Vapor phase infrared spectroscopy and ab initio fundamental anharmonic frequencies of ammonia borane. 2012

Robert L Sams, and Sotiris S Xantheas, and Thomas A Blake
Chemical and Materials Sciences Division, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MS K8-88, Richland, Washington 99352, USA.

The infrared absorption spectrum of ammonia borane vapor has been recorded between 3600 and 600 cm(-1). Of the eleven infrared active fundamental vibrational modes, seven modes of NH(3)(11)BH(3) and four modes of NH(3)(10)BH(3) were observed. The spectra were recorded with sufficient resolution to observe the rotational structure of the bands, which allowed for preliminary least-squares fitting of the band origins and rotational constants. First-principles electronic structure calculations were performed to obtain anharmonic band origins and their intensities. The band assignments are discussed in relation to other spectroscopic techniques that have been previously used to study this molecule. A semi-empirical estimate of the vapor pressure of ammonia borane at room temperature (22 °C) was made and found to be ~1 × 10(-4) Torr. The assignment of the measured modes was aided by the calculated anharmonic frequencies and their infrared intensities. The combination of the CCSD(T) harmonic frequencies with the B3LYP anharmonicities, obtained from second-order vibrational perturbation theory, was found to produce an overall best agreement with the measured band origins.

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