Abstract
The Fourier transform microwave spectra of the hydrated forms of the tautomeric pair 2-pyridinone/2-hydroxypyridine (2PO/2HP) have been investigated in a supersonic expansion. Three hydrated species, 2PO-H(2)O, 2HP-H(2)O, and 2PO-(H(2)O)(2), have been observed in the rotational spectrum. Each molecular complex was confidently identified by the features of the (14)N quadrupole hyperfine structure of the rotational transitions. The presence of water affects the tautomeric equilibrium -N=C(OH)- -NH-C(=O)-, which is shifted to the enol form for the bare molecules 2PO/2HP but to the keto tautomer for the hydrated forms.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 11393-11398 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A |
Volume | 114 |
Issue number | 43 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 4 Nov 2010 |
Keywords
- GAS-PHASE
- MICROWAVE-SPECTRUM
- PROTON-TRANSFER
- ROTATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY
- INFRARED-SPECTRA
- 2-PYRIDONE
- WATER
- CLUSTERS
- URACIL
- EQUILIBRIUM