RT info:eu-repo/semantics/article T1 The conformations of isolated gallic acid: a laser-ablation rotational study A1 Verde Domínguez, Andrés A1 Blanco Rodríguez, Susana A1 López Alonso, Juan Carlos K1 Polyphenols K1 Polifenoles K1 Phenolic acids K1 Fenoles K1 Bioactive compounds K1 Compuestos bioactivos K1 Antioxidants K1 Antioxidantes K1 Laser ablation K1 Spectroscopy K1 Molecular spectroscopy K1 Molecular rotation K1 Espectroscopia de rotación K1 Analytical chemistry K1 2301 Química Analítica K1 2209.21 Espectroscopia K1 2206.07 Espectroscopia Molecular AB The rotational spectrum of laser-ablated gallic acid has been recorded using CP-FTMW spectroscopy. Two rotamers have been detected, and their rotational spectra have been assigned and analyzed to obtain the molecular spectroscopic parameters. The observed rotamers have been unambiguously identified in the light of theoretical computations, based on the comparison of the experimental line intensities and rotational parameters with the rotational constants and electric dipole moments predicted from theoretical calculations. The values of the planar inertial moments confirm that the observed conformers are planar, and their relative stability and population have been determined from relative intensity measurements. The B3LYP-D3/6-311++G(2d,p) level has been shown to be the best method among a series of levels normally used to predict the rotational parameters in rotational spectroscopy. In the observed conformers, the three adjacent OH groups are arranged in a sequential form, and the only difference between them lies in the orientation of the COOH group. Although weak attractive OH···O interactions seem to exist, the analysis of the electron density topology does not show the existence of any critical point corresponding to these interactions. PB MDPI SN 1420-3049 YR 2022 FD 2022 LK https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/69581 UL https://uvadoc.uva.es/handle/10324/69581 LA eng NO Molecules, 2023, Vol. 28, Nº. 1, 159 NO Producción Científica DS UVaDOC RD 18-sep-2024