Ra. Nyquist, FACTORS AFFECTING THE CARBONYL STRETCHING FREQUENCIES OF DIALKYL KETONES AND ALKYL ALKANOATES IN VARIOUS SOLVENT SYSTEMS, Vibrational spectroscopy, 7(1), 1994, pp. 1-29
The frequency behavior of the carbonyl stretching vibration, nu(C=O),
is explained in terms of the reaction field, steric effects, inductive
effects, and intermolecular hydrogen bonding. Our present study of di
alkyl ketones and alkyl alkanoates in a variety of solvents was undert
aken to obtain additional information on solute-solvent interaction as
an aid in the elucidation of molecular structure.