Molecular structure of 3-methylthiophene studied by gas electron diffraction combined with microwave spectroscopic data |
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Authors: | Masayuki Tanabe Nobuhiko Kuze Hiroshi Takeuchi Shigehiro Konaka |
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Institution: | Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo 060, Japan |
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Abstract: | The molecular structure of 3-methylthiophene
has been determined by gas electron diffraction (GED) combined with microwave (MW) spectroscopic data. Ab initio calculations at the HF/3–21G* level were carried out and used as structural constraints in the data analysis. The torsional vibration of the methyl group was treated as a large-amplitude motion. The structural parameters were determined to be: rg(S---C2) = 1.719(2) Å, rg(C2=C3) = 1.370(3) Å, rg(C3---C6) = 1.497(6) Å, rg(C2---H) = 1.101(5) Å, CSC = 91.6(2)°, SC2C3 = 113.3(5)°, SC5C4 = 111.3(3)°, C2C3C6 = 123.2(11)° and C3C6H = 112(2)°. The values of r(S---C2) - r(S=C5) and r(C2=C3)-r(C4 =C5) were fixed at the 3–21G* value of 0.002 Å. Parenthesized values are the estimated limits of error (3σ) referring to the last significant digit. |
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Keywords: | Electron diffraction Microwave spectroscopy 3-Methylthiophene |
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