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On the ClC halogen bond: a rotational study of CF3Cl-CO
Walther Caminati1, Luca Evangelisti, Gang Feng
1Dipartimento di Chimica "G. Ciamician" dell'Università, Via Selmi 2, I-40126 Bologna, Italy. walther.caminati@unibo.it.
Abstract:
The rotational spectra of two isotopologues (CF3(35)Cl-CO and CF3(37)Cl-CO) of the CF3Cl-CO adduct have been investigated and analyzed using supersonic-jet Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy, and found to have the features of a symmetric top. Rotational, centrifugal distortion, and nuclear quadrupole ((35)Cl and (37)Cl) coupling constants have been precisely obtained from high-resolution measurements. The two subunits of the complex are held together via a ClC halogen bond interaction. Information on the internal dynamics and the dissociation energy of the complex is provided.
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