The Journal of Chemical Physics · 1983 · 13 citations · 3 references
Natural SciencesChemistryPhysicsMolecular PhysicsPhysical ChemistrySpectroscopyInfrared SpectroscopyMicrowave SpectroscopyMolecular SymmetryNucleationNucleation ThermodynamicsVibrational StructureBond LengthsHomogeneous NucleationMicrowave Absorption SpectraMolecular Geometry Determination
An r0 structure is determined for dimethylamine from earlier microwave data. With the constraint δr0(CH–CD)=δr0(NH–ND), CH bond lengths of 1.0958, 1.0981, 1.1060 A≡ are obtained, in excellent agreement with earlier predictions from ‘‘isolated’’ CH stretching frequencies. The new value of r0NH of 1.011 A≡ is significantly shorter than the earlier rs value of 1.022. The angular asymmetry of the methyl group is greater than previously supposed.
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