Analysis of Torsion in a Three-Top Molecule. Torsional Barrier and Moment of Inertia of Trimethyl Ethynyl Germane

Abstract

Internal rotation effects for a large number of molecules containing one or two symmetric internal rotors have been investigated using microwave spectroscopy. The high resolution of molecular beam Fourier transform microwave spectroscopy revealed now the internal rotation fine structure in the rotational spectrum of trimethyl ethynyl germane, (CH3)3GeC=CH. After assigning the rotational transition J = 1 → 0 in the vibrational and torsional ground state to the symmetry species of the molecular symmetry group G162 , the torsional barrier V3 and the rotational constant B0 could be determined to (4.5±0.2) kJ/mol and (1823.370±0.010) MHz, respectively.