TORSIONAL POTENTIAL FUNCTION FOR VINYLCYCLOPROPANE
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1977
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Ohio State University
Abstract
The torsional fundamental of vinyl cyclopropane has been observed in the low-frequency region of the Raman spectrum of a gaseous sample; although strong, the band is broad and no resolvable fine structure is observed. The overtones $(\Delta_\nu = 2)$ of the torsion are considerably weaker but, as expected, consist of a series of sharp Q-branches beginning at 223 $cm^{-1}$ and progressing toward lower frequency with an average spacing of $4.5 cm^{-1}$. Examination of the spectrum in the mid-Raman region has indicated the presence of two rotamers, the most abundant being the s-trans conformer. A study of the temperature dependence of two pairs of bands has yielded a $\Delta H$ of $\sim$ 550 $cm^{-1}$. All of the above data are being used to determine a periodic potential function governing internal rotation in this molecule.
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T B. Malloy, Jr.: On leave from Departments of Physics and Chemistry, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, Mississippi.
Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia
Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, University of Georgia