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

Sieghard Albert; Ziqiu Chen; Karen Keppler; Philippe Lerch; Martin Quack; Volker Schurig; Oliver Trapp

doi:10.1039/C8CP05311A

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

Sieghard Albert,^a Ziqiu Chen,

^ab Karen Keppler,^a Philippe Lerch,^c Martin Quack,

*^a Volker Schurig^d and Oliver Trapp

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^a Physical Chemistry, ETH Zürich, CH-8093 Zürich, Switzerland
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^b College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, China

^c Swiss Light Source, Paul Scherrer Institute, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland

^d Institute of Organic Chemistry, University of Tubingen, Tubingen, Germany

^e Department of Chemistry, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany

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.

This article is part of the themed collection: Challenges in spectroscopy: accuracy vs interpretation from isolated molecules to condensed phases

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C8CP05311A
Article type: Paper
Submitted: 20 Ago 2018
Accepted: 24 Okt 2018
First published: 16 Nov 2018

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

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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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