Phase Transition in Trans and Cis-1,2-Cyclohexanediol Studied by Infrared Spectroscopy

The study of trans- and cis-1,2-cyclohexanediol by infrared spectroscopy was performed. The variation of the maximum frequency and of the bandwidth of the OH stretching vibration give evidence of the role played by hydrogen bonding in the solid and liquid phases of both isomers and allows to follow the phase transitions. A solid rotator phase is shown for the cis compound.This revised version was published online in November 2005 with corrections to the Cover Date.