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Imine Metathesis by Silica-Supported Catalysts Using the Methodology of Surface Organometallic Chemistry
Published on: October 18, 2019
Mid-infrared spectra of silane dispersed in solid neon
J F Ogilvie1, Sheng-Lung Chou2, Yu-Chain Peng2
1Escuela de Quimica y CELEQ, Universidad de Costa Rica, Ciudad Universitaria Rodrigo Facio, San Pedro de Montes de Oca, San Jose 11501-2060, Costa Rica; Centre for Experimental and Constructive Mathematics, Department of Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia V5A 1S6, Canada.
Abstract:
We report mid-infrared spectra of silane dispersed in solid neon at relative concentrations 1:1000 and 1:5000, recorded with spectral resolution 0.15 cm-1. Apart from major lines associated with internal vibrational motions of 28SiH4, 29SiH4 and 30SiH4 in fundamental modes ν3 and ν4, several weak accompanying lines in each region become discernible at the resolution of our experimental measurements, and are tentatively associated with librational motions of silane molecules in the solid neon lattice. The wavenumbers associated with a few overtone and combination modes are also presented.
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