c-C4H4O2
4-Methylideneoxetan-2-one, γ-methylenepropiolactone, diketene
Species tag 084503
Version1*
Date of EntryOct. 2016
ContributorH. S. P. Müller

Dimerization of ketene leads to diketene, a cyclic molecule. The experimental data were taken from
(1) V. L. Orr, B. J. Esselman, P. M. Dorman, B. K. Amberger, I. A. Guzei, R. C. Woods, and R. J. McMahon, 2016, J. Phys. Chem. A 120, 7753;
and from
(2) F. Mönning, H. Dreizler, and H. D. Rudolph, 1967, Z. Naturforsch. A 22, 1471.
The implicitely assumed uncertainties were used for the data from (1), 20 kHz for the data from (2).
The predictions are deemed to be sufficient for all needs of astronomers. Predictions with uncertainties larger than 0.3 MHz should be viewed with caution.
The dipole moment was taken from (2).

Lines Listed46011
Frequency / GHz< 1000
Max. J164
log STR0-7.5
log STR1-6.5
Isotope Corr.0.0
Egy / (cm–1)0.0
 µa / D2.28
 µb / D2.66
 µc / D 
 A / MHz12141.428
 B / MHz2781.277
 C / MHz2296.590
 Q(300.0)99553.5241
 Q(225.0)64653.1651
 Q(150.0)35189.3953
 Q(75.00)12442.1853
 Q(37.50)4400.7451
 Q(18.75)1557.3559
 Q(9.375)551.6780
 Q(5.000)215.6124
 Q(2.725)87.2866
detected in ISM/CSMno


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