Carbonic acid monoethyl ester as a pure solid and its conformational isomerism in the gas-phase
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Ft Ir
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The ethyl hemiester of carbonic acid is prepared as a pure solid and sublimed to the gas phase, in spite of claims of its instability. FT-IR spectroscopy combined with ab initio calculations reveals a 5 : 1 ratio of the two most stable conformers.
1998 ◽
Vol 54
(3)
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pp. 419-437
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