Angle of Twist in 4-nalkyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl Molecules (0 ≤n≤ 12). Study by Infrared and Raman Spectrometry
- 1 February 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Incorporating Nonlinear Optics
- Vol. 167 (1) , 39-50
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00268948908037161
Abstract
We report infrared and Raman experiments performed on the nCB series (4-n alkyl-4′-cyanobiphenyl, 0 ≤ n ≤ 12). The thirteen molecules are studied in solution (CC𝓁4, C6H6 or C6H12) and in crystalline phases, our attention is mainly focused on the value of the angle of twist θ between the aromatic rings. In CC𝓁4, solutions, measurements of relative integrated Raman intensities in the 1600 cm−1 region indicate a nearly planar conformation in the whole series: θ = 0. Comparison between infrared spectra registered on solutions and on crystals in the range 400–600 cm−1 shows frequency shifts related to θ variations or to changes in the alkyl residue. Analysis of the out of plane bending vibrations located from 461 to 482 cm−1 in the nCB series (B3a mode in solid biphenyl at 461 cm−1) shows that in solid phase various twisted conformations can be observed: θ value varies from 0 (in OCB) to about 40° (in 3CB or 4CB).Keywords
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