Abstract
The vibrational analysis of allyl mercaptan has vener been published. There are two internal rotors, the SH group and the CH2SH group, in the allyl mercaptan molecule. As in the case of propylene (1), the molecule has only one plane of symmetry (Cs point group) in its most symmetrical configuration (when the thiol group lies in the plane of the vinyl group). However, microwave studies have shown that it exhibits C1 symmetry (2). The infrared and Raman spectra of allyl mercaptan have been investigated in this study. The assignment of its fundamental modes has been made based on C1 symmetry of the molecule.