Far infrared spectra of strongly polar molecules in solid solution. I. Acetonitrile

Abstract

Strongly polar molecules such as acetone, nitromethane, and acetonitrile imbedded in an inert gas matrix give rise to characteristic absorption patterns below 150 cm−1. The bands observed in the case of acetonitrile are due to an activated phonon band, to two vibrations of a monomer molecule within the polarized cage of inert gas atoms, and to two intermolecular vibrations of an antiparallel dimer.