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Donald C. Mckean

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Infrared and quantum-chemical studies of the structure and vibrations of methyldisilylamine

2002

Abstract Infrared spectra are reported from labelled species of methyldisilylamine (N(CH 3 )(SiH 3 ) 2 ) in the gas and solid phase. Quantum-chemical (QC) calculations of structure and force field have been carried out at HF, MP2 and B3LYP levels using 6-31G ∗ and 6-311G ∗∗ basis sets. The equilibrium structure belongs to the point group C s with the plane of symmetry at right angles to the NSi 2 angle and a slight non-planarity of the CNSi 2 moiety ( C s ,⊥ ). Spectra in the ν SiH region however suggest an effective C 2 v structure, with two distinct types of SiH bond. Two strong SiH bonds lie in the skeletal plane, eclipsing each other. The single ν is CH band in the CHD 2 species suggest…

InfraredChemistryPlane symmetryOrganic ChemistryRight angleInfrared spectroscopyMolecular physicsSpectral lineAnalytical ChemistryInorganic Chemistrychemistry.chemical_compoundsymbols.namesakeNuclear magnetic resonancesymbolsRaman spectroscopyScalingSpectroscopyMethyl groupJournal of Molecular Structure
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A quantum-chemical study of the structure, vibrations and SiH bond properties of disilylamine, NH(SiH3)2.

2002

Quantum-chemical calculations at HF, MP2 and B3LYP levels with 6-31G* and 6-311G** basis sets are reported for disilylamine, NH(SiH3)2. The equilibrium structure is found to vary with both level and basis set, all but one of the structures exhibiting a small lack of planarity of the HNSi2 system. The barrier to inversion, however, is found to be very low, at most 38 cm(-1). Vibration frequencies and intensities are calculated. The frequencies are scaled, where possible, either using updated infrared data or with the aid of factors transferred from N(CH3)(SiH3)2. Unobserved frequencies due to the v(s)NSi2, deltaNSi2 and delta(perpendicular)NH modes are predicted near 610, 210 and 360 cm(-1),…

Models MolecularSiliconSpectrophotometry InfraredChemistrySilicon CompoundsBiophysicsInfrared spectroscopyHydrogen atomHyperconjugationSpectrum Analysis RamanPotential energyAtomic and Molecular Physics and OpticsBiophysical PhenomenaAnalytical Chemistrysymbols.namesakesymbolsQuantum TheoryAtomic physicsInstrumentationMulliken population analysisSpectroscopyBasis setRaman scatteringNatural bond orbitalSpectrochimica acta. Part A, Molecular and biomolecular spectroscopy
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Bis(dichlorosilyl)methylamine - Synthesis, Crystal Structure, and Conformational Analysis in the Gas Phase

1999

A straightforward preparation has been found for bis(dichlorosilyl)methylamine, (SiHCl2)2NMe (1), involving reaction between H2NMe and an excess of SiHCl3, dissolved either in pentane or THF at 253 K. 1 and a side-product, 1,3,5-trichloro-2,4,6-trimethylcyclotrisilazane, (–SiHCl–NMe–)3 (2), were identified by elemental analysis, mass spectrometry and 1H-NMR-spectroscopy. Some physical, NMR- and IR spectroscopical properties of 1 were determined. The molecular and crystal structure of 1 was investigated by single crystal X-ray diffraction. Selected structural parameters: r(Si–N) 169.7(5), r(Si–Cl) 203.1(2)–204.4(2), r(C–N) 150.0(8) pm; a(SiNSi) 123.6(3), a(SiNC) 118.3(4)/118.0(4)°. Ab initio…

Inorganic ChemistryPentaneCrystallographychemistry.chemical_compoundChemistryMethylamineStereochemistryAb initioInfrared spectroscopyCrystal structureSingle crystalConformational isomerismGas phaseZeitschrift für anorganische und allgemeine Chemie
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Ab Initio Studies of Disilazanes:  Structures and Vibrational Properties of Hexachloro-, Hexamethyl-, and Tetrachlorodisilazane

1999

The structures of hexachlorodisilazane, NH(SiCl3)2, and hexamethyldisilazane, NH(SiMe3)2, have been calculated at HF/6-31G* and MP2/6-31G* levels. Both contain planar HNSi2 skeletons and show the expected staggering of the substituents as seen along the Si‚‚‚Si direction, as previously found in the electron diffraction structure of the hexamethyl compound. Unlike the latter, however, the ab initio structures both belong to the C2 point group. Force fields for these two molecules and for tetrachlorodisilazane, NH(SiHCl 2)2, were calculated at the HF level and scaled to produce vibration frequencies for comparison with previously obtained spectra. For NH(SiCl3)2, all but five of the fundament…

CrystallographyElectron diffractionComputational chemistryBond strengthChemistryAb initio quantum chemistry methodsAb initioMoleculePhysical and Theoretical ChemistryInductive effectConformational isomerismSpectral lineThe Journal of Physical Chemistry A
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