PIECES OF THE PROPELLANE PUZZLE: AN INVESTIGATION OF ROVIBRATIONAL COUPLING
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Date
2007
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Ohio State University
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[1.1.1]Propellane (C$_5$H$_6$) is a small ring D$_{3h}$ molecule with an axial bond that continues to be a topic of debate. Recently propellane was subjected to high resolution spectroscopic scrutiny for the first time, and its $\nu$,l,J,K structure is being determined. It was found that $\nu_{15}$, the axial antisymmetric C-C stretching mode that has a remarkably high dipole derivative, and the $\nu_{12}$ H wagging modes are rotationally coupled.
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Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, Oregon State University, 153 Gilbert Hall, Corvallis, OR 97331-4003; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P. O. Box 999, Mail Stop K8-88, Richland, WA 99532; National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; Retired, National Institute of Standards and Technology