Dw. Aksnes et L. Kimtys, High-field multinuclear magnetic resonance studies of molecular motions inthe liquid and solid phases of 3-chloropivalic acid, J MOL STRUC, 478(1-3), 1999, pp. 227-234
The phase behaviour and the translational and rotational dynamics of the di
fferent phases of 3-chloropivalic acid (CPA) were studied using high-field
multinuclear magnetic resonance. Two components of CPA with very different
line widths were observed within a large part of the investigated temperatu
re region between the melting point (316.7 K) and 160 K. The coexisting nar
row line and broad line components are ascribed to the disordered and order
ed solids I and II, respectively. The relatively narrow NMR signals of soli
d I allowed observation of the individual resonances from the methyl, chlor
omethyl and carboxyl groups.The diffusion in the liquid and solid I phases
of CPA appears to involve the migration of the strongly hydrogen-bonded dim
ers with activation energies of 18 and 84 kJ mol(-1), respectively. The tem
perature variation of the spin-lattice relaxation time T-1 of the carboxyl
deuteron reflects the overall tumbling motion with activation energies of 3
3 and 53 kJ mol(-1) for the liquid and solid I phases, respectively. H-1 T-
1 of solid II was also measured over a large temperature region from 163 to
299 K. The broad and shallow T-1 minimum indicates that the rotations of t
he alkyl groups are correlated in this phase. (C) 1999 Elsevier Science B.V
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