| Title | Nuclear hyperfine interactions in the microwave spectrum of aluminium isocyanide |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1997 |
| Authors | Walker, KA, Gerry, MCL |
| Journal | Chemical Physics Letters |
| Volume | 278 |
| Pagination | 9-15 |
| Date Published | Oct |
| Type of Article | Article |
| ISBN Number | 0009-2614 |
| Keywords | ABINITIO, ALCL, interactions, IRC+10216, MG-BEARING MOLECULE, MILLIMETER, PREDICTION, ROTATIONAL SPECTRUM, SPECTROMETER, spectroscopic constants, SPIN |
| Abstract | The pure rotational spectrum of AINC has been measured between 11.9 and 24.0 GHz using a pulsed jet Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. The molecule was produced using a laser ablation source, in which the ablated Al metal reacted with cyanogen present in the Ar backing gas of the jet. Hyperfine structure due to both the Al-27 and N-14 nuclei has been observed. Nuclear quadrupole coupling constants and nuclear spin-rotation constants have been determined for both nuclei along with an Al-N nuclear spin-spin coupling constant. The electronic structure of AINC has been investigated by estimating the degree of sp-hybridisation of the Al and N bonding orbitals. Comparisons have been made to similar linear metal isocyanide and aluminium halide species. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V. |
| URL | <Go to ISI>://A1997YF64300002 |
