aSolvay Solexis, Viale Lombardia 20 20021 Bollate, Milano, Italy
bDipartimento di Chimica, Materiali e Ingegneria Chimica del Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci, 32-20133 Milano, Italy
Abstract:
A theoretical investigation is presented aimed to the interpretation of the spectroscopic behaviour of the methoxy group in molecules belonging to the class of hydrofluoroethers. The simulation of infrared and Raman spectra of four different stable conformers of CH3–O–CF2–CF2–O–CH3 and the comparison with the experimental spectra allow to propose a vibrational band assignment in the CH stretching region. This clarifies the role of the CF2 group in determining the electronic properties and spectroscopic parameters of methyl CH bonds when back-donation of electronic charge take place from oxygen.