The Millimeterwave Spectrum of Four Rare Ketene Isotopomers
The pure rotational spectra in the ground vibrational state of (1,2-13C)ketene, H213C=13CO, (D2,1-13C)ketene, D2C=13CO, (D2,2-13C)ketene, D213C=CO, and (D2,18O)ketene, D2C=C18O, have been observed in the frequency region 200 - 350 GHz. All the spectral lines have been measured in natural abundances with a source modulated millimeterwave spectrometer.From the measured R-branch transitions a set of rotational and centrifugal distortion constants for each isotopomer could be derived, using the Watson S-reduction formalism. Further, the rotational spectra of the two isotopomers (4,5-D)ketene, D2CCO, and (4-D)ketene, DHCCO, which were already measured several years ago, have been extended to higher J-values and higher frequencies, as it is the case for all investigated isotopomers of this work. As a result of these studies a calculation of a mass-dependent structure will be the topic of a next paper.