Vibrational Overtone Spectroscopy of Cyclic Amines: Pyridine and Related Compounds

Abstract

The vibrational overtone spectra of gaseous pyridine, 2,6- difluoropyridine, and pyrazole have been recorded using photoacoustic absorption spectroscopy. The pyridine overtone spectrum shows a progression of two peaks at each vibrational level. The widths of the overtone absorptions are compared to the known peak widths in the overtone spectrum of benzene. The spectrum has been analyzed in terms of a local mode model and, taken separately, the two peaks fit well to a Birge-Sponer plot. The v=4 overtone spectrum of 2,6-difluoropyridine is similar to that of pyridine but the peaks are shifted to higher energy. The presence of two peaks in this spectrum refutes a previous assignment of the liquid pyridine overtone spectrum in which the two peaks were attributed to structurally different C-H oscillators in the molecule. The overtone spectrum of pyrazole also shows two peaks.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 27, 1993
Accession Number
ADA265524

Entities

People

  • Deanne Snavely
  • Joyce Overly

Organizations

  • Bowling Green State University

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  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Absorption
  • Absorption Spectra
  • Amplifiers
  • Dye Lasers
  • Frequency Shift
  • Governments
  • Infrared Spectrometers
  • Laser Beams
  • Lasers
  • Liquid Dye Lasers
  • Molecules
  • Polyatomic Molecules
  • Pyrazoles
  • Pyridines
  • Spectra
  • Spectroscopy
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  • Chemistry

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  • Organic Chemistry
  • Quantum Chemistry