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NMR line shapes of tunneling methyl groups in enclathrated molecules

Journal Article · · J. Chem. Phys.; (United States)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.435903· OSTI ID:5211385
/sup 1/H NMR line shapes, obtained at low temperatures (T<5 K), are reported for CH/sub 3/Br, CH/sub 3/CD/sub 2/Cl, and CH/sub 3/CD/sub 2/Br molecules enclathrated in the heavy water clathrate hydrates, and for CH/sub 3/CD/sub 2/I and CH/sub 3/CCl/sub 3/ molecules enclathrated together with D/sub 2/S, in the heavy water double clathrate hydrates. Line shapes for CH/sub 3/Br and CH/sub 3/CCl/sub 3/ are characteristic of very fast and slow tunneling, respectively. Those obtained for the ethyl halides indicated intermediate tunneling rates. To account for the latter line shapes it is necessary to include a distribution in tunneling frequencies in the Apaydin and Clough line shape calculation. Satisfactory simulated spectra are given by a log-normal distribution. The methyl group rotational barrier heights derived from the tunneling frequencies for a threefold sinusoidal barrier can be correlated with the guest molecule dimensions relative to the size of the clathrate hydrate cage.
Research Organization:
Division of Chemistry, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A OR9
OSTI ID:
5211385
Journal Information:
J. Chem. Phys.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Chem. Phys.; (United States) Vol. 68:4; ISSN JCPSA
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English