Abstract
Pulsed field ionisation—ZEKE photoelectron spectroscopy has been applied to o-, m- and p-tolunitrile in a supersonic jet. The PFI-ZEKE photoelectron spectra of m- and p-tolunitrile show well-resolved anharmonic structures in the low-frequency region, which are assigned to bands due to internal rotational motion of the methyl group in the cation. Level energies and relative transition intensities are reproduced well by a one-dimensional rotor model with a three-fold axis potential. Potential curves for the internal rotation have been determined. For o-tolunitrile, no band due to internal rotation was found in PFI-ZEKE spectrum. It is suggested that the o-tolunitrile cation has the high barrier for internal rotation and the stable conformation that is the same as that in S 1 and S 0. The barrier height and the conformation are compared with other toluene derivatives, and the relation between the electronic character of –CN and the internal rotational motion has been discussed.
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