ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The N–H stretching and H–N–H bending regions of the infrared spectrum of the title compound (ATPB) have been examined with care. The stretching bands show rotation-like structure that we attribute to rotational motion of NH+4 in a very low barrier. The barrier has the symmetry of a tetrahedral molecule in a tetrahedral site and is characterized by the dimensionless parameter β=1. The J=0 and J=1 levels are below the barrier and the J=2 levels are above it. Slow interconversion of nuclear spin species is seen in keeping with the low barrier model. The spectra of the ATPB with some NH3D+, with a high concentration of K+ and with deuterated phenyl groups have been examined, and show spectra in keeping with the model.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.453470
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