The utilization of the Raman spectra of the low frequency bending mode for three quasi-linear molecules: disiloxane,(SiH3)2O;methylisocyanate,CH3NCO;and dimethylisocyanate,(CH3)2SiHNCO for observing the low frequency ...The utilization of the Raman spectra of the low frequency bending mode for three quasi-linear molecules: disiloxane,(SiH3)2O;methylisocyanate,CH3NCO;and dimethylisocyanate,(CH3)2SiHNCO for observing the low frequency anharmonic bending vibration is demonstrated which is superior to the corresponding far infrared spectra.From the observed frequencies from the Raman spectra the potential function governing the heavy atom motion to linearity has been obtained from which the barrier has been determined.These experimental values are compared to the ab initio predicted values.Also low frequency Raman spectra of the ring puckering vibration of chlorocyclobutane,c-C4H7Cl,bromocyclobutane,c-C4H7Br,and aminocyclobutane,c-C4H7NH2,have been utilized to obtain the potential function governing the ring inversion for these molecules.The determined barriers to planarity are compared to those obtained from MP2(full) ab initio and density functional theory B3LYP calculations by utilizing a variety of basis sets.For all of these studies it is shown that the Raman spectra are superior to the infrared spectra for determining the frequencies of the excited state transitions.展开更多
文摘The utilization of the Raman spectra of the low frequency bending mode for three quasi-linear molecules: disiloxane,(SiH3)2O;methylisocyanate,CH3NCO;and dimethylisocyanate,(CH3)2SiHNCO for observing the low frequency anharmonic bending vibration is demonstrated which is superior to the corresponding far infrared spectra.From the observed frequencies from the Raman spectra the potential function governing the heavy atom motion to linearity has been obtained from which the barrier has been determined.These experimental values are compared to the ab initio predicted values.Also low frequency Raman spectra of the ring puckering vibration of chlorocyclobutane,c-C4H7Cl,bromocyclobutane,c-C4H7Br,and aminocyclobutane,c-C4H7NH2,have been utilized to obtain the potential function governing the ring inversion for these molecules.The determined barriers to planarity are compared to those obtained from MP2(full) ab initio and density functional theory B3LYP calculations by utilizing a variety of basis sets.For all of these studies it is shown that the Raman spectra are superior to the infrared spectra for determining the frequencies of the excited state transitions.