Infrared molecular beam depletion spectroscopy of size-selected methanol clusters

Molecular beam depletion spectroscopy has been employed to study the dissociation of small methanol clusters in the spectral region between 1000 and 1100 cm^?1 which covers thev ₈ CO stretch (1033.5 cm^?1) and thev ₇ CH₃ rock (1074.5 cm^?1) monomer vibrations. Size selection has been achieved by dispersing the (CH₃OH) _n cluster beam by a secondary He beam. Aside from the recently published CH₃OH dimer absorption bands at 1026.5 and 1051.6 cm^?1 which are assigned to the excitation of the CO stretching vibrations in the non-equivalent subunits of the hydrogen-bonded complex, a previously unobserved band was found at 1071.3 cm^?1. This absorption band is attributed to the excitation of the CH₃ rocking vibration in the dimer. It appears that this transition which is very weak in the free methanol monomer receives substantial oscillator strength due to the intermolecular interaction in the complex. A splitting of this band could not be observed. The trimer and tetramer spectra feature single peaks for the CO stretching vibration being centered at 1042.2 cm^?1 and 1044.0 cm^?1, respectively. This observation is consistent with the cyclic structures of these species. The trimer and tetramer rocking vibrations are observed near 1060.5 cm^?1 but cannot be localized exactly, due to a gap in the CO₂ laser tuning range.     

On the reaction of CH with CO studied in high temperature CH4/Ar + CO mixtures

In this study a ring dye laser spectrometer was employed for in-situ measurements of CH concentrations in the reaction zone behind shock waves. The time dependent absorption in the Q-branch of the A²Δ — X²Π band of CH at 431.1311 nm caused by the formation and consumption of CH radicals during the shock induced pyrolysis of a few ppm methane in argon was recorded. The CH concentration could directly be calculated from the measured absorption by applying the Lambert-Beer law. By adding a few percent CO to the initial mixtures, the CH concentration profiles were significantly perturbed. Both the perturbed and unperturbed CH concentration profiles have been compared with those calculated from reaction kinetic simulations. A reaction mechanism describing the CH concentration history in the CH₄/Ar and CH₄/CO/Ar systems between 2900 K and 3500 K was developed. By a fitting procedure, a value of k₁ = 1.85 × 10¹¹ cm³ mol^?1 s^?1 was obtained for the most important perturbation reaction CH + CO → C₂O + H.     

Energy transfer via guest excitons in isotopic mixed naphthalene crystals

The temperature dependence of the fluorescence spectra of aggregates in naphthalene-perdeuteronaphthalene mixed crystals has been investigated between 1.4 and 70 K and for concentrations up to 50% naphthalene. It is shown that the most abundant traps — the monomer guest molecules — transfer energy like a guest exciton band 48 cm^?1 below the host exciton band. With increasing temperature, the excitation energy is redistributed between the different aggregate traps by thermal activation into the monomer states. The energy transfer constant within the monomer exciton band is measured as a function of concentration. It is suggested that dipole-dipole interaction between the monomer guests is responsible for the energy transfer via guest excitons.     

Vibrational Spectroscopy As a Probe of Surface Heterogeneity: CO on NaCl(100)

The fundamental (Δv = 1 ← 0) and the first overtone (Δv = 2 ← 0) transitions of monolayer physisorbed CO on NaCl(100) single crystal surfaces at 5 K have been investigated using polarized Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Comparisons of the transition frequencies, bandwidths and absorbances for these two transitions together with those of dilute isotopes allow us to isolate the contribution of dynamic and static coupling effects of molecules within the monolayer. Homogeneous and heterogeneous effects can also be distinguished from band profiles of these various transitions. We conclude that the residual line broadening of 0.1 cm^?1 at 5 K for the isolated CO isotopes arises from heterogeneous surface effects. We set an upper limit of 0.07 cm^?1 for the linewidth of single CO molecules on NaCl(lOO) due to surface heterogeneity. A lower limit of × 10^?8 cm^?1 is provided by the vibrational lifetime of adsorbed CO molecules. Sharpness of the vibrational features shows that infrared spectroscopy of adsorbate is a sensitive method for probing surface and adlayer irregularities of adsorbed molecules on a single crystal.     

Metall-Pseudohalogenide. 28. Notiz zur IR-Absorption der koordinationspolymeren Metalltricyanmethanide M(C(CN)3)2 im Bereich von 200–400 cm−1

Metal Pseudohalides. 28. Remark on the I.R. Absorption of the Coordination Polymeric Compounds M(C(CN)₃)₂ in the Region of 200–400 cm^?1 The infrared spectra of the tricyanmethanides of 3d metals M(C(CN)₃)₂ (M = Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu, Zn) in the region of 200–400 cm^?1 are reported. Significant absorption bands between about 220 and 290 cm^?1 are assigned to M—N-stretching frequencies.     

Non-bonded interactions in 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanedithione and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-thio-1,3-cyclobutanedione

Electronic absorption and emission spectra as well as He(I) photoelectron spectra of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanedithione and 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1-3-thio-1,3-cyclobutanedione have been interpreted on the basis of molecular orbital calculations. The results show that the non-bonded orbital of the dithione is split owing to through-bond interaction, the magnitude of splitting being 0.4 eV. The π* orbital of the dithione appears to be split by about 0.2 eV. Electronic absorption spectra show evidence for the existence of four n—π* transitions, arising out of the splitting of the orbitals referred to above, just as in the case of 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanedione. Electronic and photoelectron spectra of the thio-dione show evidence for weak interaction between the CS and C&.zdbnd;O groups, probably via π* orbitals. Infrared spectra of both the dithione and the thio-dione are consistent with the planar cyclobutane ring; the ring-puckering frequency responsible for non-bonded interactions is around 67 cm^?1 in both the dithione and the thio-dione, the value not being very different from that in the dione. The 1,3-transannular distance is also similar in the three molecules.     

FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTRAL STUDIES ON THE SCHIFF BASE MODE OF ALL-trans BACTERIORHODOPSIN and ITS PHOTOINTERMEDIATES,K and L*

Abstract– Difference Fourier transform infrared spectra were recorded for bacteriorhodopsin upon irradiation at 230, 170 or 77 K, which gave, respectively, the spectrum of the M, L or K intermediate minus unphotolyzed all-trans bacteriorhodopsin (denoted as BR). By replacement of the Schiff base nitrogen with ¹⁵N, or of either its hydrogen at N or C₁₅ with deuterium, the vibrational bands related to the Schiff base were identified and the isotope-shifts evaluated for BR, K and L. The 1348 cm^?l band of BR and K and the 1400 cm^?1 band of L were sensitive to each of these isotope substitutions. The 1254 cm^?1 band of BR, the 1245 cm^?1 band of K and the 1301 cm^?1 band of L were sensitive to either N- or C₁₅-deuteration but not to ¹⁵N-substitution. The N—D in-plane bending vibration of K and L appeared at 969 and 997 cm^?1, respectively, upon substitution with D₂O. All the results show that L is larger in frequencies related to the N—H in-plane bending vibration than K or BR and suggest that L has the strongest interaction with the protein. Among the bands containing an N—H bending vibration, the 1348 cm^?1 band of K was more intense than the corresponding band of L at 1400 cm^?1. The C₁₅-deuteration-induced upshift of the 1245 cm^?1 band of K was unobservable for the 1301 cm^?1 band of L. Such differences between L and K might be brought about by a distortion in the retinal moiety close to the protonated Schiff base of the 13-cis chromophore.     

The infrared spectra (3500—150 cm-1) of aniline complexes of cobalt(II), nickel(II), copper(II) and zinc(II) halides

The IR spectra (3500—150 cm^?1) of the complexes [M(aniline)₂,X₂ (M = Co, Ni, Cu, Zn; X = Cl, Br), [Zn(aniline)₂I₂] are discussed. Assignments of the internal ligand vibrations are based on the band shifts which result from ¹⁵N-labelling of the amino group. The metal—ligand stretching frequencies, ν(M—N) and ν(M—X), are assigned on the basis of the band shifts which occur on ¹⁵N-labelling and metal ion and halogen substitution. Two bands within the range 350–450 cm^?1 are assigned to ν(M—N) while the ν(M—X) bands occur within the range 170–320 cm^?1. The effects of structure and coordination number on ν(M—N) and ν(M—X) are discussed. The spectra of two ethanol adducts, [M(aniline)₂-(ethanol)₂Cl₂] (M = Co, Ni) compared with those of the unsolvated species [M(aniline)₂-Cl₂], exhibit a unique band near 480 cm^?1 which is insensitive to ¹⁵N-labelling and is assigned to ν(M—O).     

Crystal and electronic structure of a hexacarbonyldiiron cluster tethered to naphthalene‐2‐thiolate ligands

The structure of the previously reported complex bis(μ‐naphthalene‐2‐thiolato‐κ²S:S)bis(tricarbonyliron)(Fe—Fe), [Fe₂(C₁₀H₇S)₂(CO)₆], has been characterized by X‐ray diffraction. In the solid state, the dinuclear complex adopts a butterfly‐like shape, with an equatorial–axial spatial orientation of the naphthalene groups covalently coupled to the [S₂Fe₂(CO)₆] unit. The asymmetric unit contains three independent [(μ‐naphthalene‐2‐thiolato)₂Fe₂(CO)₆] molecules. These molecules show intermolecular π–π stacking interactions between the naphthalene rings, which was confirmed by Hirshfield surface analysis. The electronic spectrum of the complex recorded in acetonitrile shows a band centered at 350 nm (ϵ = 4.6 × 10³ M⁻¹ cm⁻¹) and tailing into the visible region. This absorption can be attributed to a π→π* electronic transition within the naphthalene moiety and a metal‐based d→d transition.     

Electrical and optical properties of high-purity p-type single crystals of GeFe2O4

Single crystals of the spinel GeFe₂O₄, grown by the chemical vapor transport technique, are p-type semiconductors with an acceptor ionization energy of 0.39 eV. The material is a heavily compensated band-type semiconductor, with a typical hole concentration of 10¹⁴ cm^?3 near room temperature, and a temperature-independent Hall mobility of 2 cm²/V·sec. Optical absorption measurements show the optical band gap to be ?2.3 eV; the octahedral field splitting of the Fe²⁺d-levels is 10 200 cm^?1. Magnetic measurements show that n_eff is 5.26, from which a trigonal field splitting of 950 cm^?1 is derived.     

Raman study of vibrational relaxation of cyclohexane in benzene solutions

The Raman profiles of the ν₅ mode (802 cm^?1) of cyclohexane, ν₅ (723 cm^?1) of cyclohexane-_d12 and ν₂ (992 cm^?1) of benzene and its deuterated analogs have been measured as a function of concentration in the benzene—cyclohexane liquid system. The vibrational time correlation functions of cyclohexane in benzene solutions have been calculated by Fourier inversion of isotropic band contours. The concentration dependence of the experimental vibrational correlation times computed from the correlation functions and from the half width at half height have been compared with that predicted theoretically for various mechanisms of band broadening. We have tested the Fischer—Laubereau dephasing model and the Knapp—Fischer concentration-fluctuation model. We have found that the latter model reproduces well experimental data only for the ν₂ mode of benzene in solution.     

The absorption spectrum of carbon monoxide in the CO(3Π r,a) state between 215 nm and 285 nm

Bye-beam excitation of a He/CO mixture the CO(³Π _r ,a) state was sufficiently populated to allow the measurement of the absorption spectrum. The (0, 0), (1, 1), (2, 2) and (0, 1) bands of thec ³Π←a ³Π system of CO have been observed and the molecular constantsT _e =92036.0 cm^?1 (for the band head), ω _e =2249.5 cm^?1, ω _e x _e =29.5 cm^?1 have been derived for CO(c). A new electronic state withT _e =91854.3 cm^?1, ω _e =848.4 cm^?1, ω _e x _e =9.8 cm^?1,B _e =1.351 cm^?1, and α _e =0.021 cm^?1 was identified to be a³Σ state. It seems to be very likely that this state is the CO (3pσ,³Σ,j) state discussed in the literature. The results indicate a perturbation of the υ=1 levels of the new state by the CO (c,υ=0) levels. Another strong perturbation is found in the υ=4 levels. The three CO(³Σ,b,υ′=0,1,2)←CO (a,υ″=0) bands were also investigated yielding for CO(b):T _e =83778 cm^?1, ω _e =2335 cm^?1, ω _e x _e =59 cm^?1 andB _e =1.86 cm^?1.     

RESONANCE RAMAN SPECTRUM OF THE EXCITED 21Ag STATE OF ß-CAROTENE

Abstract— Resonance Raman (RR) bands assignable to the 2¹A_g excited state of ß-carotene are recorded using picosecond time-resolved resonance Raman (PTR³) spectroscopy. The RR spectrum contains bands in both the C-C (1204 cm^?1, 1243 cm^?1, and 1282 cm^?1) and C=C (1777 cm^?1) stretching regions. The time-dependent intensities of these RR features, measured with ? 30 ps. resolution, are found (i) to closely correlate with picosecond transient absorption (PTA) data recorded at 575 nm on the same sample and (ii) inversely correlate with the time-dependent intensities of RR bands assigned to the 1¹A_g ground state. Both of these observations support the assignment of these four RR features to the 2¹A_g excited state. These results remove uncertainties associated with earlier experiments in which excited-state RR scattering from (3-carotene was not observed in spite of predicted trends emanating from studies of shorter polyene compounds. The observed C=C band position also agrees with a recent report of this feature.     

Induced circular dichroism spectra of 2-(2,4,6-cycloheptatrien-1-ylidene)-4-cyclopentene-1,3-dione included inβ-cyclodextrin

The assignment of the absorption spectra of 2-(2,4,6-cycloheptatrien-1-ylidene)-4-cyclopentene-1,3-dione (1) is reported by measuring the induced circular dichroism spectra of the β-cyclodextrin complex with1. It is concluded from the signs of the induced circular dichroism bands that the first absorption band (17.1×10³–34.3×10³ cm^?1) is composed of three electronic transitions having perpendicular, parallel and perpendicular polarizations with respect to the long axis (z) of1. The second absorption band (34.3×10³–42.8×10³ cm^?1) is composed of two electronic transitions having parallel polarizations with respect to the long axis of1 and the third absorption band (42.8×10³–47.1×10³ cm^?1) has the transition dipole moment perpendicular to the long axis of1. Our experimental assignments are supported by CNDO/S CI calculations.     

STEREOELECTRONIC PROPERTIES OF PHOTOSYNTHETIC AND RELATED SYSTEMS—IX. AB INITIO QUANTUM MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF THE ELECTRONIC STRUCTURE AND SPECTRUM OF THE BACTERIOCHLOROPHYLLIDE a ANION RADICAL

Abstract— Ab initio configuration interaction wavefunctions and energies are reported for 19 doublet states of the anion radical of ethyl bacteriochlorophyllide a (Et-BChl a˙), and are employed in a resolution of the electronic absorption spectrum, as well as in a comparison with a previously reported study of the electronic states and spectrum of the anion radical of ethyl bacteriopheophorbide a (Et-BPheo a˙). The lowest two excited doublet states, D₁ and D₂, of Et-BChl a˙ are found to be approximately degenerate and are predicted to contribute to the experimentally observed absorption at 10000 cm^?1. In contrast, the D₂←D₀ transition in Et-BPheo a˙ is predicted to contribute to the 11000 cm^?1 absorption, while the D₁←D₀ transition appears at approximately 8600 cm^?1 with a low oscillator strength (f= 0.002). The prominent visible absorption at ～15700 cm^?1 in both molecules is found to be due to the D₄← D₀ transition. Another difference between the predicted spectra of the two molecules appears in the low-energy shoulder of the Soret band. Here, two intense transitions, D₁₀←D₀ and D₁₁←D₀, are predicted for Et-BChl a˙, as opposed to three fairly intense transitions, D₇←D₀, D₈←D₀ and D₉←D₀, for Et-BPheo a˙, differences which may provide a means of distinguishing between the two molecules using resonance Raman spectroscopy. The remainder of the Soret band of Et-BChl a˙ above 26000 cm^?1 consists of a number of closely-spaced transitions to states D₁₂←D₁₈. The intense transitions D₁₂←D₀, D₁₃←D₀, D₁₄←D₀ are predicted to contribute to the Soret maximum near 30000 cm^?1. The ground state spin densities of the two molecules are similar, with the minor difference of somewhat less spin density located on the methine carbon atoms of Et-BChl a˙ compared with Et-BPheo a˙.     

Direct absorption measurement of the spin—orbit splitting of the ground state in atomic fluorine

We have measured the three hyperfine components of the spin—orbit split (²P_{$\text{3}\text{2}$} → ²P_{$\text{1}\text{2}$}) ground state in atomic fluorine by diode laser absorption spectroscopy. The measurement improves the accuracy of the two lines previously reported (404.175 and 403.969 cm^?1), with the third line at 404.210 cm^?1. This confirms the spacing of the hyperfine components measured by EPR, and establishes diode laser absorption as a viable technique for determining F-atom concentrations.     

A study of the electronic spectra of 9-fluorenone

The absorption and MCD spectra of 9-fluorenone are measured. The CD spectra of the β-cyclodextrin complex with 9-fluorenone are also measured. The assignment for the first (≈26.0 × 10³ cm^?1) and fourth (≈48.0 × ³ cm^?1) absorption band has been determined from the sign of the CD spectra by reference to the observed MCD spectra.     

Interpretation of the optical dephasing time and lineshape function in the S0 → T1 exciton transitions of 1,4-dibromonaphthalene

The lineshape function for the S₀ → T₁ absorption in 1,4-dibromonaphthalene (DBN) is analyzed in terms of exchange theory. It is shown that the dominant optical dephasing mechanism for the electric dipole transition to the k = 0 state in the band results from the absorption and emission of a low energy optic phonon. This process dephases the optical absorption because of frequency differences of the phonon in the ground and excited state. In addition, it is shown how to extract the energy of the phonon responsible for dephasing, the phonon absorption rate, and the lifetime in the phonon promoted state from the data. The analysis of the data for DBN shows that very little dephasing of the optical transition occurs before ≈ 15 K but from 15 K to ≈ 40 K the singlet-triplet transitions to site I (20192 cm^?1) and site II (20245 cm^?1) are dephased by absorption and emission of an ≈ 38 cm^?1 and 45 cm^?1 phonon respectively. The phonon absorption rates by the k = 0 state in the exciton band are similar for both sites being 5 × 10⁶ s^?1 and 3 × 10⁵ s^?1 at 4 K and 7 × 10¹¹ s^?1 and 4 × 10¹¹ s^?1 at 30 K for site I and II respectively. Finally, the lifetimes in the phonon promoted state for sites I and II are 0.23 and 0.28 ps over the range 15–40 K.     

C2 and CN formation by optical pumping of CO/Ar and Co/N2/Ar mixtures at room temperature

A continuous wave carbon monoxide laser is used to excite the vibrational mode of CO in CO/Ar and CO/N₂/Ar mixtures flowing through a gas absorption cell. High steady-state excitation of the CO vibrational mode (0.3 eV/molecule) is achieved, while a translational—rotational temperature near 300 K is maintained by the steady flow of cold gas into the cell. These non-equilibrium conditions result in extreme vibration—vibration pumping, population high-lying vibrational quantum levels (to V = 42) of CO. N₂ can also be pumped by vibrational energy transfer from CO. Under these conditions, C₂ and CN molecules are formed, and are observed to fluoresce on various electronic band transitions, notably C₂ Swan (A ³Π_g—X ³Π_u) and CN violet (B ²Σ⁺—X²Σ⁺).     

Pigment-Protein Interactions in the Antenna-Reaction Center Complex of Heliobacillus mobilis

Membrane fragments of Heliobacillus (Hc.) mobilis were characterized using resonance Raman (RR) spectroscopy in order to determine the configuration of the neurosporene carotenoid, the pigment-protein interactions of the bacteriochlorophyll (BChl) g molecules, and the Chl a-like chlorin pigments present in the antenna-reaction center complex constituting the photosynthetic apparatus. Using 363.8 nm excitation, the Raman contributions of the BChl g molecules were selectively resonantly enhanced over those of the carotenoid and the Chl a-like chlorin pigments. The RR spectrum of BChl g in these membranes excited at 363.8 nm exhibits bands at 1614 and 1688 cm^?1, which correspond to a C_aC_m methine bridge stretching mode and a keto carbonyl group stretching mode, respectively. Both of these bands are 16 cm^?1 wide (full width at half maximum, FWHM), indicating that a sole population of BChl g molecules is being enhanced at this excitation wavelength. The observed frequency of the C_aC_m stretching mode (1614 cm^?1) indicates that the bulk of BChl g molecules is pentacoordinated with only one axial ligand to the central Mg atom while that of the keto carbonyl stretching mode (1668 cm^?1) indicates that these groups are engaged in a hydrogen bond. This homogeneous population of BChl g molecules bound to the heliobacterial core polypeptides is in contrast to the heterogeneous population of Chl a molecules bound to the core polypeptides of the reaction center of photosystem I of Synechocystis 6803 as observed by the inhomogeneously broadened C₉ keto carbonyl band in its RR spectrum. The RR spectrum of the Chl a-like chlorin pigments in Hc. mobilis excited at 441.6 nm exhibits a broad keto carbonyl band (43 cm^?1 FWHM) with components at 1665, 1683 and 1695 cm^?1, indicating several populations of these pigments differing in their protein interactions at the level of the keto carbonyl group. Fourier transform (FT) pre-RR spectroscopic measurements of intact whole cells and membrane fragments at room temperature using 1064 nm excitation indicate that high quality vibrational spectra of the BChl g molecules can be obtained with no photodegradation. Low-temperature FT Raman spectra excited at 1064 nm reveals an inhomogeneously broadened 1665 cm^?1 band corresponding to the C₉ keto carbonyl stretching mode. Spectral deconvolution and second derivative analysis of this band reveal that it is comprised of components at 1665, 1682 and 1695 cm^?1, the latter two most likely arising from BChl g photoconversion products. Excitation using 885 nm to enhance the preresonance effect of the BChl g molecules yields an FT Raman spectrum where the keto carbonyl band at 1665 cm^?1 is narrow, as is the case in the Soret RR spectra, reflecting a sole population of BChl g molecules, which are engaged in an H bond. The RR spectrum of the neurosporene molecule in Hc. mobilis membranes excited at 496.5 nm is compared to that of 1,2-dihydroneurosporene bound in a cis configuration in reaction centers of Rhodopseudomona viridis and to that of the same carotenoid in its all-trans configuration extracted from these reaction centers in the presence of light. The similarity of this latter RR spectrum with that of neurosporene in the Hc. mobilis membranes indicates that it is bound in an all-trans configuration.