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Structure of benzene from mass-correlated rotational Raman spectroscopy
In Heo1, Jong Chan Lee1, Begüm Rukiye Özer1
1UNIST (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology) Advanced Materials Research Building 103-413, 50 UNIST-gil, Eonyang-eup, Ulju-gun Ulsan 44919 South Korea schultz@unist.ac.kr +82-52-217-5455.
Abstract:
We present high resolution rotational Raman spectra and derived geometry parameters for benzene. Rotational Raman spectra with sub-5 MHz resolution were obtained via high-resolution mass-correlated rotational alignment spectroscopy. Isotopologue spectra for C6H6, 13C-C5H6, C6D6, and 13C-C5D6 were distinguished through their correlated mass information. Spectra for 13C6H6 were obtained with lower resolution. Equilibrium and effective bond lengths were estimated from measured inertial moments, based on explicit assumptions and approximations. We discuss the origin of significant bias in previously published geometry parameters and the possibility to derive H,D isotope-specific bond lengths from purely experimental data.
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