Title: The Effect of Deuteration on the Molecular Dipole Moments of Haloacetylenes
Abstract:Abstract The dipole moments of chloro-, bromo-, and iodoacetylene, and those of the respective deuterated species, have been accurately determined using microwave Fourier transform spectrometers equip...Abstract The dipole moments of chloro-, bromo-, and iodoacetylene, and those of the respective deuterated species, have been accurately determined using microwave Fourier transform spectrometers equipped with Stark cells. In each case, deuteration resulted in a change of the value of the dipole moment of about 0.012 D. The results provide strong evidence that the orientation of the dipole moment vector of iodoacetylene is opposite to that of the other haloacetylenes.Read More