Infrared OH stretching spectra of hydrogen bonded 2-methyl-propan-2-ol (t-butyl alcohol) clusters are investigated by ragout-jet FTIR spectroscopy. A spectral diOEerence technique is used to discriminate approximately between neighbouring cluster sizes. Dimers, trimers and cyclic tetramers can be detected along with larger clusters, which exhibit a surprisingly structured vibrational fingerprint. Comparison is made to the spectra of related alcohols and to
energetic and harmonic vibrational predictions from electronic structure calculations.
Revised: January 23, 2012 |
Published: March 10, 2001
Citation
Zimmermann D., T. Haber, H. Schaal, and M.A. Suhm. 2001.Hydrogen Bonded Rings, Chains and Lassos: The Case of T-butyl Alcohol Clusters.Molecular Physics 99, no. 5:413-425.