Table 2 Raman mode assignments and frequencies (cm−1)
Peak | 200 rpm | 400 rpm | 800 rpm | 1000 rpm | 2000 rpm | 3000 rpm | 4000 rpm | Vibrational assignments |
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v 1 | 526 | 524 | 526 | 528 | 534 | 527 | 535 | C-C=O in-plane deformation |
v 2 | 861 | 861 | 862 | 858 | 861 | 861 | 863 | CPDT: ring “breathing” (cyclopentane) |
v 3 | 1269 | 1272 | 1270 | 1272 | 1269 | 1273 | 1272 | BT: C-H deformation (symmetric in-plane) |
v 4 | 1351 | 1351 | 1351 | 1354 | 1351 | 1349 | 1352 | C-H deformation (isopropyl group) |
v 5 | 1423 | 1429 | 1427 | 1421 | 1426 | 1424 | 1429 | CPDT: C-C stretch (dithiophenes) |
v 6 | 1535 | 1539 | 1539 | 1535 | 1537 | 1536 | 1535 | BT: C-C stretch (in-plane C-H wag) |
v 7 | 2700 | 2702 | 2699 | 2695 | 2689 | 2711 | 2714 | C-H stretching and bending |