THE MICROWAVE SPECTRUM AND STRUCTURE OF $FURAZAN^{*}$

Abstract

$^{*}$The research was made possible by supported extended Harvard University by the Office of Naval Research ONR Contract Nonr 1866, Task Order XIV.Author Institution: Department of Chemistry, Harvard University“The microwave spectrum of furazan, CH=N---O---N=CH, a sample of which was kindly supplied by R. A. Olofson and Jr S. Michelman, has been studied in the region 12-41 kMc. The rotational constants are: A=10457 Mc, B=9862 Mc, C=5024 Mc, which indicate a planar structure with intertial defect. $\Delta = 0.070$. The dipole moment is along the b axis, which is the axis of symmetry of the molecule. Some isotope data, and structural implications will be discussed.