Vibrational spectroscopy of a compound with a CS7 ring

Parker, S. F., Refson, K., Tavender, S. M., Albers, P., Hannebauer, B., Janik, M., Muller, A., Martens, J., Watzke, M., Shankland, K. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6566-0155, Leech, C. and Offermanns, H. (2009) Vibrational spectroscopy of a compound with a CS7 ring. Journal of Raman Spectroscopy, 40 (6). pp. 703-708. ISSN 0377-0486 doi: 10.1002/jrs.2270

Abstract/Summary

The product of the Asinger reaction between elemental sulfur, n-butylamine and acetophenone is 8-(n-butylaminophenylmethyliden)-1,2,3,4,5,6,7-heptathiocane which contains a CS7 ring. A combination of infrared, Raman and inelastic neutron scattering spectroscopies with periodic density functional theory calculations is used to provide a complete assignment of the vibrational spectra of this unusual species. The similarity between the Raman spectra of the compound and that of elemental sulfur is particularly striking. Copyright (C) 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.