Vibrational analysis of the low resolution absorption spectra of BrClCS and Br2CS

Abstract

The [Formula: see text] absorption spectra of BrClCS and Br2CS have been photographed under low resolution at room temperature. The electronic origins of BrClCS and Br2CS have been placed at 17116 and 16859 cm−1, respectively. Vibronic analyses show that the molecules are non-planar in their ā states. By fitting quadratic–Gaussian and quadratic–quartic double-minimum potentials to the observed vibrational levels of the out-of-plane manifolds, the equilibrium out-of-plane angles and the barrier heights to molecular inversion have been estimated to be 25 ± 1 deg and 541 ± 10 cm−1 for BrClCS, and 17.5 ± 1 deg and 524 ± 10 cm−1 for Br2CS. In the case of BrClCS, all six ā state vibrational frequencies have been obtained. In the case of Br2CS, only modes 1 (C—S stretch), 2 (symmetric C—Br stretch), 3 (in-plane Br—C—Br scissor), and 4 (out-of-plane bend) are active in the spectrum. Comparisons with other tetraatomic thiocarbonyls support the given assignments.