Anisotropic rotation of $CDCl_3$ in neat liquid is investigated by the analysis of ${\nu}_1$ band of Raman spectrum and the diffusion constant($D_{\perp}$) for the tumbling motion is obtained. The diffusion constant ($D_{II}$) for the spinning motion ...
Anisotropic rotation of $CDCl_3$ in neat liquid is investigated by the analysis of ${\nu}_1$ band of Raman spectrum and the diffusion constant($D_{\perp}$) for the tumbling motion is obtained. The diffusion constant ($D_{II}$) for the spinning motion is obtained from the above $D_{\perp}$ value and the chlorine-35 nuclear quadrupole relaxation time. The diffusion constants thus obtained seem to agree very well with the ones obtained from $^2H$ and $^35C$l in NQR results within experimental errors. The data suggest fairly anisotropic character of reorientational motions in neat $CDCl_3$.