Examinations of the Matrix Isolation Fourier Transform Infrared Spectra of Organic Compounds: Part XII

1989 ◽  
Vol 43 (2) ◽  
pp. 298-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Coleman ◽  
Bert M. Gordon ◽  
Brian M. Lawrence

Matrix isolation Fourier transform infrared spectra (MI/FT-IR), mass spectra (MS), carbon-13 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (13C-NMR) spectra, condensed-phase infrared spectra, and vapor-phase infrared (IR) spectra are presented for a series of terpene compounds. Subtle differences in positional and configurational isomers commonly found with terpenes could be easily detected by the MI/FT-IR spectra. The results are comparable in some aspects to those obtainable from 13C-NMR and thin-film IR; however, most importantly, they are acquired at the low nanogram level for MI/FT-IR, as compared to the milligram level for the other techniques. These results represent an advance in the technology available for the analysis of complex mixtures such as essential oils containing terpene-like molecules.

1989 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 998-1003 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Coleman ◽  
Bert M. Gordon

A set of five search routines—absolute difference, absolute derivative, square difference, square derivative, and Euclidean difference—have been applied to the analysis of the matrix isolation/Fourier transform-infrared spectra (MI/FT-IR) of the components of four essential oils: coriander oil, lemon oil, geranium oil, and citronella oil. The routines were tested under a variety of parameters on a diverse set of compounds and IR spectra. Areas of acceptable performance by the routines as well as areas of marginal performance are discussed. Under the conditions of this study, the absolute derivative routine is judged to be the most acceptable of the five.


1989 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1004-1008 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Coleman ◽  
Bert M. Gordon

Matrix isolation Fourier transform infrared spectra (MI/FT-IR) of a series of essential oil components have been described. Clear, well-defined differences were detected in the MI/FT-IR spectra of compounds having minor differences in their structure. A library search routine was found to correctly identify components of interest when visual differences were not clearly evident. The presence of discrete conformers in the argon matrix resulted in the presence of split absorptions in the carbonyl band for selected compounds.


1988 ◽  
Vol 42 (2) ◽  
pp. 304-309 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Coleman ◽  
Bert M. Gordon

Matrix isolation Fourier transform infrared (MI/FT-IR) data has been presented that documents the presence of discrete conformers in an argon matrix for a series of ketones. The distribution of conformers in the matrix was related to the structure of the molecule, in that rigid structures (i.e., small rings, bicyclic systems, and unsaturated systems) displayed simple carbonyl absorption patterns relative to those of their less rigid counterparts. Also, conformer isolation was seen for halosubstituted ketones. These results are in agreement with previous findings concerning the vapor-phase (VP) spectra of these molecules.


1989 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 1317-1324 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles J. Wurrey ◽  
Billy J. Fairless ◽  
Harry E. Kimball

Reference-quality gas chromatographic/matrix isolation/Fourier transform infrared spectra have been recorded for the following fifteen compounds, which collectively are referred to as the “laterally” chlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxins and dibenzofurans: 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzo- p-dioxin (2,3,7,8-TCDD); 1,2,3,7,8-pentachlorodibenzo- p-dioxin (1,2,3,7,8-PeCDD);l,2,3,4,7,8-hexachlorodibenzo- p-dioxin(1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDD)>; 1,2,3,6,7,8,-hexachlorodibenzo- p-dioxin(1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDD); 1,2,3,7,8,9-hexachlorodibenzo- p-dioxin (1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDD); 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-heptachlorodibenzo- p-dioxin (1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDD); 2,3,7,8-tetrachlorodibenzofuran (2,3,7,8-TCDF); 1,2,3,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran (1,2,3,7,8-PeCDF); 2,3,4,7,8-pentachlorodibenzofuran (2,3,4,7,8-PeCDF); 1,2,3,4,7,8-hexachlorodibenzofuran(1,2,3,4,7,8-HxCDF); 1,2,3,6,7,8-hexachlorodibenzofuran (1,2,3,6,7,8-HxCDF); 1,2,3,7,8,9-hexachlorodibenzofuran (1,2,3,7,8,9-HxCDF); 2,3,4,6,7,8-hexachlorodibenzofuran (2,3,4,6,7,8-HxCDF); 1,2,3,4,6,7,8-heptachlorodibenzofnran (1,2,3,4,6,7,8-HpCDF); and 1,2,3,4,7,8,9-heptachlorodibenzofuran (1,2,3,4,7,8,9-HpCDF). These spectra are discussed qualitatively and, for the laterally chlorinated dioxins, are compared to previously recorded gas-phase GC/FT-IR spectra. Estimates of the instrumental detection limits for these compounds, using matrix isolation GC/FT-IR spectroscopy, were found to fall in the mid-to-high picogram and low nanogram ranges.


1987 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 1163-1169 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Coleman ◽  
Bert M. Gordon

Matrix-isolated (MI) Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR) have been collected on a series of esters and ketones. The values for the carbonyl absorption are intermediate between the values for vapor-phase (VP) and solid-state (SS) phases. The spectra reveal a splitting or broadening of the carbonyl absorption in the majority of cases for both compound types. The splitting, on the order of 5 to 10 cm−1, does not appear to be a function of concentration at ≤20 ng on the cryogenic disk. The splitting is also not unequivocally due to steric hindrance about the carbonyl group. Compounds with liner as well as branched substituents display spectra having split carbonyl absorptions. Isolation of molecules within multiple types of matrix sites is advanced as the predominant cause of the splitting phenomenon. Implications and consequences of the observed splitting are discussed.


1987 ◽  
Vol 41 (7) ◽  
pp. 1169-1172 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Coleman ◽  
Bert M. Gordon

Matrix-isolated (MI) Fourier transform infrared spectra (FT-IR) have been collected on a series of aldehydes and acids. The values for the carbonyl absorption are intermediate between the higher values for vapor-phase (VP) and lower values for solid-state (SS) phases. Substituent effects on aromatic rings induce shifts in carbonyl absorptions in the same manner as found in VP and SS studies. The magnitude of the shifts is approximately the same for all three phases. The spectra reveal a splitting or broadening of the carbonyl absorption for both aldehydes and acids. The size of the molecule affects the degree of band broadening. In certain cases discrete conformers appear to have been isolated in the matrix.


1989 ◽  
Vol 43 (8) ◽  
pp. 1424-1427 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Coleman ◽  
Bert M. Gordon

Qualitative and quantitative analysis of compounds in a complex mixture by gas chromatography/matrix isolation/Fourier transform infrared spectrometry (GC/MI/FT-IR) is described. The carbon-deuterium stretching mode was characterized and used for analysis since it has a unique position in the infrared spectrum. Compounds of varying functionalities were examined over a concentration range from 6 to 50 ng. Linear responses over this mass range were obtained. Flame ionization detection was used for collaborative detection in establishing the linearity of the responses. These results represent the first use of GC/MI/FT-IR for quantitative analysis of compounds in a complex mixture using deuterium-labeled analogues.


1986 ◽  
Vol 41 (8) ◽  
pp. 1015-1020 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Bürger ◽  
E. Jacob ◽  
M. Fähnle

Fourier transform infrared spectra of C1F and BrF have been measured with a resolution of 0.04 cm-1 in the region of the fundamental and First overtone with an accuracy of 2 and 4 x 10-3 cm-1, respectively. The rotational structure was resolved up to J" = 58/62 (ClF/BrF), and υo values have been obtained from rotational analyses o f the υ 1 ← 0, 2 ← 1, 2 ← 0 and. in part, 3 ← 1 and 3 ← 0 vibrational bands. These have been employed to obtain the hitherto most accurate ωe, ωeχe and (for C1F) ωeγe values. From the rotational analyses, Be, αe, γe, De and ße have been derived.


1989 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 1008-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. M. Coleman ◽  
Bert M. Gordon

Information concerning the matrix isolation Fourier transform infrared spectra of a series of alkanes, esters, lactones, lactams, phenols, alcohols, amides, alkenes, and ketones is presented. A comparison between the characteristics of the spectra in two matrices (argon and xenon) as well as in the absence of any matrix (bare gold disk) is drawn. The impact of these matrices on the characteristics of the IR spectra is compared with the impact observed when spectra are gathered in the vapor phase as well as the condensed phase/solid state. For the majority of compounds studied, the major absorption bands of each class of compound fall between higher values for the vapor phase and lower values for the condensed phase when either argon or xenon is used as the matrix gas. The few exceptions are discussed. The absorption bands found in the xenon matrix are usually at a lower energy than are comparable bands in the argon matrix. In most all cases, the values of absorptions for compounds on the bare disk were lower than the comparable values found in the argon matrix. These results represent the first extensive study at 10 K of the effect of different matrix gas hosts and document the proposal that preconceptions of noble gases as inert hosts for the examination of FT-IR spectra at low temperature are not valid.


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