TY - JOUR
T1 - Rotational spectroscopy of ClZnCH3 (X1A1)
T2 - Gas-phase synthesis and characterization of a monomeric Grignard-type reagent
AU - Min, J.
AU - Bucchino, M. P.
AU - Kilchenstein, K. M.
AU - Ziurys, L. M.
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by NSF Grant CHE-1057924 .
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PY - 2016/2/16
Y1 - 2016/2/16
N2 - The pure rotational spectrum of the organozinc halide, ClZnCH3 (X1A1), has been measured using Fourier-transform microwave (FTMW) and millimeter-wave direct-absorption methods in the frequency range 10-296 GHz. This work is the first study of ClZnCH3 by gas-phase spectroscopy. The molecule was created in a DC discharge from the reaction of zinc vapor, produced either by a Broida-type oven or by laser ablation, with chloromethane in what appears to be a metal insertion process. Rotational and chlorine quadrupole constants were determined for three zinc isotopologues. The Zn-Cl bond was found to be partly ionic and significantly shorter than in EtZnCl.
AB - The pure rotational spectrum of the organozinc halide, ClZnCH3 (X1A1), has been measured using Fourier-transform microwave (FTMW) and millimeter-wave direct-absorption methods in the frequency range 10-296 GHz. This work is the first study of ClZnCH3 by gas-phase spectroscopy. The molecule was created in a DC discharge from the reaction of zinc vapor, produced either by a Broida-type oven or by laser ablation, with chloromethane in what appears to be a metal insertion process. Rotational and chlorine quadrupole constants were determined for three zinc isotopologues. The Zn-Cl bond was found to be partly ionic and significantly shorter than in EtZnCl.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.cplett.2016.01.023
DO - 10.1016/j.cplett.2016.01.023
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84961373731
VL - 646
SP - 174
EP - 178
JO - Chemical Physics Letters
JF - Chemical Physics Letters
SN - 0009-2614
ER -