Experimental and theoretical IR study of methyl thioglycolate, CH3OC(O)CH2SH, in different phases: Evidence of a dimer formation

The IR spectrum of methyl thioglycolate (MTG) was studied in three different phases, and interpreted with the aid of DFT calculations. The gas phase IR spectrum was explainable by the presence of the most stable conformer (syn-gauche-(-)gauche) only, while the IR spectrum of the liquid reveals stron...

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Autores: Bava, Yanina Belén, Tamone, Luciana Mariel, Juncal, Luciana Celeste, Seng, Samantha, Tobón, Yeny A., Sobanska, Sophie, Picone, Andrea Lorena, Romano, Rosana Mariel
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2017
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/65409
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/65409
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Conformational Analysis
Dimers
Ir
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Sumario:The IR spectrum of methyl thioglycolate (MTG) was studied in three different phases, and interpreted with the aid of DFT calculations. The gas phase IR spectrum was explainable by the presence of the most stable conformer (syn-gauche-(-)gauche) only, while the IR spectrum of the liquid reveals strong intermolecular interactions, coincident with the formation of a dimeric form. The matrix-isolated spectra allow the identification of the second conformer (syn-gauche-gauche), in addition to the most stable form. The MTG dimer was also isolated by increasing the proportion of MTG in the matrix. The theoretical most stable structure of the dimer, which calculated IR spectrum agrees very well with the experimental one, is stabilized by a double interaction of the lone pair of the O atom of each of the C[dbnd]O groups with the antibonding orbitals σ* (S[sbnd]H).