Fenn, John B., Journal of Chemical Physics, 1981, vol. 75, p. 5355 - 5361
作者:Fenn, John B.
DOI:——
日期:——
The structure of Ar–C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> from high resolution infrared spectroscopy and <i>ab initio</i> theory: The twofold barrier to C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>4</sub> internal rotation
作者:P. A. Block、L. G. Pedersen、R. E. Miller
DOI:10.1063/1.464054
日期:1993.3
The optothermal detection method has been used to obtain high resolution infrared spectra for both the ν9 and ν11 vibrational bands of Ar-ethylene. Analysis of these spectra reveals that the argon atom lies essentially in the plane of the ethylene, situated next to the carbon–carbon double bond. Although the rigid structure that best fits the measured rotational constants actually places the argon atom 15° out of the ethylene plane, the experimental and theoretical results are more consistent with a planar equilibrium geometry and wide amplitude in-plane and out-of-plane motion of the ethylene sub-unit. In both spectra the transitions appear as doublets, due to the fact that the ethylene sub-unit undergoes internal rotation between equivalent frameworks. Of the possible paths, only internal rotation about the C=C axis is consistent with the data. The barrier to internal rotation is estimated from the tunneling splitting to be 76 cm−1, which is compared with the results of ab initio calculations.
Infrared photodissociation of van der Waals molecules containing ethylene
作者:Michael P. Casassa、David S. Bomse、Kenneth C. Janda
DOI:10.1063/1.441712
日期:1981.5
Vibrational predissociation line shapes in the ν7 region of the ethylene spectrum are measured for van der Waals molecules of ethylene bound to Ne, Ar, Kr, C2H4, C2F4, and larger ethylene clusters. The predissociative rate is very fast for this group of molecules. The vibrationally excited state lifetimes are 0.44, 0.59 and 0.89×10−12 sec for (C2H4)2, Ar⋅C2H4, and C2H4⋅C2F4 respectively. That the observed line shapes are homogeneous is demonstrated by the fact that a low-power, narrow frequency bandwidth laser can dissociate a large fraction of the initial ensemble of ethylene clusters. The observed transition probability is proportional to the number of ethylene subunits for clusters containing three or fewer ethylene subunits. These observations are interpreted in terms of intramolecular energy flow directly from ethylene ν7 to the weak van der Waals modes of motion.