The FTIR spectra of fluoroform + methyl fluoride mixtures trapped in argon and nitrogen matrices are studied at T~10–30 K. Spectroscopic changes observed in the region of the CH stretching mode of fluoroform are typical for weak blue shifting H – bonds of C–H⋯F type. The degeneracy lifting effect found on E – type bands of fluoroform interacted with methyl fluoride suggests the complex formation of a nonlinear form. The experimental results are confirmed by ab initio calculations of fluoroform + methyl fluoride based on the second order Møller-Plesset theory of perturbations utilizing advanced basis set. Nonlinear complexes are stabilized by the basic C–H⋯F interaction and additionally by van der Waals-type C–D⋯F–C contacts between deuterated methyl fluoride and fluoroform.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185-194
Number of pages10
JournalSpectrochimica Acta - Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy
Volume203
DOIs
StatePublished - 5 Oct 2018

    Scopus subject areas

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Instrumentation
  • Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
  • Spectroscopy

    Research areas

  • AIM, Ab initio calculations, Ar and N matrices, Blue-shifting H - bond, FTIR spectra, Fluoroform, Methyl fluoride, Self-associates, HYDROGEN-BONDED COMPLEXES, AMMONIA, ACETYLENE, Blue-shifting H, AB-INITIO, bond, ORIGIN, F3CH-CENTER-DOT-CENTER-DOT-CENTER-DOT-FCD3, IMPROPER, GAS-PHASE, Ar and N-2 matrices, VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY, LOW-TEMPERATURE MATRICES

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