Hydrocarbon Spectral Database

Table 2.1. Determinable rotational and centrifugal distortion constants (P4) employed by various workersa


Kivelson-Wilson
Parameters for
planar molecules
Kirchhoff parameters (following Watson [15]) Watson
parameters [16]

A′ A′′ = A′ - 1/2τ′bbcc A
B′ B′′ = B′ - 1/2τ′aacc B
C′ C′′ = C′ - 1/2τ′aabb C
τaaaa τaaaa ΔJ
τbbbb τbbbb ΔJK
τabab τcccc ΔK
τaabb τ1 = τ′aabb + τ′bbcc + τ′ccaa δJ
τaabb τ2 = (A′ / S) τ′bbcc + (B′ / S) τ′aacc + (C′ / S) τ′aabb δK

aFor conversion between the various sets of parameters see References [4], [9], [10], and [17].


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