The weak fundamental NH-stretching transition in amines.

Absolute intensities of NH-stretching fundamental and overtone transitions of gas phase aniline, methylamine, ethylamine, cyclopropylamine, methylethylamine, diethylamine and pyrrolidine have been measured with long path length conventional absorption spectroscopy. To support the assignments of NH-stretching transitions, transition frequencies and intensities were calculated with the local mode model using ab initio calculated local mode parameters and dipole moment functions obtained at the CCSD(T)-F12a/VDZ-F12 level of theory. For aniline, the absolute intensities of the NH-stretching transitions show the typical decrease of approximately an order of magnitude for each successive vibrational excitation.

Intramolecular Hydrogen Bonding in Methyl Lactate.

The intramolecular hydrogen bonding in methyl lactate was studied with Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, intracavity laser photoacoustic spectroscopy, and cavity ring-down spectroscopy. Vapor phase spectra were recorded in the ΔvOH = 1-4 OH-stretching regions, and the observed OH-stretching transitions were compared with theoretical results. Transition frequencies and oscillator strengths were obtained using a one-dimensional anharmonic oscillator local mode model with potential energy and dipole moment surfaces calculated at the CCSD(T)-F12a/VDZ-F12 level.

Interactions between tetrathiafulvalene units in dimeric structures - the influence of cyclic cores.

A selection of cyclic and acyclic acetylenic scaffolds bearing two tetrathiafulvalene (TTF) units was prepared by different metal-catalyzed coupling reactions. The bridge separating the two TTF units was systematically changed from linearly conjugated ethyne, butadiyne and tetraethynylethene (trans-substituted) units to a cross-conjugated tetraethynylethene unit, placed in either acyclic or cyclic arrangements. The cyclic structures correspond to so-called radiaannulenes having both endo- and exocyclic double bonds.