Infrared Absorption Puzzles in Polyacetylene and Poly(Pyrrole)

1 February 1985

journal article
Published by Taylor & Francis in Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals

Vol. 117 (1) , 299-302
https://doi.org/10.1080/00268948508074640

Abstract

Theoretical infrared (IR) absorption spectra have been computed for various models of trans- and cis-polyace-tylene, poly(p-phenylene) and poly(pyrrole). Surprisingly, some supposedly strong bands are missing in the observed IR absorption spectra.

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