Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol.111, No.17, 7801-7806, 1999
High symmetry effects on hydrogen bond rearrangement: The 4.1 THz vibrational band of (D2O)(4)
Vibration-rotation-tunneling (VRT) spectroscopy has been extended to the 4 THz spectral region through the observation of a second intermolecular vibration of (D2O)(4). Analysis of the precisely measured perpendicular transition confirms the previously reported cyclic homodromic structure and reveals a dramatically increased (30x) hydrogen bond rearrangement rate in the excited state.