Isolation and characterisation of the transient complex H3N ⋯ Cl2 in the gas phase

Abstract

The ground-state rotational spectra of the isotopomers H₃¹⁵⋯³⁵Cl₂, H₃¹⁵N ⋯³⁷Cl³⁵Cl, H₃¹⁵N ⋯³⁵Cl³⁷Cl, H₃¹⁴, N ⋯³⁵Cl₂ and H₂DN ⋯³⁵Cl₂ of a transient complex of ammonia and chlorine have been observed by using a pulsed-nozle, FT imcrowave spectrometer incorporation a fast-mixing nozzle; the spectroscopic constants alliw the conclusion that the complex has C_3v symmetry, with the nuclei in the order shown, and is of the outer type defined by Mulliken.