From: The Infrared Spectrum of Matrix-Isolated Hexamethylenetetramine in Argon at 12 K by Bernstein, M. P., Sandford, S. A., Allamandola , L. J., and Chang, S., The Journal of Physical Chemistry., 98, 12206 (1994)

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Abstract: The infrared spectra of hexamethylenetetramine (HMT) isolated in an argon matrix at 12 K, frozen in H2O at temperatures from 12 to 200 K and as a pure solid, are reported. The results of ultraviolet photolysis of matrix-isolated HMT and HMT frozen in H2O ice are also presented and implications for infrared astronomy and astrochemistry are discussed. Furthermore, a simple technique for incorporating large non-volatile organic molecules into a matrix is described.

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