A rotational study of the molecular complex tert-butanol center dot center dot center dot NH3

Giuliano BM; Castrovilli MC; Maris A; Melandri S; Caminati W; Cohen EA

Chemical Physics Letters, Vol.463, No.4-6, 330-333, 2008

DOI10.1016/j.cplett.2008.08.071 Export Citation

A rotational study of the molecular complex tert-butanol center dot center dot center dot NH3

Giuliano BM, Castrovilli MC, Maris A, Melandri S, Caminati W, Cohen EA

The rotational spectra of tert-butanol center dot center dot center dot(NH3)-N-14 and tert-butanol center dot center dot center dot(NH3)-N-15 have been investigated and assigned by pulsed jet Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy. According to the values of the N-14 quadrupole coupling constants, the complex (where NH3 acts as a proton acceptor) adopts a configuration with an almost linear O-H center dot center dot center dot N hydrogen bond. The NH3 moiety undergoes a nearly free rotation. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.