Journal article
Conformation of p-terphenyl under hydrostatic pressure
The Journal of chemical physics, Vol.120(4), pp.1841-1845
01/22/2004
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/111961
PMID: 15268316
Abstract
The conformation of p-terphenyl (C18H14) and deuterated p-terphenyl (C18D14) has been investigated, using high-pressure infrared spectroscopy at liquid-helium temperatures. First-principles calculations, together with the experimental results, were performed to determine the structure of p-terphenyl in the twisted conformation. At low temperatures and pressures, p-terphenyl belongs to the C2 point group of symmetry. In this configuration, the central ring is twisted with respect to the plane of the outer rings. The symmetry of the molecule is nearly C2h, consistent with previous x-ray diffraction measurements.
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- Title
- Conformation of p-terphenyl under hydrostatic pressure
- Creators
- K K Zhuravlev - Department of Physics, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-2814, USAM D McCluskey
- Publication Details
- The Journal of chemical physics, Vol.120(4), pp.1841-1845
- Academic Unit
- Physics and Astronomy, Department of
- Publisher
- United States
- Identifiers
- 99900547430601842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article