High resolution spectra of H2O2, recorded by means of Fourier transform spectroscopy between 30 and 460 cm−1, have been analyzed leading to the determination of the rotational levels of the torsional states (n,τ) for n=0,1,2,3. In order to reproduce these energy levels, Watson type Hamiltonians have been used and it has been possible to observe a staggering of the levels with n=2 and 3 caused by the cis barrier. The torsional band centers have then been fitted using a torsional Hamiltonian of the form {Bγγ,J2γ} +V(γ) with the potential function V(γ) written as V(γ)=V1 cos 2γ+V2 cos 4γ+V3 cos 6γ+V4 cos 8γ where the torsional coordinate 2γ is the dihedral angle defining the relative position of the two O–H bonds. The potential constants in cm−1 are V1=1036.97±23.1 cm−1, V2=657.53±5.2 cm−1, V3=50.89±3.3 cm−1, V4=2.524±0.83 cm−1 which correspond to barrier heights Vtrans =387.07±0.20 cm−1, Vcis =2562.8±60 cm−1, and to a potential minimum located at 2γ=111.9°±0.4° from the cis configuration. It is also shown that the rotational constants derived from the fit to the experimental rotational levels cannot be reproduced using a model which does not take into account vibrational corrections.
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