Issue 7, 2019

The Gigahertz and Terahertz spectrum of monodeutero-oxirane (c-C2H3DO)

Abstract

The rotational spectrum of monodeutero-oxirane was analysed as measured using the Zurich Gigahertz (GHz) spectrometer and our highest resolution Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectrometer system coupled to synchrotron radiation at the Swiss Light Source (SLS). 112 distinct line frequencies have been newly assigned in the GHz range (extended to 120 GHz, compared to previous work extending to only 59 GHz) including rotational states up to J = 23. We have furthermore assigned 398 lines in the far infrared or Terahertz range (0.75–2.10 THz or 25–70 cm−1) including transitions with rotational quantum numbers up to J = 59. The results are discussed in relation to the possible first astrophysical observation of an isotopically chiral molecule and in relation to molecular parity violation.

Graphical abstract: The Gigahertz and Terahertz spectrum of monodeutero-oxirane (c-C2H3DO)

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
20 8 2018
Accepted
24 10 2018
First published
16 11 2018

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019,21, 3669-3675

The Gigahertz and Terahertz spectrum of monodeutero-oxirane (c-C2H3DO)

S. Albert, Z. Chen, K. Keppler, P. Lerch, M. Quack, V. Schurig and O. Trapp, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2019, 21, 3669 DOI: 10.1039/C8CP05311A

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