm^?1 resolution in the 35–300 cm^?1 region with a Fourier transform spectrometer. The ν₂ band frequencies have been measured under Doppler limited resolution (<0.002 cm^?1) with a diode laser spectrometer and with 0.03 cm^?1 resolution using a grating spectrometer in the 10 μm region.By a least squares fit of these data and the data of the infrared-microwave two-photon and infrared heterodyne measurements of the ν₂ band, a set of the molecular constants for the ground and ν₂ state is obtained which reproduces the experimental data within the precision of the experiment.     

Microwave spectrum,conformation, intramolecular hydrogen bond,dipole moment, 14N quadrupole coupling constants and centrifugal distortion of 2flu

Microwave spectra of CH₂FCONH₂, CH₂FCOND(1)H(2), CH₂FCONH-(1)D(2), and CH₂FCOND₂ are reported. The stable form of the molecule is shown to possess a planar FCCONH₂ skeleton, with two out-of-plane hydrogens. The C-F and CO bonds are trans to one another and a weak intramolecular hydrogen bond is formed between the fluorine atom and the nearest amide group hydrogen atom stabilizing the identified rotamer. Other conformations are not present in concentrations exceeding 10% of the total. Nine vibrationally excited states were assigned. Six of these were attributed to the C-C torsional mode and one to the lowest in-plane bending mode. The first excited state of -NH_z out-of-plane deformation mode was tentatively assigned. Relative intensity measurements yielded 114±14 cm^?1 for C-C torsional mode and 239±20 cm^?1 for the in-plane bending mode. The dipole moment was determined asμ_a = 1.27±0.01 D, μ_b = 1.67±0.02 D, and μ_tot = 2.10±0.02 D, while the ¹⁴N quadrupole coupling constants were found to be χ_aa = 1.6±0.2 MHz, χ_bb = 1.6±0.2 MHz and χ_cc = ?3.2±0.3 MHz.     

A multi-configuration LCAO–MO study for complex unsaturated molecules. I. General theory and its application to the benzene anion

A multi-configuration LCAO –MO approach using a π-bond order–bond length linear relation is introduced to predict the geometrical structures for the electronic ground and excited states of unsaturated hydrocarbons. The procedure is designed to include configuration interaction in each iterative computation where the π-electron approximation is employed under the Pariser–Parr type semi-empirical treatment. The π-bond order–bond length relation is determined as r_pq = 1.523 – 0.193P_pq, when the bond lengths of ethylene, benzene and naphthalene are used and the groundstate functions including the singly and doubly excited configurations are taken into account to obtain the bond orders P_pq. The iterative calculation is applied to the ground state and the two lowest excited states of the benzene anion in both D_6h and D_2h molecular geometries. The geometrical structures and the π-electron energies are computed for the ground and excited states of the anion; for the latter, two types of configuration species are used. It is found that the first lowest excited state is not subjected to the Jahn–Teller effect and the calculated excited state energies do not agree with the observed values (c. 1.0 ～ 2.5 eV higher than the observed values). The latter point is discussed in detail. It is also found that the resultant ground state energy depression due to configuration mixing is not very large and the two types of configuration species used give different CI effects on the energy levels of the two lowest excited states of the anion. Finally, the stabilization energy due to the Jahn–Teller distortion is estimated for the ground state of the anion.     

Fully resonant CARS of cresyl violet in polyacrylic acid polymer films

Multi-resonant CARS data for ground and excited electronic state resonances (593.585 cm^?1) of cresyl violet perchlorate in polyacrylic acid are reported. The intensity of the excited state resonance (585 cm^?1) depends on the location of the ω₁-field (ω_as = 2ω₁ ? ω₂) within the severely inhomogeneously broadened absorption profile of the dye. Non-photochemical hole burning is used to determine the vibronic transitions which contribute to the absorption profile. It is argued that the linear electron-phonon interaction is an important mechanism for producing an egalitarian distribution of excited dye sites with a population sufficiently high to permit observation of the excited state resonance. A marked non-photochemical hole burning effect on the intensities of the CARS resonances is used for the assignment of 585 cm^?1 as an excited state resonance. The absence of line narrowing in the CARS and CSRS spectra is reported and discussed. Finally, a novel narrowing of the 593 cm^?1 ground state resonance with increasing temperature is reported and shown to occur only for restricted values (frequency) of ω₁.     

Spectroscopic Properties of 4‐Pyridoxic Acid as a Function of pH and Solvent

The photophysical properties and acid/base equilibria of 4‐pyridoxic acid (=3‐hydroxy‐5‐(hydroxymethyl)‐2‐methylpyridine‐4‐carboxylic acid), the final product of the catabolism of vitamin B₆, have been studied in aqueous solutions. The ground state of 4‐pyridoxic acid exhibits the different protonated forms A – D in the range of H₀=?6 to pH 11.5. HMQC‐ and HMBC‐NMR Studies allowed the pH‐dependent assignment of the different C‐atoms, and the evaluation of the deprotonation sequence. The 3‐OH group in the ground state has a ‘pK_a’ of H₀=?0.64, which is much lower than that found for other vitamin B₆ related compounds. The pK_a value of the 4‐COOH group is 5.4. Fluorescence studies showed that the same species exist at the lowest excited singlet state, but in different pH ranges. The 3‐OH group is four pH units more acidic in the lowest excited singlet state than in the ground state. Excitation spectra and emission decays in the pH range of 8 to 11.5 indicate that the pyridine N‐atom is more basic in the excited singlet state than in the ground state. The emission spectra are red‐shifted in protic solvents, in agreement with an intramolecular H‐bond between the ionized 3‐OH group and the nonionized 4‐COOH group.     

Methyl group internal rotation A–E line splittings in several torsionally excited states of methyl glycolate and 2-methoxyethanol

The rotational spectra of several torsional satellites of methyl glycolate and 2-methoxyethanol have been investigated.The methyl barrier to internal rotation in methyl glycolate increases with the torsional quantum number of the C-C skeletal torsion, for which A–E line splittings have been measured up to v_SK=3. The V₃ value determined from the A–E line splittings in the first excited state of the methyl internal rotation is nearly the same of that previously determined in the ground state.For 2-methoxyethanol the V₃ barrier as determined from the A–E line splittings in the ground state is about 20% lower than the value previously obtained from the splittings observed in the first excited state of the methyl internal rotation. The sequence of the A–E splittings in the first excited state of the O-C skeletal torsion (v_SK=1) is probably reversed with respect to the ground state, while in the v_SK=2 state the sequence is like that in the ground state.     

Theoretical investigation of Wulf and Chappuis bands in the spectrum of ozone

The ground state and some lowest excited states of ozone are calculated by the semiempirical MNDO method using configuration interaction to explain the Wulf absorption band and photodissociation of ozone. The results of calculations show that³A₂(1³A′’) is the lowest excited triplet state of O₃; a transition to this state from the ground X¹ A₁ state is responsible for the weak Wulf absorption. The oscillator strength (f = 3.2·10^-7) and the radiative lifetime of the A₂ state (Τ = 0.01 s) are in agreement with recent ab initio calculations. Translated fromZhumal Struktumoi Khimii, Vol. 38, No. 6, pp. 1067–1073, November–December, 1997.