IINS, MIR, and DFT Investigations of Vibrational Spectra of 3,3-Dimethyl-1-Butanol and 3,3-Dimethyl-2-Butanol

Molecular vibrational spectra in 3, 3-dimethyl-1-butanol, $(CH_3)_3$ $CCH_2CH_2OH$, and 3, 3-dimethyl-2-butanol, $(CH_3)_3CCHOHCH_3$, were measured by the inelastic incoherent neutron scattering and mid infrared spectroscopy and for 3, 3-dimethyl-2-butanol additionally by the far infrared absorption method. Experimental results were discussed and compared with the results of the quantum chemical calculations performed by the density functional theory (DFT/B3LYP/6-311G**) and semi-empirical PM3 calculation methods assuming the isolated molecule approximation.