Structural assignment of adenine aggregates in C D Cl 3

We reinvestigated the self-association of 9-substituted adenine derivatives in C D Cl 3 solutions and present the infrared spectra of 9-ethyladenine and N -methyl-9-ethyladenine and its aggregates in the spectral regions between 1500 and 1800 cm − 1 and between 2700 and 3600 cm − 1 . Wavelength dependent absolute extinction coefficients of the monomer and dimers are presented on the basis of a simple deconvolution method. Comparison of the deconvoluted dimer spectra with quantum chemical calculations allows for a structural assignment of the two dimer structures that coexist in 9-ethyladenine/ C D Cl 3 solutions. In contrast, the dimer spectrum of N -methyl-9-ethyladenine is dominated by a single isomer.