Abstract
The structure of the gas-phase bimolecular complex formed between vinyl chloride and hydrogen fluoride is determined using Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy from 6.3 to 21.4 GHz. Although all previous examples of complexes formed between protic acids and haloethylenes are observed to have similar modes of binding regardless of the specific identity of the acid, HF, HCl, or HCCH, the planar vinyl chloride-HF complex has HF located at the "top" of the vinyl chloride with the secondary interaction occurring with the cis hydrogen atom as opposed to the "side" binding configuration found for vinyl chloride-HCCH. Nevertheless, the details of the structure, such as hydrogen bond length (2.32 Å) and amount of deviation from linearity (19.8°), do reflect the strength of the interaction and show clear correlations with the gas-phase acidity. Comparison with analogous complexes allows the determination of the relative importance of electrostatic interactions and steric requirements in leading to the observed structures.
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