Theoretical Study of Rotational Spectroscopy of Acetonitrile‐d₃ in the Ground and Different Excited Vibrational States

Abstract

The millimeter-wave rotational spectra of the ground and excited vibrational states v8= 1 and v8= 2 of the symmetric top molecule CD3CN have been analyzed again. Thel= ± 1 in v8=1,l= 0 andl= ± 2 series in v8= 2 states have been assigned respectively. The assignment and analysis of the measurements with a least – squares procedure have made it possible to obtain the rotational, quartic and sextic centrifugal distortion constants with more reliable and higher accuracy. Analysis of the v8= 2 state gave the following rotational parameters: Aζ = 62218.96 MHz and xll= 87527.70 MHz. Investigation in v8= 2 state indicates thatl-resonance is observed for this molecule aroundk=xℓℓ+(A−B)−2AζAζ−(A−B)≈4.