Etude à basse température dans l'infrarouge proche du dimère (NO)2

Abstract

The spectrum of the dimer (NO)2 in the gas phase has been studied in the near infrared at temperatures between 118 and 138 K. More specifically, the measure of absorption intensity of the ν4 and ν1 + ν4 bands has yielded the heat of formation of the dimer, −2.25 kcal/mol at 128 K, and revealed the influence of the low vibrational modes on this measure. The observation of the ν4 – ν6, difference band has yielded the wave number value of the ν6, fundamental band, forbidden in the infrared. The rotational constants of the vibrationally excited state were found to be larger than the ground state rotational constants, this result being very unusual.