Abstract
The rotational spectrum of cyclobutadiene iron tricarbonyl was measured using a Flygare-Balle-type microwave spectrometer. Twenty a-dipole transitions were measured in the 5-16 GHz range for this prolate symmetric-top molecule. A least-squares fit of the data to a distortable symmetric top Hamiltonian yielded B = 961.9856(8) MHz, DJ = 0.184(8) kHz, DJK = 1.20(3) kHz. These results indicate that the vibrationally averaged structure of the cyclobutadiene ring is square and perpendicular to the a-molecular axis.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 355-360 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Journal of Molecular Spectroscopy |
| Volume | 154 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
- Spectroscopy
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry