Abstract
2,3,4,4-Tetrachloro-1-oxo-1,4-dihydronaphthaline, ß-TKN, crystallizes in the orthorhombic space group D 1 6 2 h - Pnma with Z = 4, and the 35 Cl NQR spectrum consists of three lines with an intensity ratio of 2:1:1. The crystal structure of 2,2,3,4-tetrachloro-1-oxo-1,2-dihydronaphthaline, α-TKN, is described in literature as belonging to the polar space group C 2 2 - P 2 1 with Z = 2. In contradiction to the reported space group and Z, we observed a three line 35 Cl NQR spectrum with an intensity ratio of 2:1:1. Therefore, the crystal structure of α-TKN was redetermined at 7 = 296 K: space group C 2 2h -P2 1 /m, Z = 2, a = 888.4 (2) pm, b = 692.3 (2) pm, c = 869.6 (2) pm, β = 91.483 (5)°. The nuclear quadrupole coupling tensors have been investigated using a 4 π Zeeman NQR goniometer and FT NQR for tracing the zero splitting cones. According to the crystal structure of β-TKN, two symmetry related zero splitting cones have been found for Cl (2) , two for Cl (3) , and four for Cl (4) ( T = 297 K). From the single crystal Zeeman split NQR measurements of α-TKN one zero splitting cone has been found for Cl (3) , one for Cl (4) , and two for CI (2) (T=290 K). The asymmetry parameters η and the direction cosines of the principal axes Φ xx , and Φ yy, and Φ zz of the nuclear quadrupole coupling tensors have been determined. The results are: Cl (j) , v ( 35 Cl (j) ), e 2 Q q h -1 ( 35 Cl (j) ), η ( 35 Cl (j) ) for β-TKN (at T = 297 K): Cl (2) , 37.442 MHz, 74.469 MHz, 0.184; Cl (3) , 36.854 MHz, 73.083 MHz, 0.160; Cl (4) , Cl (4') , 38.685 MHz, 77.307 MHz, 0.070 and for α-TKN (at T = 290 K): Cl (2) , CI (2') , 38.297 MHz, 76.501 MHz, 0.086; Cl (3) , 36.943 MHz, 73.700 MHz, 0.123; Cl (4) , 36.311 MHz, 72.314 MHz, 0.160. By comparing the crystal structures and the 35 Cl NQR results, the C-Cl bonds in the title compounds are discussed.