EVIDENCE FOR ANHARMONIC SKELETAL DEFORMATIONS IN A SERIES OF BICYCLO[2.2 .1]HEPTANES AND BICYCLO [3.2.1] OCTANES
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1983
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Ohio State University
Abstract
The far-infrared spectra in the region of $50-400 cm^{-1}$ are reported for several oxygen, carbonyl, exocyclic methylene, and methyl substituted analogs of bicyclo[2.2.1]heptane and bicyclo[3.2.1]octane in the vapor phase. All compounds exhibit one or more absorptions that show characteristics Q-branch sequences. These are interpreted as arising from anharmonic deformations of the bicyclic rings. The implications for the molecular structures and conformations are discussed.
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Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, University of Calgary