Rotational and Vibrational Spectra of the Pyridyl Radicals: A Coupled-Cluster Study.

Pyridyl is a prototypical nitrogen-containing aromatic radical that may be a key intermediate in the formation of nitrogen-containing aromatic molecules under astrophysical conditions. On meteorites, a variety of complex molecules with nitrogen-containing rings have been detected with nonterrestrial isotopic abundances, and larger nitrogen-containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PANHs) have been proposed to be responsible for certain unidentified infrared emission bands in the interstellar medium. In this work, the three isomers of pyridyl (2-, 3-, and 4-pyridyl) have been investigated with coupled cluster methods.

Coupled Cluster Characterization of 1-, 2-, and 3-Pyrrolyl: Parameters for Vibrational and Rotational Spectroscopy.

Pyrrolyl (CHN) is a nitrogen-containing aromatic radical that is a derivative of pyrrole (CHN) and is an important intermediate in the combustion of biomass. It is also relevant for chemistry in Titan's atmosphere and may be present in the interstellar medium. The lowest-energy isomer, 1-pyrrolyl, has been involved in many experimental and theoretical studies of the N-H photodissociation of pyrrole, yet it has only been directly spectroscopically detected via electron paramagnetic resonance and through the photoelectron spectrum of the pyrrolide anion, yielding three vibrational frequencies.