13CH3C15N
Methyl cyanide, 15N species with 13C at methyl C
Species tag 043524
Version1*
Date of EntryJan. 2026
ContributorH. S. P. Müller

The transition frequencies were reported by
(1) H. S. P. Müller, A. Belloche, F. Lewen, and S. Schlemmer, 2026, ACS Earth Space Chem. 10, 578.
The measurements were carried out employing a sample highly enriched in 13CH3CN. The experimental line list can be accessed with source codes. The purely K-dependent terms A and DK were assumed to agree with those of the main isotopolog, see e041505.cat.
The transition frequencies should be viewed with caution if the calculated uncertainties exceed 0.1 MHz.
The partition function values below refer to the ground vibrational state only. Vibrational correction factors have been derived in the harmonic approximation.
At low temperatures, it may be necessary to discern between A-13CH3C15N and E-13CH3C15N. The A state levels are described by K = 3n, those of E state by K = 3n ± 1. The nuclear spin-weight ratio is 2 : 1 for A-13CH3C15N with K > 0 and all other states, respectively. The JK = 11 level is the lowest E state level. It is 5.5622 cm–1 above ground.
The dipole moment was assumed to agree with the one of CH3C15N reported by
(2) A. Mito, J. Sakai, and M. Katayama, 1984, J. Mol. Spectrosc. 103, 26.

Lines Listed1745
Frequency / GHz<1500
Max. J86
log STR0-8.7
log STR1-8.7
Isotope Corr. 
Egy / cm–10.0
 µa / D3.9256
 µb / D 
 µc / D 
 A / MHz158100.6
 B / MHz8659.893
 C / MHzB
 Q(300.0)10747.6929
 Q(225.0)6979.2666
 Q(150.0)3798.7565
 Q(75.00)1343.7953
 Q(37.50)476.9307
 Q(18.75)174.4676
 Q(9.375)68.0239
 Q(5.000)30.2145
 Q(2.725)14.6502
detected in ISM/CSMno


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