ISSN:
1089-7690
Source:
AIP Digital Archive
Topics:
Physics
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
The Stark effect on the qR22(0,0.5) (ν=17 682.9251 cm−1) and qP11(0,1.5) (ν=17 682.1966 cm−1) branch features of the (0,0) B 2A1–X 2A1 band system of calcium methoxide, CaOCH3, was measured and analyzed to give the magnitude of the permanent electronic dipole moments, |μ|, of 1.58(8) D and 1.21(5) D for the X 2A1 and B 2A1 states, respectively. The dipole moments are compared with other monovalent calcium compounds and those predicted from a simple electrostatic model. Pure rotational transitions in the X 2A1 state were recorded using the pump/probe microwave-optical double resonance technique. The proton magnetic hyperfine splitting pattern confirms a C3v symmetry of the ground electronic state. The determined Fermi contact and dipolar parameters are: aF=−0.421(27) MHz; Taa=1.070(45) MHz, and |Tbb−Tcc|=0.292(47) MHz. The latter parameter is associated with the lifting of the K-degeneracy of this symmetric top molecule and mixing the I0=1/2 and I0=3/2 levels. © 1998 American Institute of Physics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.477146
