The infrared spectra of uracil, thymine, and adenine in the gas phase

P Colarusso, K Q Zhang, B J Guo, P F Bernath

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Abstract

The infrared spectra of gas-phase uracil, thymine, and adenine have been recorded from 100 to 3700 cm(-1) at a resolution of 1 cm(-1). The vibrational band positions and qualitative band intensities are reported and compared to published matrix data as well as to theoretical calculations. Our work suggests that gas-phase emission spectroscopy is a sensitive technique for recording spectra of organic and biological molecules. (C) 1997 Elsevier Science B.V.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)39-48
Number of pages10
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume269
Issue number1-2
Publication statusPublished - 25 Apr 1997

Keywords

  • NUCLEIC-ACID CONSTITUENTS
  • IR MATRIX-ISOLATION
  • VAPOR-PHASE
  • SPECTROSCOPY
  • TAUTOMERISM
  • PURINE
  • 2-CHLOROADENINE

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