Observation of Evidence for the π*−σ* Hyperconjugation in the S<sub>1</sub> State of <i>o-</i>, <i>m-</i>, and <i>p-</i>Fluorotoluenes by Double-Resonance Infrared Spectroscopy
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- Takashi Chiba
- Department Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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- Katsuhiko Okuyama
- Department of Chemical Biology and Applied Chemistry, College of Engineering, Nihon University, Koriyama 963-8642, Japan
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- Asuka Fujii
- Department Chemistry, Graduate School of Science, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8578, Japan
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Drastic changes of the methyl internal rotation potential energy functions upon the electronic excitation have been reported for o- and m-fluorotolunes [ Okuyama , K. , Mikami , N. , and Ito , M. J. Phys. Chem. 1985 , 89 , 5617 - 5625 ], and their physical origin has been attributed to the π*-σ* hyperconjugation. To observe direct evidence of the π*-σ* hyperconjugation, double-resonance infrared spectroscopy was carried out in the CH stretching vibrational region in both the S0 and S1 states of jet-cooled o-, m-, and p-fluorotoluenes. In the spectra of both o- and m-fluorotoluenes, some of the methyl CH bands were red-shifted upon the electronic excitation while the residual CH bands stayed in the same frequency region. The normal-mode analysis demonstrated that the shift behavior correlates to the relative conformation between the methyl CH bond and the phenyl ring plane. This conformation-dependent methyl CH bond weakening clearly supports the presence of the π*-σ* hyperconjugation in o- and m-fluorotoluenes. The similar red-shift of the methyl CH bands upon the electronic excitation was seen also in p-fluorotoluene though the magnitude of the shift was much smaller. The mechanism of its internal rotation potential energy behavior, however, can be different from those of the o- and m-isomers.
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- The Journal of Physical Chemistry A
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry A 120 (28), 5573-5580, 2016-07-11
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