TY - JOUR
T1 - Examining the transition metal hydrosulfides
T2 - The pure rotational spectrum of CuSH (X̃ 1 A′)
AU - Janczyk, A.
AU - Walter, S. K.
AU - Ziurys, L. M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research is supported by NSF Grant CHE-04-11551.
PY - 2005/1/1
Y1 - 2005/1/1
N2 - The pure rotational spectrum of copper hydrosulfide, CuSH, has been recorded using millimeter/sub-millimeter direct absorption methods. Both copper isotopomers and their deuterated analogs were observed. The molecules were synthesized by the reaction of H 2S or D 2S with copper vapor in a dc discharge. For all four isotopomers, multiple transitions were measured, each exhibiting extensive K a ladder structure and signifying that CuSH is a near-prolate asymmetric top. Rotational parameters were determined for the four species, from which a structure has been derived. The Cu-S-H bond angle was found to be 93°, similar to other metal hydrosulfides and H 2S, rather than CuOH.
AB - The pure rotational spectrum of copper hydrosulfide, CuSH, has been recorded using millimeter/sub-millimeter direct absorption methods. Both copper isotopomers and their deuterated analogs were observed. The molecules were synthesized by the reaction of H 2S or D 2S with copper vapor in a dc discharge. For all four isotopomers, multiple transitions were measured, each exhibiting extensive K a ladder structure and signifying that CuSH is a near-prolate asymmetric top. Rotational parameters were determined for the four species, from which a structure has been derived. The Cu-S-H bond angle was found to be 93°, similar to other metal hydrosulfides and H 2S, rather than CuOH.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cplett.2004.10.146
DO - 10.1016/j.cplett.2004.10.146
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:10644220460
SN - 0009-2614
VL - 401
SP - 211
EP - 216
JO - Chemical Physics Letters
JF - Chemical Physics Letters
IS - 1-3
ER -