The pyridine-borane
(PyBH
3
) complex was analyzed by
Raman vibrational spectroscopy and density functional theory to elucidate
its structural and vibrational properties and to compare these with
those for neat pyridine (Py). The borane–nitrogen (BN) bond
length, the BN dative bond stretching frequency, and the effects of
dative-bonded complex formation on Py are presented. Rather than having
a single isolated stretching motion, the complex exhibits multiple
BN dative bond stretches that are coupled to Py’s vibrations.
These modes exhibit large shifts that are higher in energy relative
to neat Py, similar to previous observations of Py/water mixtures.
However, significantly higher charge transfer was observed in the
dative-bonded complex when compared to the hydrogen-bonded complex
with water. A linear relationship between charge transfer and shifts
to higher frequencies of pyridine’s vibrational modes agrees
well with earlier observations. The present work is of interest to
those seeking a stronger relationship between charge-transfer events
and concomitant changes in molecular properties.
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