The infrared and Raman spectra of phenyl acetate, phenyl-d₅ acetate, and phenyl acetate-d₃

Abstract

The infrared spectra of phenyl acetate, phenyl-d₅ acetate, and phenyl acetate-d₃ as solutions in carbon tetrachloride or carbon disulphide have been recorded in the 4000-100 cm^-1 region together with the Raman spectra of the pure liquids. The data are consistent with the assumption of a single rotational isomer and support the previous¹ interpretation of the complex carbonyl region observed in the phenolic acetates as arising from a single fundamental in Fermi resonance with one or more combination tones.