Millimetre wave spectrum of methyl mercaptan

Abstract

An investigation of the rotational spectrum of CH332SH, one of the most recent molecules to be detected in the interstellar medium, has been carried out over the 25–107 GHz region. The frequencies of a-type Δk = 0 R-branch transitions have been measured for the J = 1 ← 0 up to J = 4 ← 3 multiplets for torsional states νt = 0–3. In addition, many P-, Q-, and R-branch transitions with Δk ≠ 0 have been identified in order to provide a catalogue of lines for potential radio astronomical applications. Improved values of rotational and centrifugal distortion constants, a-type torsion–vibration–rotation interaction constants, and torsional barrier parameters (V3 = 444.76 cm−1; effective V6 = −2.07 cm−1) have been determined from least-squares analyses of the spectra.