The Rotational Spectrum of Perfluoropropionic Acid

Author

Garry S. Grubbs, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow
Agapito Serrato
Daniel A. Obenchain
Stephen A. Cooke
Stewart E. Novick
Wei Lin

Abstract

The pure rotational spectrum of perfluoropropionic acid, CF ₃CF ₂COOH, has been studied by a pulsed nozzle, chirped-pulse Fourier transform microwave spectrometer in the frequency range of 8-14 GHz. a total of 81 transitions, including a-type, b-type, and c-type transitions have been observed and analyzed. the rotational constants and the five quartic centrifugal distortion constants were determined for the first time. the rotational constants are a = 1893.5299(4) MHz, B = 1175.7031(4) MHz, and C = 1118.2017(5) MHz. Quantum chemical calculations and the spectral analysis indicate that the observed conformer is the gauche form of perfluoropropionic acid with calculated dihedral angles ∠CCCO = 106° and 107° from MP2/6-311G++(3df, 3pd) and MP2/Aug-CC-pVDZ calculations, respectively. the experimental spectroscopic constants are compared to those obtained from ab initio calculations.

Recommended Citation

G. S. Grubbs et al., "The Rotational Spectrum of Perfluoropropionic Acid," Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy, vol. 275, no. 1, pp. 1 - 4, Elsevier, Jan 2012.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jms.2012.04.003

Department(s)

Chemistry

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

0022-2852

Document Type

Article - Journal

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Citation

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text

Language(s)

English

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© 2012 Elsevier, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2012