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Noboru Watanabe1, Keita Takahashi1, Kimihiro Sato1
1Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8577, Japan.
Abstract:
This paper investigates vibrational excitation effects on valence electron momentum distributions of dimethyl ether. A symmetric noncoplanar (e, 2e) experiment has been performed for the molecule at a high temperature (980 K) as well as at room temperature (300 K). For comparison, theoretical calculations with vibrational effects being involved have also been carried out. Changes of the momentum profiles with the rise of temperature are observed for the 2b1 and 6a1 orbitals, indicating that distortion of these molecular orbitals is appreciably enhanced upon excitation of the methyl torsional vibrations. The present study provides a way for exploring the influence of vibrational excitation on electronic wavefunctions of molecules.
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Physical Properties of Ethers
An ether molecule has a net dipole moment due to the polarity of C–O bonds. Subsequently, boiling points of ethers are lower than those of alcohols of comparable molecular weight and slightly higher than those of hydrocarbons of comparable molecular weight (Table 1).
Ethers can act as hydrogen bond acceptors, making them more water-soluble than hydrocarbons, but since ethers cannot act as hydrogen bond donors, they are much less soluble in water than alcohols. Ethers are considered...