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The pure rotational spectrum driven by the small distortion dipole moment perpendicular to the symmetry axis has been investigated between 8 and 18 GHz for CH3CF3 in the ground vibrational state using a pulsed Fourier transform waveguide spectrometer. This molecule has been selected as a prototype for the case of a symmetric top with small ( approximately 500 kHz) torsional energy splittings in the ground torsional state (nu6 = 0). In this state, six (k +/- 3 <-- k) Q-branch series have been measured for lower state K = |k| between 3 and 8 with 27
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Rotational spectra of the unstable molecules FBO, ClBO, and FBS have been measured in the 8-26 GHz frequency range using a pulsed jet cavity Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. The samples were prepared by passing electric discharges through mixtures of O2/BF3, O2/BCl3, or OCS/BF3, respectively, entrained in Ne. Hyperfine structures in the observed transitions have been resolved and analyzed in terms of nuclear quadrupole, spin-rotation, and spin-spin interactions. The quadrupole and spin-rotation coupling constants have been used to show that the electronic environment surrounding the boron nucleus of all three species is very similar. The spin-rotation constants have been used to determine, for the first time, experimental average shieldings of the Cl, F, and B nuclei of these molecules. Ab initio values for the nuclear shielding parameters have been calculated for comparison. Copyright 1998 Academic Press.
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The pure rotational spectrum of 24Mg14N12C, between 11.9 and 23.9 GHz, has been measured using a pulsed jet Fourier transform microwave spectrometer. The hyperfine structure due to the 14N nucleus has been measured, and the nuclear quadrupole coupling, Fermi contact, and dipole-dipole interaction constants have been determined. The ionic character of the metal-isocyanide bond has been investigated through the nuclear quadrupole and magnetic hyperfine parameters. Copyright 1998 Academic Press.
