title: Polarization IR spectra of model crystals containing cyclic N-H...S bonded dimers: 2-mercaptothiazoline and 2-mercapto-1-methylimidazole.
abstract: This paper deals with experimental studies on the polarization IR spectra of hydrogen bonds in 2-mercaptothiazoline and 2-mercapto-1-methylimidazole crystals. The crystal structure of 2-mercaptothiazoline was determined by X-ray diffraction. The polarization spectra of the two compounds were measured in the frequency ranges of the V(N-H) and V(N-D) bands at 77 and 298 K. The spectra were attributed to cyclic N-H...S hydrogen-bond dimers, which are present as structural units in the lattices. Variation of the Davydov-splitting energy magnitude from sample to sample suggests statistical disorder in the crystals. The influence of the electronic properties of the associating small-ring molecules on the spectral properties of the hydrogen bonds is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Chemistry, University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland. flakus@tc3.ich.us.edu.pl
authors.forename: Henryk T
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Flakus
authors.forename: Artur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Miros
authors.forename: Peter G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013844:Thiazoles / Q000737:chemistry*; D053778:Thiazolidines
chemical_list: C107674:2-mercapto-1-methylimidazole; D007093:Imidazoles; D013844:Thiazoles; D053778:Thiazolidines; C005104:2-mercaptothiazoline