Microwave Spectrum of Cyclohexene Sulfide
The microwave spectrum of cyclohexene sulfide (7-thiabicycIo[4,1,0]heptane) has been investigated in the 26.5–40 GHz region. R-branch lines due to both a- and c-type transitions have been assigned for the ground vibrational state and for the first excited states of the ring bending and ring twisting modes. From relative intensity measurements the frequencies of these two modes are estimated as: vbend = 115 ± 20 cm−1 and vtwist = 200 ± 60 cm−1. The rotational constants for the ground vibrational state are (in MHz): A = 3512.086 ± 0.010, B = 2057.969 ± 0.003, and C = 1623.023 ± 0.003. These values are consistent with a twisted half chair structure for the heavy atom skeleton of cyclohexene sulfide, similar to that of cyclohexene oxide.