Far‐Infrared Spectra of Ring Compounds. IV. Spectra of Compounds with an Unsymmetrical Potential Function for Ring Inversion

1969 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 2735-2744 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. A. Carreira ◽  
R. C. Lord
1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (8) ◽  
pp. 1565-1572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hal Wieser ◽  
Tracy L. Smithson ◽  
Nan Ibrahim ◽  
Peter J. Krueger

The far-infrared spectra in the region of 50 to 400 cm−1 are reported for the vapours of methylenecyclohexane and the related compounds 4-methylenetetrahydro-4H-pyran, 4-methylenetetrahydro-4H-thiopyran and 3-methylenetetrahydro-4H-pyran. The absorptions are assigned to the three out-of-plane deformations of the six-membered rings. The observed series of Q branches are ascribed to combination sequences involving the three modes. The lowest wavenumber sequence in each compound is believed to arise from a vibration which if completely executed would take the chair conformation to its equivalent via an inversion through the planar form. With the use of a one-dimensional Hamiltonian incorporating a quadratic-quartic double minimum potential function, barriers to planarity for the rings are estimated. The similarities between these compounds and the corresponding ketones are discussed.


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