Microwave Spectrum of the Heterodimers: CH3OH-CO2 and CH3OH-H2CO

Published

September 1, 2006

Author(s)

Vadim V. Ilyushin, Francis J. Lovas, David F. Plusquellic

Abstract

Molecular complexes, dimers and heterodimers, often show interesting structures, large amplitude internal motions and orientations for reaction coordinates. These properties were the motivations for the current study of the rotational spectra of the heterodimers CH3OH-CO2 and CH3OH-H2CO in a pulsed nozzle Fourier-transform microwave (FTMW) spectrometer. In addition to studying the normal isotopic forms, several isotopologues containing 13C or deuterium substituted atoms of each heterodimer were analyzed in order to obtain structural data of the complexes. All species showed splittings from internal rotation of the methyl group and splittings on the b-type transitions of the CH3OH-H2CO species suggests rotation of the H2CO group between equivalent structural forms. Stark effect measurements on each of the parent species provided dipole moment components. Theoretical ab initio results are compared to the experimentally determined molecular parameters.

Citation

Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy

Volume

239

Issue

1

Pub Type

Journals

Keywords

dimer, dipole moment, methanol-carbondioxide, methanol-formaldehyde, microwave spectrum, molecular complex, structure

Citation

Ilyushin, V. , Lovas, F. and Plusquellic, D. (2006), Microwave Spectrum of the Heterodimers: CH₃OH-CO₂ and CH₃OH-H₂CO, Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy (Accessed October 10, 2025)