MICROWAVE SPECTRUM OF HEPTAFULVEN
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Date
1976
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Ohio State University
Abstract
Heptafulvene $(C_{8}H_{8})$ is a nonalternant aromatic hydrocarbon with a seven-membered ring and an exocyclic double bond. Its microwave spectrum has been investigated in the frequency range from 26 to 40 GHz. A computer controlled microwave spectrometer was used to enhance the sensitivity for measuring a weak spectrum of an unstable compound. The rotational constants and electric dipole moment have been determined. The molecule was found to the planar. A series of excited states of a low frequency out-of-plane vibrational mode has also been observed.
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Author Institution: Laboratory for Physical Chemistry, ETH, Universit\""{a}tstr; Institute for Organic Chemistry, University of Berne