Microwave spectrum and molecular structure of silacyclopropenylidene c-C2H2Si

Abstract

The rotational spectra of silacyclopropenylidene, c-C2H2Si, and its isotopic species (C2H229Si, C2D2Si, 13C2H2Si) were observed in the frequency region of 220–400 GHz by using a source-modulated microwave spectrometer combined with a free space absorption cell. c-C2H2Si was produced in the cell by discharging a mixture of SiH4, C2H2, and He. Least-squares analyses of the observed spectral lines yielded the rotational constants and the centrifugal distortion constants for the normal and its isotopic species. From the observed rotational constants, the rs structure was determined: rs (C=C) = 1.3458 Å, rs (C—Si) = 1.8200 Å rs (C—H) = 1.0795 Å, and [Formula: see text]. (1 Å = 10−10 m.)