Infrared Spectrum of Matrix-Isolated Hexamethylenetetramine in Ar and H2O at Cryogenic Temperatures

Article abstract of DOI:10.1021/j100098a014

The infrared spectra of hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) isolated in an argon matrix at 12 K, frozen in H2O at temperatures from 12 to 200 K, and as a pure solid, are reported.The results of ultraviolet photolysis of matrix-isolated HMT and HMT frozen in H2O ice are also presented, and implications for infrared astronomy and astrochemistry are discussed.Furthermore, a simple technique for incorporating large nonvolatile organic molecules into a matrix is described.