13CH3CN, v8 = 1
Methyl cyanide, 13C on methyl group, v8 = 1
Species tag 042513
Version2*
Date of EntryMar. 2026
ContributorH. S. P. Müller

The first entry of July 2016 was improved considerably. It now comprises 13CH3CN data in v8 = 1 along with v = 0 and v8 = 2, see also e042508.cat and e042540.cat. The fit is described in
(1) H. S. P. Müller, A. Belloche, F. Lewen, and S. Schlemmer, 2026, ACS Earth Space Chem. 10, 578.
In the case of v8 = 1, the line list includes new measurements employing a sample highly enriched in CH313CN. These are transitions with (partially) resolved 14N hyperfine structure (HFS) splitting between 35 and 108 GHz along with transitions without HFS splitting between 356 and 1087 GHz. Retained in the fit were data from
(2) H. S. P. Müller; B. J. Drouin, J. C. Pearson, M. H. Ordu, N. Wehres, and F. Lewen, 2016, Astron. Astrophys. 586, Art. No. A17.
This work provides data between 107 and 1198 GHz along with HFS split transitions around 53.8 and 107.5 GHz obtained from samples in natural isotopic composition. The experimental line lists with hyperfine splitting as well as without hyperfine splitting can be accessed with source codes. Please note that the quantum numbers or their format have been adjusted slightly with respect to the initial line file for simplicity and consistency reasons. Transition frequencies may occur for some transitions two times. Vibrational identifiers in this and related entries are
0 for v = 0,
2 for v8 = 1, l = –1,
3 for v8 = 1, l = +1,
6 for v8 = 2, l = 0,
7 for v8 = 2, l = +2,
8 for v8 = 2, l = –2.
The purely K-dependent terms A and DK were assumed to agree with those of the main isotopolog, see e041509.cat.
The transition frequencies should be viewed with caution if the calculated uncertainties exceed 0.1 MHz. Please note that the entry contains numerous weak lines with fairly large uncertainties because of the low intensity threshoilds.
14N hyperfine splitting may be resolvable at low values of J and possibly at the highest K. Therefore, a calculation with hyperfine splitting is provided up to J' = 15 (270 GHz). Please note that the partition function does include now the spin-multiplicities of 14N !
Please pay attention to the upper state degenercies. The partition function values below refer to the ground vibrational state only. Vibrational correction factors have been derived in the harmonic approximation.
The dipole moment was assumed to agree with that of the main isotopolog, see e041509.cat.

Lines Listed4628
Frequency / GHz<1901
Max. J107
log STR0-8.7
log STR1-8.7
Isotope Corr. 
Egy / cm–1364.8
 µa / D3.904
 µb / D 
 µc / D 
 A / MHz158011.
 B / MHz8959.9972
 C / MHzB
 Q(500.0)67308.0256
 Q(300.0)31256.6007
 Q(225.0)20297.2509
 Q(150.0)11047.6973
 Q(75.00)3908.1788
 Q(37.50)1387.1412
 Q(18.75)507.4935
 Q(9.375)197.9149
 Q(5.000)87.9446
 Q(2.725)42.6739
detected in ISM/CSMyes


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