Strong-field coherence breaking as a tool for identifying methyl rotor states in microwave spectra: 2-hexanone

The rotational spectrum of 2-hexanone was recorded over the 8–18 GHz region using a chirped pulse Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. Strong field coherence breaking (SFCB) was utilized to selectively modulate the intensities of rotational transitions belonging to the two lowest energy conform...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of chemical physics 2019-07, Vol.151 (4), p.041104-041104
Hauptverfasser: Fritz, Sean M., Mishra, Piyush, Zwier, Timothy S.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:The rotational spectrum of 2-hexanone was recorded over the 8–18 GHz region using a chirped pulse Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. Strong field coherence breaking (SFCB) was utilized to selectively modulate the intensities of rotational transitions belonging to the two lowest energy conformers of 2-hexanone, aiding the assignment. In addition, the SFCB method was applied for the first time to selectively identify rotational transitions built off the two lowest energy hindered methyl rotor states of each conformer, 0a1 and 1e. Since these two states have rotational energy levels with different nuclear spin symmetries, their intensities could be selectively modulated by the resonant monochromatic pulses used in the SFCB method. The difference spectra, final fit, and structural parameters are discussed for the three assigned conformers of 2-hexanone.
ISSN:0021-9606
1089-7690
DOI:10.1063/1.5109656