Geometry of an isolated dimer of imidazole characterised by rotational spectroscopy and ab initio calculations
Mullaney, John C.
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Title
Geometry of an isolated dimer of imidazole characterised by rotational spectroscopy and ab initio calculations
Author(s)
Mullaney, John C.
Contributor(s)
Legon, Anthony
Walker, Nick
Tew, David Peter
Zaleski, Daniel P.
Issue Date
2016-06-22
Keyword(s)
Chirped pulse
Abstract
An isolated, gas-phase dimer of imidazole is generated through laser vaporisation of a solid rod containing a 1:1 mixture of imidazole and copper in the presence of an argon buffer gas undergoing supersonic expansion. The complex is characterised through broadband rotational spectroscopy and is shown to have a twisted, hydrogen-bonded geometry. Calculations at the CCSD(T)(F12)/cc-pVDZ-F12 level of theory confirm this to be the lowest-energy conformer of the imidazole dimer. The distance between the respective centres of mass of the imidazole monomer subunits is determined to be 5.2751(1) \AA, and the twist angle $\gamma$ describing rotation of one monomer with respect to the other about a line connecting the centres of mass of the monomers is determined to be 87.9(4)$^{o}$. Four out of six intermolecular parameters in the model geometry are precisely determined from the experimental rotational constants and are consistent with results calculated ab initio.
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