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Article Dans Une Revue Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A Année : 2013

Rotational spectrum of ethyl cyanoacetylene (C2H5C≡C-C≡N), a compound of potential astrochemical interest

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Context. New radiotelescopes, such as the very sensitive ALMA, will enable the detection of interstellar molecules in much lower concentrations than previously possible. A successful identification of an interstellar molecule requires that laboratory microwave and millimeter-wave spectra are investigated. Several cyanopolyynes and alkynylcarbonitriles have already been detected in the interstellar medium (ISM). Cyanoacetylene (HC≡C-C≡N) is abundant in the ISM and its methyl derivative, 2-butynenitrile (CH3C≡C-C≡N), is also present. The next derivative, ethyl cyanoacetylene, (2-pentynenitrile C2H5C≡C-C≡N) may also be present in interstellar space. Aims. We report the rotational spectrum of the ethyl cyanoacetylene (C2H5C≡C-C≡N). This is hoped to facilitate identifying gaseous ethyl cyanoacetylene in the ISM. Methods. We studied the rotational spectrum of C2H5C≡C-C≡N between 13 and 116 GHz with the microwave spectrometer of the University of Oslo. The spectroscopic study was augmented by high-level quantum-chemical calculations at B3LYP/cc-pVTZ and CCSD/cc-pVTZ levels of theory. Results. We present for the first time the rotational spectrum of the ethyl cyanoacetylene (C2H5C≡C-C≡N). We assigned 342 transitions of the vibrational ground state, accurate values were obtained for rotational and centrifugal distortion constants, and the dipole moment was determined as well.
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hal-00916559 , version 1 (10-12-2013)

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Sophie Carles, Harald Mollendal, Jean-Claude Guillemin. Rotational spectrum of ethyl cyanoacetylene (C2H5C≡C-C≡N), a compound of potential astrochemical interest. Astronomy and Astrophysics - A&A, 2013, 558, pp.A6. ⟨10.1051/0004-6361/201321427⟩. ⟨hal-00916559⟩
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