Journal of Physical Chemistry A, Vol.107, No.39, 7727-7732, 2003
Conformations of diethoxymethane: Matrix isolation infrared and ab initio studies
Conformations of diethoxymethane (DEM) were studied using matrix isolation infrared spectroscopy. DEM was trapped in an argon matrix using an effusive source maintained at various temperatures: 298, 388, and 430 K. The elevated temperatures were used to increase the population of the higher energy conformers in the matrix. As a result of these experiments, infrared spectra of the ground, G(+/-)G(-/+)(tt), and higher energy conformers, G(+)G(-)(g(+)t), G(+)G(-)(g(-)t), and TG(+/-)(tt), of DEM are reported, for the first time. The experimental studies were supported by ab initio computations performed at B3LYP level, using a 6-31++G** basis set.