Vibrational spectra and force constants of symmetric tops—XXII. Rotational analysis of ν2 + ν3 and ν1 + ν2 + ν3 of CF379Br and CF381Br

The rovibrational spectra of CF₃⁷⁹Br and CF₃⁸¹Br in the region of ν₂+ν₃ near 1120 cm⁻¹ and ν₁+ν₂+ν₃ near 2200 cm⁻¹ have been investigated with a resolution of 0.04 and 0.03 cm⁻¹ respectively. The rotational J structures have been resolved and were analyzed by means of polynomial and band contour simulation procedures. Molecular parameters (ν₀, x_ij, α^A,B) have been obtained from the analysis of the cold bands and the hot bands involving ν₆, 2ν₆, ν₃ and ν₅ for both isotopomers.     

Vibration-rotation infrared spectrum of ν2 of methyl iodide—Coriolis interaction with ν5

Vibration-rotation i.r. spectrum of ν₂ of methyl iodide was measured with a resolution of 0.08 cm⁻¹. The spectrum was analyzed by taking account of an xy-type Coriolis interaction between ν₂ and ν₅ and a Fermi resonance between ν₅ and ν₃ + ν₆. The analysis gave values of spectroscopic parameters which include (ν₀)₂ 1251.193 cm⁻¹, A₂-A₀ 0.02030 cm⁻¹, (D_J)₂ 2.08 × 10⁻⁷ cm⁻¹, (D_JK)₂ 3.2 × 10⁻⁶ cm⁻¹ and ζ_2,5a^y −0.630₅.     

Vibrational (i.r. and Raman) spectra and conformational studies of 1-formyl-3-thiosemicarbazide

The i.r. and Raman spectra (30–4000 cm⁻¹) of 1-formyl-3-thiosemicarbazide (FTSC) and deuterated ftsc-d₄, have been studied. Most of the vibration modes reveal pairs of bands and show strong temperature dependence. A band group {ν(NNH₂)} at ∼ 1100 cm⁻¹ exhibits well resolved doublet (1095 and 1112 cm⁻¹) structure below 100 k. The intensity in the 11 12 cm⁻¹ band decreases regularly (band disappears at 150 K) with the rise in temperature. Two new bands at 955 and 1070 cm⁻¹ appear while measured above 400 K. The system eventually exists in several conformers in simultaneous equilibria. Moreover, a few bands {e.g. ν(CO), ν(CS) and ν(CH)} that show strong intensifies in i.r. exhibit weak (or zero) intensifies in the Raman and vice-versa. The features (characteristic of u and g vibration species) could be explained by a C_2h pseudo symmetry space group proposed for the system. Both the FTSC and FTSC-d₄ represent strong molecular associations. This favours the maximum abundance in the dimer stabilized conformers.     

AB initio calculations and matrix ftir studies of the sulfur trioxide radical anion

The structures and vibrational frequencies of SO⁻₃ (C_3v) and SO⁻₂ (C_2v) have been calculated at the UHF SCF/3-21 + G¹ level. By cocondensation of Cs atoms and SO₃ in an Ar matrix the FTIR spectrum of Cs₄SO₃ has been measured. The molecule is proposed to have C_s symmetry with SO₃ binding to Cs in a bidentate fashion.     

Measurements of the bimolecular rate constants for S + O2 → SO + O and CS2 + O2 → CS + SO2 at high temperatures

The bimolecular reactions in the title were measured behind shock waves by monitoring the O-atom production in COS? O₂? Ar and CS₂? O₂? Ar mixtures over the temperature range between 1400 and 2200 K. A value of the rate constant for S + O₂ → SO + O was evaluated to be (3.8 ± 0.7) × 10¹² cm³ mol^?1 s^?1 between 1900 and 2200 K. This was connected with the data at lower temperatures to give an expression k₂ = 10^10.85 T^0.52 cm³ mol^?1 s^?1 between 250 and 2200 K. An expression of the rate constant for CS₂ + O₂ → CS + SO₂ was obtained to be k₂₁ = 10^12.0 exp(?32 kcal mol^?1/RT) cm³ mol^?1 s^?1 with an error factor of 2 between 1500 and 2100 K.     

Vibrational anharmonicity and Fermi resonances in CHF2Cl

The infrared spectrum of CHF₂Cl has been recorded between 15 000 and 350 cm⁻¹. The Fermi resonance between levels involving ν₄ and 2ν₆ is analysed in bands extending from 800 cm⁻¹ to 7000 cm⁻¹ leading to a best value of k₄₆₆ = ± 14.98 cm⁻¹. In conjunction with the recent results of Amrein, Dubal and Quack, Molec. Phys. 56,727 (1985); estimates are reported for 38 out of 45 possible x_ij constants. A variation in the relative intensity of the two Q branches associated with ν₁, on cooling the gas cell, indicates that a hot band contributes to the upper branch at 3024.55 cm⁻¹. However, other evidence suggests that the latter arises also from the combination ν₂ + ν₇ + ν₉, in a very weak, close resonance with ν₁ at 3021.27 cm⁻. A number of anomalous band contours are reported.     

Tungsten(V) dimeric complexes with heterocyclic dithiocarbamates

In this paper we report the syntheses and study of a number of oxo- and sulphido-bridged tungsten(V) complexes with morpholine dithiocarbamate and piperidine dithiocarbamate as ligands. We assign the following formulae to the complexes: W₂O₃(Rdtc)₄, W₂O₄(Rdtc)₂, W₂O₂S₂(Rdtc)₂ and W₂O₃S(Rdtc)₂ (where R = morpholine and piperidine), based on the analytical data. We have studied the complexes by IR and electronic spectra, and magnetic susceptibility measurements. We assign in the IR spectra the following bands: W=O (ν_s=939–948 cm^?1), W-O_b(ν_a=813–819 cm^?1, ν_s = 431–448 cm^?1), W-S_b (ν_a=470–476 cm^?1, ν_s = 368–370 cm^?1, C-N (β = 1511–1519 cm^?1) and C-S (ν = 1090–1113 cm^?1). The low values of the magnetic moments (0.03–0.60 B.M.) are in accordance with a dimeric species of tungsten(V).     

Vibrational spectra and force constants of symmetric tops—XLII. Rovibrational spectra of CF3I in the ν2, ν3, 2ν3 and ν2 + ν3 regions

The gas phase i.r. spectrum of CF₃I has been investigated in the ν₂, ν₃, 2ν₃ and ν₂ + ν₃ region with a resolution of 0.04 cm⁻¹. Rotational J clusters have been resolved, and several vibrational and rovibrational parameters of ν₂, 743.364(8) cm⁻¹ and ν₃, 286.303(3) cm⁻¹, have been determined by polynomial methods and by band contour simulation.     

Near-infrared spectroscopy as an effective tool for monitoring the conformation of alkylammonium surfactants in montmorillonite interlayers

Application of near-infrared (NIR) spectroscopy to probing the arrangement of trimethylalkylammonium cations in montmorillonite interlayers has been demonstrated. Detailed analysis of the mid-IR (MIR) and NIR spectra of montmorillonite from Jelšový Potok (JP, Slovakia) saturated with surfactants with varying alkyl chain length (even numbers of carbon atoms from C6 to C18) was performed to show the advantages of the NIR region in characterizing surfactant conformations. The position of the ν_as(CH₂), (∼2930–2920 cm⁻¹), ν_s(CH₂) (∼2860–2850 cm⁻¹), 2ν_as(CH₂) (∼5810–5785 cm⁻¹), (ν + δ)_as(CH₂) (∼4340–4330 cm⁻¹) and (ν + δ)_s(CH₂) (∼4270–4250 cm⁻¹) signals was used as an indicator of the gauche/trans conformer ratio. For all bands, a shift toward lower wavenumber on increasing the alkyl chain length from 6 to 18 carbons suggests a transition from disordered liquid-like to more ordered solid-like structures of the surfactants. The magnitude of the shift was significantly higher for 2ν_as(CH₂) (28 cm⁻¹) than for ν_as(CH₂) (8 cm⁻¹) or ν_s(CH₂) (10 cm⁻¹), showing the NIR region to be a useful tool for examining this issue. Comparison of the IR spectra of crystalline alkylammonium salts and the corresponding organo-montmorillonites demonstrated a confining effect of montmorillonite layers on surfactant ordering. For each alkyl chain length the CH₂ bands of the organo-montmorillonites appeared at higher wavenumbers than for the unconfined surfactant, thus indicating a higher disorder of the alkyl chains. The wavenumber difference between corresponding samples was always higher in the NIR than in the MIR region. All these findings show NIR spectroscopy to be useful for conformational studies.     

Raman spectrum of carbonates MIICO3 in the 1100-1000cm −1 region: observation of the ν1, mode of the isotopic (C16O182O)2− ion

The Raman spectrum of a series of carbonates M^IICO₃ with aragonite or calcite structure has been reinvestigated in the 1100-1000 cm⁻¹ region, corresponding to the totally symmetric stretch (ν₁) of the (CO₃)²⁻ anion. Besides the very strong peak corresponding to the ν₁ mode of the (C¹⁶O₃)²⁻ ion, nearly all spectra exhibit a very weak satellite peak whose frequency agrees well with the calculated ν₁ frequency of the isotopic ion (C¹⁶O¹⁸₂O)⁻². Small deviations from the theoretical values are qualitatively discussed on the basis of vibrational couplings between near-neighbour anions.     

Structure sensitive bands in the vibrational spectra of metal complexes of tetraphenylporphine

The i.r. and RR spectra of twenty Fe(TPP)LL′ type complexes have been measured to locate structure-sensitive bands. In i.r. spectra, band I (1350-1330 cm⁻¹) and band III (469-432 cm⁻¹) are spin-state sensitive whereas band II (806-790 cm⁻¹) is oxidation-state sensitive and slightly spin-state sensitive in the Fe(II) state. To examine the nature of these bands, the i.r. spectra of Co(TPP), (Fe(TPP))₂O and their d₈ and d₂₀ analogs have been measured, and empirical assignments proposed. In RR spectra, band C (1545-1498 cm⁻¹, ap) and band D (1565-1540 cm⁻¹, p) are spin-state sensitive whereas band E (391-376 cm⁻¹, p) is sensitive to both spin and oxidation states. These results on RR spectra are in good agreement with those of previous workers.     

Radiation synthesis of iron(II) and ruthenium(II) alkylnitroso complexes

The radiolysis of deoxygenated aqueous solutions of Ru(NH₃)₅NO³⁺ and Fe(CN)₅NO²⁻ in the presence of organic compounds (RH) generates alkylnitroso complexes of the form Ru(NH₃)₅N(O)R²⁺ and Fe(CN)₅N(O)R³⁻ where RH = tert-butyl alcohol, tert-butyl amine, N,N-dimethylacetamide, α-aminoisobutyric acid, pivalic acid, and α-hydroxyisobutyric acid. The products form from the rapid combination of the β-carbon radical derived from the reaction of the organic compound with OH radicals (OH + RH → R· + H₂O) and the one-electron reduced metal complex formed by interaction with e_aq⁻: Ru(NH₃)₅NO³⁺ + e_aq⁻ → Ru(NH₃)₅NO²⁺; Fe(CN)₅NO²⁻ + e_aq⁻ → Fe(CN)₅NO³⁻. The alkylnitroso complexes are moderately O₂-insensitive but display varying degrees of thermal stability. Stability permitting, these complexes have been characterized by ion-exchange chromatography and UV-vis-IR spectroscopy. The green ruthenium complexes exhibit λ_max 740 and 342 nm (ϵ 22 and 4.5 × 10³ M⁻¹ cm⁻¹, respectively) and ν_NO in the 1365–1405 cm⁻¹ region. The less stable red iron analogues absorb at 475 and ∼ 250 nm (ϵ 5.0 × 10³ and ∼ 9 × 10³ M⁻¹ cm⁻¹, respectively).     

Tunable biode laser high resolution spectroscopy of the ν3 vibration of matrix isolated SO2

True lineshape of the ν₃(b₁) vibrational transition of ³²SO₂ isolated in an Ar matrix was measured with a high resolution (< 10^?3 cm^?1) tunable diode laser spectrometer and temperature effects on line frequencies and linewidths are reported.     

Resonance Raman scattering in the 1Σg+ → 1B2 (1Σu+) transition of CS2

Resonance Raman spectra of CS₂ are presented at excitation wavelengths of 204 and 200 nm. Both spectra show activity in the symmetric (ν₁) stretch and bending (ν₂) modes consistent with a bent, symmetrically stretched ¹B₂(¹Σ_u⁺) upper state. In addition, these spectra show activity of the transition involving two quanta in the asymmetric (ν₃) stretch as well as progressions in ν₁ and ν₂ based upon this asymmetric mode overtone.     

Rate constant and products of the reaction Cl + CS2 in air

A steady-state system involving the photolysis of Cl₂ as a source of Cl has been used to investigate the reaction of Cl with CS₂ at 293 ± 3 K in a 420 l reaction chamber coupled to FTIR and mass spectrometers. Using a relative rate technique, the measured effective rate constant was found to be dependent on the total pressure and mole fraction of O₂ present in the system. In 760 Torr synthetic air, the overall rate constant for the Cl + CS₂ reaction is(0.83 ± 0.17) × 10⁻¹³ cm³ molecule⁻¹s⁻¹. SO₂, COS and COCl₂ are the main reaction products.     

Study of the ν4-2ν8 Fermi resonance in heavy isotopic species of CH3CN by the Modified Winther Method

The Modified Winther Method is used to calculate the Fermi coupling constant W for the resonance between ν₄ and 2ν₈ vibrational levels in four heavy isotopic species (¹³C, ¹⁵N) of gaseous CH₃CN. The change of isotopic mass is used as a frequency scanning variable. Reliable values of W (5.41 cm⁻¹)and of the anharmonicity of 2ν⁰₈ (−12.5 cm⁻¹) are obtained.     

The microwave spectrum of dichlorosilylene (SiCl2) in excited vibrational states

The microwave spectrum of dichlorosilylene in excited vibrational states has been measured in the millimetre- and submillimetre-wave regions. Rotational and centrifugal distortion constants were determined for the ν₁, ν₂, 2ν₂ and ν₃ excited states of the Si³⁵Cl₂ isotopic species and for the ν₂ and 2ν₂ states of Si³⁵Cl³⁷Cl. Analysis of the Coriolis resonance between the ν₁ and ν₃ states of Si³⁵Cl₂ yielded values of the D Coriolis interaction constant with F constrained, of two higher-order terms and also an accurate value [5.402338(95) cm⁻¹] of the energy difference between the two excited vibrational states. The rotational constants of Si³⁵Cl₂ in the first excited states of the three normal vibrations were combined with those of the ground vibrational state reported in a previous paper [M. Tanimoto et al., J. Chem. Phys. 91, 2102 (1989)] to obtain the equilibrium structure, harmonic and cubic/third-order anharmonic potential constants.     

Dynamics of reactions of O(3P) atoms with CS,CS2 and OCS

The reactions of CS(X ¹Σ⁺), CS₂(X ¹Σ⁺_g) and OCS(X ¹Σ⁺) with O(³P) were studied at 298 K by means of a CO laser resonance absorption technique. The CO(ν) population distribution produced from the reaction O(³P) + CS(X ¹Σ⁺) studied in a quartz flash photolysis tube (λ>/ 200 nm) is similar to distributions observed previously for ν> 7. For ν < 7 an energetically colder vibrational population was observed which is attributed to the reaction of O(³P) atoms with undissociated CS₂(X ¹Σ⁺_g). Subsequent experiments carried out in a Pyrex flash photolysis tube (λ>/ 300 nm) in which the O(³P) + CS₂(X ¹Σ⁺_g) reaction is the only one which can occur confirmed that the colder population observed is attributable to this process. The branching ratio for the reaction channel O(³P) + CS₂(X ¹Σ⁺_g) → CO(X ¹Σ⁺) + S₂(³Σ^?_g) has been measured. We find that 1.4 ± 0.2% of the O + CS₂ reaction proceeds through this channel, and that the rate constant for this reaction channel is, k = 3.5 (±0.5) × 10¹⁰ cm³/mole s. Isotope labeled experiments using ¹⁸O atoms show that the O(³P) + OCS(X ¹Σ⁺) reaction takes place by a direct stripping mechanism, wherein CO(ν) is produced exclusively from the parent OCS molecule. The CO(ν) formed in this reaction carries about 9% of the total available energy.     

Coordination structure of active site in synthetic hemoprotein (albumin-heme) with dioxygen and carbon monoxide

Recombinant human serum albumin (rHSA) incorporating the tetraphenylporphinatoiron(II) derivative with a covalently linked proximal base (FeP) [albumin-heme (rHSA-FeP)] is a synthetic hemoprotein, which can bind and release dioxygen (O₂) reversibly under physiological conditions. The coordination structure and spin-state of the active site in rHSA-FeP with O₂ and carbon monoxide (CO) were revealed by magnetic circular dichroism (MCD), resonance Raman (RR), and infrared (IR) spectroscopy. Under an N₂ atmosphere, the MCD spectrum of rHSA-FeP showed the formation of the five-coordinate ferrous high-spin complex of FeP. Upon exposure of this solution to O₂ or CO, the spectral pattern immediately changed to that of a six-coordinate ferrous low-spin species. The vibration stretching frequencies of the coordinated O₂ (ν_O2) and CO (ν_CO) were observed at 1158 cm⁻¹ and 1964 cm⁻¹, respectively. The electronic structures of the O₂- and CO-adduct complexes of FeP in the hydrophobic pocket of albumin are both identical to those for FeP itself in toluene solution.