Rotational Spectra of 2,3,6-Trifluoropyridine: Effect of Fluorination on Ring Geometry

The ground state rotational spectrum of 2, 3, 6-trifluoropyridine has been investigated in the 2.0\begin{document}$ - $\end{document}20.0 GHz region by pulsed jet Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy. The experimental rotational constants are \begin{document}$ A $\end{document} = 3134.4479(2) MHz, \begin{document}$ B $\end{document} = 1346.79372(7) MHz, and \begin{document}$ C $\end{document} = 941.99495(6) MHz. The transitions are so intense that rotational transitions of all mono-\begin{document}$ ^{13} $\end{document}C and \begin{document}$ ^{15} $\end{document}N isotopologues are measured in natural abundance. The semi-experimental equilibrium rotational constants of the 7 isotopologues were derived by taking account of the anharmonic vibrational corrections, which allowed a semi-experimental determination of the equilibrium structure of 2, 3, 6-trifluoropyridine.     

Equilibrium structure in the presence of internal rotation: A case study of cis-methyl formate

The Born-Oppenheimer (BO) equilibrium molecular structure () of cis-methyl formate has been determined at the CCSD(T) level of electronic structure theory using Gaussian basis sets of at least quadruple-ζ quality and a core correlation correction. The quadratic, cubic and semi-diagonal quartic force field in normal coordinates has also been computed at the MP2 level employing a basis set of triple-ζ quality. A semi-experimental equilibrium structure () has been derived from experimental ground-state rotational constants and the lowest-order rovibrational interaction parameters calculated from the ab initio cubic force field. To determine structures, it is important to start from accurate ground-state rotational constants. Different spectroscopic methods, applicable in the presence of internal rotation and used in the literature to obtain “unperturbed” rotational constants from the analysis and fitting of the spectrum, are reviewed and compared. They are shown to be compatible though their precision may be different. The and structures are in good agreement showing that, in the particular case of cis-methyl formate, the methyl torsion can still be treated as a small-amplitude vibration. The best equilibrium structure obtained for cis-methyl formate is: r(C_m-O) = 1.434 Å, r(O-C_c) = 1.335 Å, r(C_m-H_s) = 1.083 Å, r(C_m-H_a) = 1.087 Å, r(C_c-H) = 1.093 Å, r(CO) = 1.201 Å, ∠(COC) = 114.4°, ∠(CCH_s) = 105.6°, ∠(CCH_a) = 110.2°, ∠(OCH) = 109.6°, ∠(OCO) = 125.5°, and τ(H_aCOC) = 60.3°. The accuracy is believed to be about 0.001 Å for the bond lengths and 0.1° for the angles.     

2,3,6-三氟吡啶的转动光谱：氟化对吡啶环结构的影响

本文利用脉冲喷射傅立叶变换微波光谱在2∽20 GHz}的频率范围研究了2,3,6-三氟吡啶基态的转动光谱. 实验转动常数A=3134.4479(2) MHz、B=1346.79372(7) MHz、C=941.99495(6) MHz. 转动跃迁的信号很强使得可以在自然丰度下测定所有单个碳-13和氮-15取代的同位素异构体的转动跃迁. 通过考虑非简谐振动校正,推导出七个同位素异构体的半实验平衡转动常数,利用该半实验平衡转动常数测定了2,3,6-三氟吡啶的准确平衡结构.