title: Vibrational spectra and ab initio analysis of tert-butyl, trimethylsilyl, and trimethylgermyl derivatives of 3,3-dimethylcyclopropene II. 3,3-Dimethyl-1,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclopropene.
abstract: The IR and Raman spectra of 3,3-dimethyl-1,2-bis(trimethylsilyl)cyclopropene (I) (synthesised using standard procedures) were measured in the liquid phase. Total geometry optimisation was performed at the HF/6-31G* level. The HF/6-31G*//HF/6-31G* quantum mechanical force field (QMFF) was calculated and used to determine the theoretical fundamental vibrational frequencies, their predicted IR intensities, Raman activities, and Raman depolarisation ratios. Using Pulay's scaling method and the theoretical molecular geometry, the QMFF of I was scaled by a set of scaling factors used previously for 3,3-dimethyl-1,2-bis(tert-butyl)cyclopropene (17 scale factors for a 105-dimensional problem). The scaled QMFF obtained was used to solve the vibrational problem. The quantum mechanical values of the Raman activities were converted to differential Raman cross sections. The figures for the experimental and theoretical Raman and IR spectra are presented. Assignments of the experimental vibrational spectra of I are given. They take into account the calculated potential energy distribution and the correlation between the estimations of the experimental IR and Raman intensities and Raman depolarisation ratios and the corresponding theoretical values (including Raman cross sections) calculated using the unscaled QMFF.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Molecular Spectroscopy, Division of Physical Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow 119899, Russia.
authors.forename: Yu N
authors.initials: YN
authors.lastname: Panchenko
authors.forename: G R
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: De Maré
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Abramenkov
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Baird
authors.forename: V V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Tverezovsky
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Nizovtsev
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Bolesov
mesh_terms: D003521:Cyclopropanes / Q000737:chemistry*; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D014297:Trimethylsilyl Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D003521:Cyclopropanes; D014297:Trimethylsilyl Compounds; C021985:cyclopropene