Biphenylene. Internuclear distances and their root mean square amplitudes of vibration
Biphenylene. Internuclear distances and their root mean square amplitudes of vibration
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亚联苯。
DOI:
10.1021/ja00811a014
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发表时间:
1974
影响因子:
15
通讯作者:
S. Bauer
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作者:
A. Yokozeki;C. Wilcox;S. Bauer
The molecular structure of biphenylene in the gas phase was investigated by electron diffraction; the sample was maintained at 145. Resolution of the radial distribution curve indicated that these molecules have a planar conformation. On the basis of the assumed D2h symmetry and the relative bond lengths derived from the X-ray crystal structure, a least-squares analysis of the molecular scattering function gave the following rs values for the interatomic distances:(CC) aT= 1.418±0.003 Á, Ci-C8b= 1.372±0.012 A, Ci-C2= 1.428±0.012 Á, C2-C3= 1.370±0.015 Á, C4-C4b= 1.524±0.006 A, C4a-C8b= 1.432±0.018 A, CH= 1.096±0.009 Á, zC8b-Ci-C2= 115.0±1.2, zCi-Cr-Ci= 122.5±1.2, zC4a-C8b-C1= 122.5±0.6. In the above list the angles were defined in thera representation and shrinkage corrections were inserted in the least-squares program. The listed uncertainties represent estimated limits of error. The structural parameters are in good agreement with corresponding values derived from a crystal structure analysis. The benzene rings are distorted, and “bond fixa-tion’’is clearly present. The C4a-C4b distances are almost as long as in a normal single bond while the C8b-Ci separations are definitely shorter than the CC separation in benzene. Another characteristic feature of the struc-ture is the relatively small angle, zC8b-Ci-C2. Comparison between the observed and calculated mean square amplitudes suggests that this molecule may be “quasiplanar” due to the large amplitudes of the out-of-planevibrational modes.