Microwave, r0 Structural Parameters, Conformational Stability, and Vibrational Assignment of (Chloromethyl)fluorosilane.

The FT-microwave spectrum (6.5-26 GHz) of (chloromethyl)fluorosilane (ClCH2-SiH2F) has been recorded and 250 transitions for the parent species along with (13)C, (37)Cl, (29)Si, and (30)Si isotopologues have been assigned for trans conformer. Infrared spectra (3100 to 400 cm(-1)) of gas, solid, and the variable temperature (-100 to -60 °C) studies of the infrared spectra of the sample dissolved in xenon have been recorded.

R0 Structural parameters, conformational, vibrational studies and ab initio calculations of cyanocyclopentane.

The infrared and Raman spectra (3100-50 cm(-1)) of the gas, liquid or solution, and solid have been recorded of cyanocyclopentane, c-C5H9CN. Variable temperature (-60 to -100°C) studies of the infrared spectra (3100-400cm(-1)) of the sample dissolved in liquid xenon have been carried out. From these data, both the envelope-equatorial (Eq) and Ax conformers have been identified and their relative stabilities obtained.

Microwave, structural, conformational, vibrational studies and ab initio calculations of fluoroacetyl chloride.

The infrared and Raman spectra (3200-50 cm(-1)) of the gas, liquid or solution, and solid of fluoroacetyl chloride, FCH2COCl have been recorded. FT-microwave studies have also been carried out and 22 transitions were recorded for the trans conformer. Variable temperature (-50 to -105 °C) studies of the infrared and Raman spectra (3200-50 cm(-1)) of xenon solutions have been carried out.

Conformational stability, r(0) structural parameters, vibrational assignments and ab initio calculations of ethyldichlorophosphine.

Variable temperature (-60 to -100 °C) studies of ethyldichlorophosphine, CH3CH2PCl2, of the infrared spectra (4000-400 cm(-1)) dissolved in liquid xenon have been carried out. From these data, the two conformers have been identified and the enthalpy difference has been determined between the more stable trans conformer and the less stable gauche form to be 88±9 cm(-1) (1.04±0.

Microwave, structural, conformational, vibrational studies and ab initio calculations of isocyanocyclopentane.

The infrared and Raman spectra (3200-50 cm(-1)) of the gas, liquid or solution, and solid have been recorded of isocyanocyclopentane, c-C5H9NC. FT-microwave studies have also been carried out and 23 transitions were recorded for the envelope-axial (Ax) conformer. Variable temperature (-65 to -100 °C) studies of the infrared spectra (3200-400 cm(-1)) dissolved in liquid xenon have been carried out.

Microwave and infrared spectra, adjusted r0 structural parameters, conformational stabilities, vibrational assignments, and theoretical calculations of cyclobutylcarboxylic acid chloride.

The FT-microwave spectrum of cyclobutylcarboxylic acid chloride, c-C4H7C(O)Cl, has been recorded and 153 transitions for the (35)Cl and (37)Cl isotopologues have been assigned for the gauche-equatorial (g-Eq) conformation. The ground state rotational constants were determined for (35)Cl [(37)Cl]: A = 4349.8429(25) [4322.

Raman and infrared spectra, r₀ structural parameters, and vibrational assignments of (CH₃)₂PX where X=H, CN, and Cl.

The infrared (3500-80 cm(-1)) and Raman spectra (3500-40 cm(-1)) of gas/or liquid and solid (CH(3))(2)PX with X=H (DMH), CN (DMCN) and Cl (DMCl) as well as (CD(3))(2)PH have been recorded and complete vibrational assignments are given for all three molecules. To support the spectroscopic study, ab initio calculations by the Møller-Plesset perturbation method to second order MP2(full) and density functional theory calculations by the B3LYP method have been carried out. The infrared intensities, Raman activities, vibrational frequencies and band contours have been predicted from MP2(full)/6-31G(d) calculations and these theoretical quantities are compared to experimental ones when available.

Structure and conformation studies from temperature dependent infrared spectra of xenon solutions and ab initio calculations of cyclobutylgermane.

The infrared spectra (3500-220 cm(-1)) of cyclobutylgermane, c-C(4)H(7)GeH(3) have been recorded of the gas. Also variable temperature (-65 to -100 °C) studies of the infrared spectra (3500-400 cm(-1)) of the sample dissolved in liquid xenon were recorded and both the equatorial and axial conformers were identified. The enthalpy difference has been determined from 10 band pairs 8 temperatures to give 112 ± 11 cm(-1) (1.

Infrared spectra, vibrational assignment, and ab initio calculations for N-bromo-hexafluoro-2-propanimine.

The infrared spectra of gaseous and solid N-bromo-hexafluoro-2-propanimine, (CF(3))(2)CNBr, have been obtained from 2000 to 50 cm(-1). The vibrational assignment for the normal modes is proposed based on infrared band contours, group frequencies and normal coordinate calculations utilizing C(s) symmetry. The structural parameters have been obtained from ab initio MP2(full)/6-311+G(d,p) calculations employing the Gaussian-03 program.

Microwave, infrared and Raman spectra, r0 structural parameters, ab initio calculations and vibrational assignment of 1-fluoro-1-silacyclopentane.

The microwave spectrum (6500-18 ,500 MHz) of 1-fluoro-1-silacyclopentane, c-C(4)H(8)SiHF has been recorded and 87 transitions for the (28)Si, (29)Si, (30)Si, and (13)C isotopomers have been assigned for a single conformer. Infrared spectra (3050-350 cm(-1)) of the gas and solid and Raman spectrum (3100-40 cm(-1)) of the liquid have also been recorded. The vibrational data indicate the presence of a single conformer with no symmetry which is consistent with the twist form.

Microwave, infrared, and Raman spectra, r0 structural parameters, conformational stability, and vibrational assignment of allyl thiol.

FT-microwave spectrum of allyl thiol, H(2)CCHCH(2)SH, has been recorded, and 19 transitions have been assigned for the most abundant isotopologue of Gg conformer, and the rotational constants have been determined; A=20,041.439 (4), B=2795.830 (1), C=2701.

Infrared and Raman spectra, ab initio calculations, conformational stability and vibrational assignment of 1-bromo-1-silacyclopentane.

Infrared and Raman spectra (3500-60 cm(-1)) of gas and/or liquid and solid 1-bromo-1-silacyclopentane (c-C4H8SiBrH) have been recorded and the vibrational data indicate the presence of a single conformer with no symmetry which is consistent with the twisted form. Ab initio calculations with a variety of basis sets up to MP2(full)/6-311+G(2df,2pd) predict the envelope-axial and envelope-equatorial conformers to be saddle points with nearly the same energies but approximately 900 cm(-1) (5.98 kJ/mol) lower in energy than the planar conformer.

Conformational stability from variable-temperature infrared spectra of xenon solutions, r0 structural parameters, and vibrational assignment of pyrrolidine.

The infrared spectra of gaseous and variable-temperature liquid xenon solutions of pyrrolidine have been recorded. The enthalpy difference has been determined to be 109 ± 11 cm(-1) (1.30 ± 0.

Conformational stability from variable temperature infrared spectra of xenon solutions, r0 structural parameters, and ab initio calculations of cyclopropylisocyanate.

Infrared spectra (4000 to 400 cm(-1)) of the gas and variable temperature xenon solutions, and the Raman spectrum of the liquid have been recorded for cyclopropylisocyanate. The enthalpy difference has been determined to be 77 ± 8 cm(-1) (0.92 ± 0.

Conformational stability, r0 structural parameters, and vibrational assignments of mono-substituted cyclobutanes: fluorocyclobutane.

Variable temperature (-55 to -100°C) studies of the infrared spectra (3500-400 cm(-1)) of fluorocyclobutane, c-C(4)H(7)F, dissolved in liquid xenon have been carried out as well as the infrared spectra of the gas. By utilizing eight pairs of conformers at 10 different temperatures, the enthalpy difference between the more stable equatorial conformer and the axial form has been determined to be 496±40 cm(-1) (5.93±0.

Microwave, Raman, and infrared spectra; adjusted r(0) structural parameters; conformational stability; and vibrational assignment of germylcyclohexane.

The FT-microwave spectrum of germylcyclohexane, c-C(6)H(11)GeH(3), has been recorded, and more than 40 transitions for the (70)Ge, (72)Ge, and (74)Ge isotopomers (isotopologues) have been assigned for the chair-equatorial conformer. The heavy atom adjusted r(0) structural parameters have been determined [distances, C(gamma)-C(delta) = 1.533(3) A, C(gamma)-C(beta) = 1.

Microwave spectrum, r(0) structure, dipole moment, barrier to internal rotation, and Ab initio calculations for fluoromethylsilane.

The microwave spectra of seven isotopomers of fluoromethylsilane, CH(2)FSiH(3), in the ground vibrational state were measured and analyzed in the frequency range 18-40 GHz. The rotational and centrifugal distortion constants were evaluated by the least-squares treatment of the observed frequencies of a- and b-type R- and b-type Q-transitions. The values for the components of the dipole moment were obtained from the measurements of Stark effects from both a- and b-type transitions and the determined values are: |mu(a)| = 1.

Conformational stability, r0 structural parameters, ab initio calculations, and vibrational assignment for fluorocyclopentane.

The infrared spectra (3200-50 cm(-1)) of the gas and solid and the Raman spectrum (3200-30 cm(-1)) of liquid and solid fluorocyclopentane, c-C5H9F, have been recorded. Additionally the infrared spectra (3200-400 cm(-1)) of liquid xenon solutions have been recorded at -65 and -95 degrees C. In all of the physical states, only the twisted C(1) conformer was detected.

Microwave spectra and barrier to internal rotation in cyclopropylmethylsilane.

Rotational spectra for 3 silicon isotopologues (28Si, 29Si, 30Si) of cyclopropylmethylsilane (c-C3H5SiH2CH3) have been observed in natural abundance using Fourier-transform microwave spectroscopy, and the dipole moment of the most abundant (28Si) isotopologue has been determined using the Stark effect. The observed rotational constants (A = 8800.5997(9) MHz; B = 2238.

Conformational stability from rare gas solutions, r0 structural parameters, barriers to internal rotation, and ab initio calculations for vinyl silyl fluoride.

The Raman (3300-10 cm(-1)) and infrared (3300-40 cm(-1)) spectra of gaseous and solid vinyl silyl fluoride, CH(2)=CHSiH(2)F, have been recorded. Raman spectrum of the liquid has also been recorded and depolarization values obtained. Variable-temperature studies of the infrared spectra of the sample dissolved in liquid krypton (-110 to -150 degrees C) and liquid xenon (-60 to -100 degrees C) have been carried out.

Conformational stability of cyclobutanol from temperature dependent infrared spectra of xenon solutions, r0 structural parameters, ab initio calculations and vibrational assignment.

Variable temperature (-55 to -100 degrees C) studies of the infrared spectra (4000-400 cm(-1)) of cyclobutanol, c-C4H7OH dissolved in liquid xenon have been carried out. The infrared spectrum (4000-100 cm(-1)) of the gas has also been recorded. From these data two of the four possible stable conformers have been confidently identified and their order of stabilities has been experimentally determined where the first indicator is for the position of attachment of the hydroxyl group on the bent cyclobutyl ring (Eq=equatorial or Ax=axial) and the second one (t=trans, g=gauche) is the relative position of the hydroxyl rotor, i.

Conformational stability from variable temperature FT-IR spectra of krypton solutions, r0 structural parameters, vibrational assignment, and ab initio calculations of 4-fluoro-1-butene.

Variable temperature (-115 to -155 degrees C) studies of the infrared spectra (3200-400 cm-1) of 4-fluoro-1-butene, CH2=CHCH2CH2F, dissolved in liquid krypton have been carried out. The infrared spectra of the gas and solid as well as the Raman spectra of the gas, liquid, and solid have also been recorded from 3200 to 100 cm-1. From these data, an enthalpy difference of 72 +/- 5 cm-1 (0.

Conformations of allyl amine: theory vs experiment.

The relative stabilities of the five conformers of allyl amine, a medium-size aliphatic molecule, were estimated by applying ab initio quantum mechanical methods at several levels of theory. The second-order Møller-Plesset perturbation method (MP2), quadratic configuration interaction including single and double excitations (QCISD), coupled-cluster with single and double excitations (CCSD) and CCSD plus perturbative triple excitations [CCSD(T)] were applied. The Dunning correlation consistent basis sets (through aug-cc-pVQZ and cc-pV5Z) were employed.