MOLECULAR TUNNELING IN P-TERT-BUTYLCALIX[4]ARENE(2/1)P-XYLENE

被引:9
作者
PRAGER, M
CACIUFFO, R
AMORETTI, G
CARLILE, CJ
CODDENS, G
FILLAUX, F
FRANCESCANGELI, O
UGOZZOLI, F
机构
[1] UNIV ANCONA,DIPARTIMENTO SCI MAT & DELLA TERRA,I-60131 ANCONA,ITALY
[2] UNIV PARMA,DIPARTIMENTO FIS,I-43100 PARMA,ITALY
[3] RUTHERFORD APPLETON LAB,ISIS,DIDCOT OX11 0QX,OXON,ENGLAND
[4] CENS,LAB LEON BRILLOUIN,F-91191 GIF SUR YVETTE,FRANCE
[5] CNRS,SPECTROCHIM INFRAROUGE & RAMAN LAB,F-94320 THIAIS,FRANCE
[6] UNIV PARMA,IST CHIM GEN & INORGAN,I-43100 PARMA,ITALY
[7] CNR,CTR STRUTTURIST DIFFRATTOMETR,I-43100 PARMA,ITALY
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D O I
10.1080/00268979400100411
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Inelastic neutron scattering has been used to study molecular tunnelling in the p-tert-butylcalix[4]arene(2:1)p-xylene complex. At low temperature the measured spectra show several bands between 0.63 and 2.6 meV which are interpreted as being due to transitions between tunnel-split librational states of the p-xylene methyl groups. Effects of coupling between a CH3 group and the whole p-xylene molecule have been observed. The rotational barrier provided by the host lattice is very small and the methyl groups behave as almost free quantum rotors.
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