We report the free-jet rotational spectra of methylsalicylate, a molecule with a possible tautomeric and conformational equilibrium. In the ground electronic state, the molecule adopts a form stabilized by an intramolecular hydrogen bond between the phenolic hydrogen and the carbonylic oxygen, and this structure is characterized as the lowest-energy form by quantum chemical calculations. All rotational transitions are split because of the internal rotation of the methyl group, and the value of the barrier for this motion was determined to be V3 = 5.38 kJ mol-1.
Methylsalicylate: a rotational spectroscopy study
2007
Abstract
We report the free-jet rotational spectra of methylsalicylate, a molecule with a possible tautomeric and conformational equilibrium. In the ground electronic state, the molecule adopts a form stabilized by an intramolecular hydrogen bond between the phenolic hydrogen and the carbonylic oxygen, and this structure is characterized as the lowest-energy form by quantum chemical calculations. All rotational transitions are split because of the internal rotation of the methyl group, and the value of the barrier for this motion was determined to be V3 = 5.38 kJ mol-1.File in questo prodotto:
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