Experimental and Computational Studies of Rotation and Proton Tunneling in Organic Molecules and Molecular Dimers

Author

Agapito Serrato III, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Date of Award

5-2018

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science (MS)

Department

Chemistry

First Advisor

Dr. Wei Lin

Second Advisor

Dr. Shervin Fatehi

Third Advisor

Dr. Celia Flores-Feist

Abstract

An introduction to the relations of classical and quantum mechanics are presented in brief. As is an overview of the instrumentation and quantum chemical analysis performed to characterize the molecules presented in in this thesis. The pure rotational spectrum of 3,3,3-trifluoro-2(trifluoromethyl)propanoic acid, perfluorobutyric acid–formic acid dimer, and tropolone–formic acid dimer were measured using high-resolution microwave spectroscopy. The spectra have been observed using a cavity-based Fourier-transform microwave (FTMW) spectrometer and/or a chirped-pulse FTMW.

Comments

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Recommended Citation

Serrato, Agapito III, "Experimental and Computational Studies of Rotation and Proton Tunneling in Organic Molecules and Molecular Dimers" (2018). Theses and Dissertations. 173.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/173