The effects of methyl internal rotation and {sup 14}N quadrupole coupling in the microwave spectra of two conformers of N,N-diethylacetamide
Journal Article
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· Journal of Chemical Physics
- Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University, Landoltweg 2, D-52074 Aachen (Germany)
The gas phase structures and internal dynamics of N,N-diethylacetamide were determined with very high accuracy using a combination of molecular beam Fourier-transform microwave spectroscopy and quantum chemical calculations at high levels. Conformational studies yielded five stable conformers with C{sub 1} symmetry. The two most energetically favorable conformers, conformer I and II, could be found in the experimental spectrum. For both conformers, quadrupole hyperfine splittings of the {sup 14}N nucleus and torsional fine splittings due to the internal rotation of the acetyl methyl group occurred in the same order of magnitude and were fully assigned. The rotational constants, centrifugal distortion constants as well as the quadrupole coupling constants of the {sup 14}N nucleus were determined and fitted to experimental accuracy. The V{sub 3} potentials were found to be 517.04(13) cm{sup −1} and 619.48(91) cm{sup −1} for conformer I and II, respectively, and compared to the V{sub 3} potentials found in other acetamides. Highly accurate CCSD(T) and DMC calculations were carried out for calculating the barriers to internal rotation in comparison with the experimentally deduced V{sub 3} values.
- OSTI ID:
- 22413242
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics Journal Issue: 20 Vol. 141; ISSN JCPSA6; ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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