The Fourier transform infrared and the Fourier transform Raman spectra of N
-di-isopropylphosphorylguanidine (DPG) in the solid state and in aqueous so
lution were recorded and analyzed. Assuming C-s symmetry for different stru
ctural fragment of the molecule, the experimental and calculated band assig
nments of the nu(NH), delta(HNH), delta(CNH), nu(C=N), nu(PN), nu(CN), nu(P
O) and nu(OC) normal modes suggested that the DPC exists as a tautomeric co
ntribution of the phosphorylamine (I) and N-phosphorylimine (II) structural
forms.
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