Microwave Spectra and Molecular Structures of (Z)-Pent-2-en-4-ynenitrile and Maleonitrile

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Abstract

Accurate equilibrium structures have been determined for (Z)-pent-2-en-4-ynenitrile (8) and maleonitrile (9) by combining microwave spectroscopy data and ab initio quantum chemistry calculations. The microwave spectra of 10 isotopomers of 8 and 5 isotopomers of 9 were obtained using a pulsed nozzle Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. The ground-state rotational constants were adjusted for vibration-rotation interaction effects calculated from force fields obtained from ab initio calculations. The resultant equilibrium rotational constants were used to determine structures that are in very good agreement with those obtained from high-level ab initio calculations (CCSD(T)/cc-pVTZ). The geometric parameters in 8 and 9 are very similar; they also do not differ significantly from the all-carbon analogue, (Z)-hex-3-ene-1,5-diyne (7), the parent molecule for the Bergman cyclization. A small deviation from linearity about the alkyne and cyano linkages is observed for 7-9 and several related species where accurate equilibrium parameters are available. The data on 7-9 should be of interest to radioastronomy and may provide insights on the formation and interstellar chemistry of unsaturated species such as the cyanopolyynes.

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