Gaussian analysis of Raman spectroscopy of acetic acid reveals a significant amount of monomers that effectively cooperate with hydrogen bonded linear chains†
Abstract
Gaussian analysis of Raman spectroscopy reveals three significant structures in the liquid acetic acid (AA): linear chains involving C–H⋯OC and O–H⋯OC hydrogen bonding, cyclic dimers and dissociated monomers that can effectively cooperate with hydrogen bonded stacks of linear AA or polymer chains.