Two equivalent methyl internal rotations in 2,5-dimethylthiophene investigated by microwave spectroscopy

Abstract

The microwave spectrum of 2,5-dimethylthiophene, a sulfur-containing five-membered ring with two conjugated double bonds, was recorded in the frequency range from 2 to 40 GHz using molecular beam Fourier transform technique. Highly accurate molecular parameters were determined. A labeling scheme for the group G₃₆ written as the semi-direct product (C^I₃ × C^I₃) ⋊ C_2v was introduced.