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Table 1

Selected bands of acetaldehyde, ethanol, and dimethyl ether.

Species Formula Mode Peak position* A

cm−1 μm cm mol−1
Acetaldehyde CH3CHO CH3 rock. + CC stretch. 1122.3 8.909
+ CCO bend.
CH3 s-deform. + CH wag. 1346.2 7.427
CH3 deform. 1429.4 6.995
CO stretch. 1723.0 5.803 1.3 × 10−17 a
Ethanol CH3CH2OH CC stretch. 879.8 11.36 3.24 × 10−18 b
CO stretch. 1051.0 9.514 1.41 × 10−17 b
CH3 rock. 1090.5 9.170 7.35 × 10−18 b
CH2 tors. 1275.2 7.842
OH deform. 1330.2 7.518
CH3 s-deform. 1381.3 7.240
Dimethyl ether CH3OCH3 COC stretch. 921.3 10.85 5.0 × 10−18 c
COC stretch. + CH3 rock. 1093.9 9.141 9.2 × 10−18 c
COC stretch. + CH3 rock. 1163.8 8.592 9.8 × 10−18 c
CH3 rock. 1248.2 8.011

Notes. (*) Peak position of the pure molecule at 15 K. Note that throughout literature there seems to be disagreement in the assignment of certain modes, particularly for ethanol. References. (a) Schutte et al. (1999). (b) Hudson (2017). (c) This work.

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