Microwave spectrum and structure of methyl phosphonic difluoride

Autor: David F. Plusquellic, Alan C. Samuels, Francis J. Lovas, James O. Jensen, J M. Lochner, Richard D. Suenram, M W. Ellzy
Rok vydání: 2006
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Zdroj: Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy. 235:18-26
ISSN: 0022-2852
DOI: 10.1016/j.jms.2005.10.001
Popis: The rotational spectrum of methyl phosphonic difluoride has been reinvestigated using a pulsed-molecular-beam Fabry–Perot cavity microwave spectrometer. The enhanced resolution of the Fourier transform microwave (FTMW) spectrometer (compared to the original work done in a conventional Stark spectrometer) has allowed the measurement of small A – E splittings of many of the rotational transitions caused by the internal rotation of the methyl top. The barrier to internal rotation, V 3 = 676 (25) cm −1 , has been determined experimentally from the A – E splittings of the rotational transitions in the ground vibrational state. This barrier height is substantially lower than the previously determined value for the barrier, which was 1252 (14) cm −1 . High-level ab initio calculations at the MP2/aug-cc-pVTZ level predict a barrier to internal rotation of 638 cm −1 , in agreement with the experimentally determined value found here. The high sensitivity of the FTMW spectrometer has also permitted the measurement of the 13 C and 18 O isotopomers in natural abundance. The addition of these two isotopomers has allowed an improved structural determination.
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