Low Temperature Infrared Study of Hydrogen Bonding in Dissolved Pyrrole and Indole

Abstract

Self-association by hydrogen bonding in the case ot pyrrole was studied by i.r. spectroscopic methods. The fundamental first and second overtones of the NH stretching vibration were measured at different concentrations and at temperatures ranging from 22 to −190 °C. The existence of at least two associated species in solution has been ascertained. 2,5-Dimethylpyrrole and indole were also studied and gave similar results.