Abstract

A high resolution laser spectrometer system capable of obtaining rotational spectra of organic radicals and ions is described. Spectra of species such as C₅H₅, C₆H₅N, ${\text{C}}_{\text{6}}{\text{H}}_{\text{3}}{\text{F}}_{\text{3}}^{\text{+}}$, and ${\text{C}}_{\text{6}}{\text{F}}_{\text{6}}^{\text{+}}$, and C₂H₅O are presented. The implications of these spectra for the electronic and geometric structure of the radicals are discussed.

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