On the Cl···N halogen bond: a rotational study of CF3Cl···NH3.

The rotational spectra of six isotopologues (CF(3)(35)Cl···(14)NH(3), CF(3)(37)Cl···(14)NH(3), CF(3)(35)Cl···(15)NH(3), CF(3)(37)Cl···(15)NH(3), CF(3)(35)Cl···(14)ND(3) and CF(3)(37)Cl···(14)ND(3)) of the CF(3)Cl···NH(3) adduct have been investigated and analyzed by pulsed jet Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy. Rotational, centrifugal distortion and quadrupole ((35)Cl, (37)Cl, (14)N) coupling constants have been precisely obtained. The two subunits of the complex are held together via a Cl···N halogen bond interaction. Information on the internal dynamics and on the dissociation energy of the complex is provided.