title: Temperature dependence of the optical properties of liquid benzene in the infrared between 25 and 50 degrees C.
abstract: The vibrational properties of benzene have long been a topic of interest. A recent comparison presented in the literature of the liquid and gas intensities at 25 degrees C have revealed some intriguing results regarding how the interaction between the hydrogens and the neighbouring pi-clouds in the liquid affect the vibrational intensities. To gain insight into the effect of temperature on the optical properties of liquid benzene and these interactions, the optical constants of liquid benzene have been determined through transmission measurements between 7,400 and 800 cm(-1). The spectra were measured in cells with KBr windows over a path length range of 15-1,000 microm and were collected over a temperature range of 30-50 degrees C in 5 degrees C increments. Variations in the imaginary molar polarizability spectra are examined and compared to a similar study of liquid toluene completed several years ago.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Cape Breton University, Sydney, Nova Scotia, B1Y 6L2, Canada. dale keefe@cbu.ca
authors.forename: C Dale
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Keefe
authors.forename: Elizabeth A L
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Gillis
mesh_terms: D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry*; D055590:Electromagnetic Phenomena; D007259:Infrared Rays; D055095:Optics and Photonics; D013696:Temperature