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We generated the transient molecule DBO by reading deuterium with the parent molecule, HBO. at temperatures above $800\circ C$ in a ceramic tube furnace. In fared emission spectra were recorded with a Fourier transform spectrometer at a resolution of $0.01cm-1$ from 350 to 3600 $cm-1$. We observed the three fundamental vibrational bands as well as various hot and combination bands. A strong Coriolis interaction was detected between the $\nu 1$ and $\nu 2+\nu 3$ energy levels. The high-resolution infrared data for DBO will be combined with previous $resultsh,i$ to yield a thorough analysis of the ground electronic state.