Millimeter-wave spectroscopy of CoNO Produced by UV laser photolysis of Co(CO){sub 3}NO
- Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8581 (Japan)
The rotational spectrum of cobalt mononitrosyl (CoNO) produced by ultraviolet photolysis of Co(CO){sub 3}NO was observed in the millimeter-wave region. Seven rotational transitions in the ground state ranging from J=6-5 to 12-11, with hyperfine splittings due to the Co nucleus (I=7/2), were detected in a supersonic jet environment, while higher-frequency transitions in the range from J=29-28 to 35-34 were measured in the ground, {nu}{sub 1}, {nu}{sub 2}, {nu}{sub 3}, and 2{nu}{sub 2} vibrational states using a free-space absorption cell. It was confirmed from the observed spectral pattern that the CoNO molecule has a linear structure with the electronic ground state of {sup 1}{sigma}{sup +} symmetry. The rotational lines in the 2{nu}{sub 2}({sigma}) and {nu}{sub 3} states were observed to be perturbed by Fermi resonance. The equilibrium rotational constant B{sub e} is determined to be 4682.207(15) MHz. The CoN bond length is derived to be 1.5842 A assuming the NO bond length of 1.1823 A. A large nuclear spin-rotation interaction constant, C{sub I}=123.8(11) kHz, was determined, suggesting a {sup 1}{pi} electronic excited state lying close to the ground state.
- OSTI ID:
- 21254767
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 129, Issue 13; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.2982783; (c) 2008 American Institute of Physics; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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