Torsional and librational modes of the monomethylammonium ion, CH3NH + 3 , in its salts, studied by inelastic neutron scattering

Abstract
This paper reports the direct observation, assignment and study of the torsional and librational vibrations of the ions CH3NH+ 3, CD3NH+ 3 and CH3ND+ 3 in the various phases of their salts with Cl, Br, I and PF 6, by inelastic neutron scattering (I.N.S.). From these observations it is possible to derive a value for the torsional frequency of the “free” CH3NH+ 3 ion, which is intermediate between that of C2H6 and N2H2+ 6. It is also possible to calculate the internal and external barriers to rotation of the ion in certain of the lattices.

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