IR spectra of the CH3 stretching region of methylamine monomer, dimer and trimer in helium nanodroplets

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We report the infrared spectra of the CH3 stretching region in methylamine monomer and its clusters in superfluid helium nanodroplets. Using mass-selective IR spectroscopy in combination with band intensities as the function of methylamine pressure, we were able to assign the vibrations of the (methylamine)1–3 clusters. In addition to the fundamental vibrations, overtone and combination bands are observed. As an example, in the high-resolution spectrum of methylamine monomer, 15 spectral features were observed, compared to 9 features reported in the literature. All the bands could be assigned based on recent anharmonic calculations.