Vibrational spectra and structure of 1,2,4-trlazole derivatives

The frequencies and forms of the normal vibrations of 3-azido- and 3-azido-5-methyl-1,2,4-triazoles and their 1-deutero-substituted derivatives were calculated, the effect of the geometrical parameters of 3-azido-1,2,4-triazole on the vibrational spectra was investigated, and the most probable three-dimensional model of the molecule was selected. The solution of the inverse spectral problem was effected by the method of least squares, and the potential energy constants of the azidotriazoles were calculated. It is shown that the force constants of the azido group increase and the elastic constants of the ring decrease when an azido group is introduced into the 1,2,4-triazole molecule. The frequencies in the experimental spectra were assigned to the principal types of normal vibrations.