H2C=CH-AsH2
 
 
 


Arsenic


Nuclear Quadrupole Coupling Constants

in Vinylarsine


 







 

 


 




Arsenic nqcc's in the two conformers of vinylarsine shown below were determined by Dréan et al. [1].  An equilibrium structure of the syn conformer was derived by Demaison et al. [2].
 
Calculation of the nqcc tensors was made here on molecular structures given  by MP2/6-311++G(3df,3pd) optimizations and, for the syn conformer, the re structure of Demaison et al.  These are compared with the experimental nqcc's in the syn form in Table 1, and in the gauche form in Table 2.  Molecular structure parameters are given here in Z-matrix format.  Rotational constants are given in Table 3.
 
   Syn (CS)    Gauche (C1)   


 
 
In Tables 1 and 2, subscripts a,b,c refer to the principal axes of the inertia tensor; x,y,z to the principal axes of the nqcc tensor.  Ø (degrees) is the angle between its subscripted parameters.  ETA = (Xxx - Xyy)/Xzz.
RMS is the root mean square difference between calculated and experimental diagonal nqcc's (percentage of the average of the magnitudes of the experimental nqcc's).  RSD is the calibration residual standard deviation of the PBE1PBE/6-311++G(3df,3pd) model for calculation of the nqcc's.
 
 
   







Table 1.  75As nqcc's in syn-Vinylarsine (MHz).  Calculation was made on the  MP2/6-311++G(3df,3pd) optimized structure, and on the re structure.
   








Calc/MP2
Calc/re
Expt. [1]
   





Xaa   93.4   91.5   88.1053(67)
Xbb - 174.5 - 173.0 - 165.401(76)
Xcc   81.0   81.5   77.299(10)
|Xab|   47.9   49.2
 
RMS 6.4 (5.8 %) 5.4 (4.9 %)
RSD 3.5 (2.8 %) 3.5 (2.8 %)
 
Xxx 101.7 100.3
Xyy   81.0   81.5
Xzz - 182.8 - 181.8
ETA - 0.113 - 0.103
 
 
 
   







Table 2.  Arsenic nqcc's in gauche-Vinylarsine (MHz).  Calculation was made on the MP2/6-311++G(3df,3pd) optimized structure.
 


Calc.
Expt. [1]
   



75As Xaa     2.2 - 3.96(40)
Xbb   73.9 74.896(53)
Xcc - 76.2 - 70.94(47)
|Xab|   54.9
|Xac| 123.8
|Xbc|   48.0
 
RMS 4.7 (9.4 %)
RSD 3.5 (2.8 %)
 
Xxx 108.5
Xyy   77.8
Xzz - 186.3
ETA - 0.165
 
 
 
 
Molecular Structures:  See Z-Matrix.

 
 
Table 3.  Vinylarsine  MP2/6-311++G(3df,3pd) Structures.  Rotational Constants (MHz).  Normal Species.
 
  Calc.    Expt. [1]
 
syn A 36 659.1 36 322.959(29)
B   3 936.2   3 941.36086(89)
C   3 678.6   3 678.56301(99)
 
gauche A 37 658.7 37 441.408(37)
B   3 854.7   3 848.7989(14)
C   3 604.4   3.597.7834
 
 

[1] P.Dréan, D.Petitprez, J.Demaison, J.C.López, J.L.Alonso, J.-C.Guillemin, and J.E.Boggs, J.Mol.Spectrosc. 190,365(1998).
[2] J.Demaison, H.Møllendal, and J.-C.Guillemin, J.Mol.Struct. 930,21(2009).

 








 







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