HIGH RESOLUTION RAMAN SPECTROSCOPY OF GASES: II. ROTATIONAL SPECTRA OF C6H6 AND C6D6, AND INTERNUCLEAR DISTANCES IN THE BENZENE MOLECULE
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The pure rotational Raman spectra of benzene and benzene–d6 at a pressure of [Formula: see text] atm. were photographed in the second order of a 21 ft. grating. Both spectra were resolved and analyzed, yielding for the rotational constants the values B0(C6H6) = 0.18960 ± 0.00005 cm.−1, B0(C6D6) = 0.15681 ± 0.00008 cm.−1and, therefore, for the moments of inertia about an axis perpendicular to the figure axis[Formula: see text]If it is assumed that the benzene molecule has the planar hexagonal structure, the moments of inertia just given yield for the internuclear distances in benzene the values[Formula: see text]
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