Raman spectrum, conformational stability, barriers to internal rotations and, DFT calculations of 1,1,1-trifluoro-propane-2-thione with double-internal-symmetric rotor

摘要

The Raman spectrum (3500-100 cm(-1)) of 1,1,1-trifluoro-propane-2-thione (TFPT), CF3C(S)CH3 of the solid phase has been recorded. The internal rotation of CH3- and/or CF3- moieties around C-C bonds in TFPT allow five hypothetical conformers (C-s and C-1 point groups). Aided by quantum chemical (QC) calculations, the Cc conformer is the only stable form (CF3- and CH3- groups are eclipsing the C=S bond) which contains a planar FCC(S)CH backbone and possess intramolecular hydrogen sulfur interactions,. However, other conformations (with the orientation of sulfur atom being trans to either hydrogen or fluorine atom) are either transition states or not fully converged geometry with "gauche" orientation. Moreover, the calculation were carried out at the level of Becke three Lee-Yan-Parr (B3LYP) parameters up to 6-311++G(d,p) basis sets. The torsional barriers are adequately described by a three-fold potential, V-3 which have been determined utilizing the optimized structural parameters from the B3LYP/6-31G(d) basis set along with potential surface scan. Barriers of 1.28 kcal/mol (448 cm(-1)) and 1.94 kcal/mol (678 cm(-1)) were calculated for CH3- and CF3- symmetric rotors, respectively. Complete vibrational assignments have been reported for the stable Cc isomer which is supported by normal coordinate analysis and potential energy distributions (PEDs) for all fundamentals. Moreover, equilibrium geometries, vibrational frequencies are compared to the corresponding experimental values of acetone, 1, 1, 1-trifluoroacetone (TFA), hexafluoroacetone (HFA) and other molecules having the CF3 moiety whenever appropriate. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.