Microwave spectrum, planarity, and dipole moment of cyclobutane-1,2-dione
Abstract
The rotational spectra of cyclobutane-1,2-dione in the ground state and the first three vibrationally excited states associated with the out-of-plane ring mode establish that the heavy atoms in the molecule are coplanar; the measured electric dipole moment in the ground state is µ=µb= 3·82 ± 0·02 D.