Microwave structure determination and quadrupole coupling measurements on acetylene-HCN and ethylene-HCN complexes

S. G. Kukolich, P. D. Aldrich, W. G. Read, E. J. Cambell

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Abstract

Microwave rotational spectra for the complexes HCCH-HCN, HCCH-DCN, DCCD-HCN, H2CCh2-HCN and H2CCH2-DCN were observed using a pulsed nozzle Fourier transform spectrometer. The distance from the HCN carbon atom the the center of mass is. 3.655(10) Å for acetylene-HCN and 3.709(10) Å for ethylene-HCN. Both complex are T-shaped with the HCN hydrogen atom closest to the CC bond. The HCN axis is perpendicular to the plane of ethylene for ethylene-HCN. Nitrogen and deuterium quadrupole coupling was measured.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)329-331
Number of pages3
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume90
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - Aug 13 1982
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Physics and Astronomy
  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

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