The Vibrational Spectra of Pyrrole and Some of Its Deuterium Derivatives

Abstract

The Raman spectra of pyrrole, pyrrole‐N‐d, symmetrical pyrrole‐d₄, and pyrrole‐d₅ have been studied with a high speed grating spectrograph. The infra‐red absorption spectra of the same compounds have been investigated in the liquid state in the region 750–1900 cm⁻¹. With the help of the selection principles and Teller's product rule, these spectra have been analyzed for a molecule of C_2v symmetry. The analysis yields values for all but one of the twenty‐four fundamental frequencies, and this one has been estimated. The spectra indicate clearly a C_2v structure for pyrrole, although a C_s (non‐planar) structure cannot yet be rigorously excluded.