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Vibrational spectroscopy and DFT calculations of 1,​3-​dibromo-​2,​4,​6-​trimethylbenzene: Anharmonicity, coupling and methyl group tunneling

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The Raman, IR and INS spectra of 1,3-dibromo-2,4,6-trimethylbenzene (DBMH) were recorded in the 80-3200 cm-1 range. The molecular conformation and vibrational spectra of DBMH were computed at the MPW1PW91/LANL2DZ level. Except for the methyl 2 environment, the agreement between the DFT calculations and the neutron diffraction structure is almost perfect (deviations < 0.01 Å for bond lengths, < 0.2° for angles). The frequencies of the internal modes of vibration were calculated with the harmonic and anharmonic approximations; the later method yields results that are in remarkable agreement with the spectroscopic data, resulting in a confident assignment of the vibrational bands. Thus, no scaling is necessary. The coupling, in phase or anti-phase, of the motions of symmetrical C-Br and C-Me bonds is highlighted. Our DFT calculations suggest that the torsion of methyl groups 4 and 6 is hindered in deep wells, whereas methyl group 2 is a quasi-free rotor. The failure of the calculations to determine the frequencies of the methyl torsional modes is explained as follows: DFT does not consider the methyl spins and assumes localization of the protons, whereas the methyl groups must be treated as quantum rotors.
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hal-00906659 , version 1 (10-12-2013)

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Soraya Zeroual, Jean Meinnel, Andrzej Lapinski, Stewart F. Parker, Ali Boudjada, et al.. Vibrational spectroscopy and DFT calculations of 1,​3-​dibromo-​2,​4,​6-​trimethylbenzene: Anharmonicity, coupling and methyl group tunneling. Vibrational Spectroscopy, 2013, 67, pp.27-43. ⟨10.1016/j.vibspec.2013.03.007⟩. ⟨hal-00906659⟩
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