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. 2022 Aug 3;12(33):21406–21416. doi: 10.1039/d2ra03431j

Benzene isotopologue rotational constants (in MHz) used for structure analysis. Values marked in grey were outliers and were excluded from the analysis. Number in brackets denote the estimated uncertainty (1 − σ) in the corresponding last digits.

Isotopologue A 0 B 0 C 0 Symmetry Author Ref.
C6H6 5688.9220(060) Oblate pl. Pliva1990 28
C6H6 5689.2664(060) Oblate pl. Hollenstein1990 31
C6H6 5689.2781(010) Oblate pl. Juntilla1991 32
C6H6 5689.2120(009) Oblate pl. Doi2004 55
C6H6 5689.2670(005) Oblate pl. Lee2019 2
C6H6 5689.2855(005) Oblate pl. In2021 This work
13C–C5H6 5689.474(018) 5568.473(023) 2868.600(730) Planar In2021 This work
D1-C6H5 5689.144(006) 5323.934(006) 2749.674(006) Planar Oldani1984 42
D1-C6H5a 5689.143(006) 5323.933(006) 2749.675(006) Planar Kunishige2015 15
o-D2-C6H4 5498.062(004) 5164.242(004) 2662.496(004) Planar Oldani1988 43
o-D2-C6H4b 5498.032(009) 5164.213(009) 2662.466(006) Planar Kunishige2015 15
m-D2-C6H4 5502.669(007) 5152.057(006) 2660.358(006) Planar Oldani1988 43
m-D2-C6H4a 5502.667(009) 5152.053(009) 2660.352(009) Planar Kunishige2015 15
o-D3-C6H3c 5168.017(015) 5151.933(060) 2579.579(006) Planar Kunishige2015 15
o-D4-C6H2c 5163.715(006) 4846.814(006) 2499.792(003) Planar Kunishige2015 15
m-D4-C6H2c 5151.993(120) 4850.312(120) 2497.902(030) Planar Kunishige2015 15
o-D5-C6H1c 4998.170(150) 4707.221(150) 2423.972(060) Planar Kunishige2015 15
C6D6 4707.125(006) Oblate pl. Doi2004 55
C6D6 4707.312(052) Oblate pl. Pliva1989 39
C6D6 4707.327(006) Oblate pl. Snels2002 40
C6D6 4707.318(003) Oblate pl. In2021 This work
13C–C5D6 4707.541(036) 4624.188(031) 2332(16) Planar In2021 This work
13C6H6 5337.925(060) Oblate pl. Pliva1990 28
13C6H6 5337.884(051) Oblate pl. In2021 This work
13C6D6 4464.371(024) Oblate pl. Pliva1991 41
a

Kunishige's15 re-evaluated constants from Oldani1988,43 with distortion constants DJ, DJK, and DK fixed to the averaged values of C6H6 and C6D6.

b

Kunishige's15 re-evaluated constants from Oldani1988,43 including one additional transition and with distortion constants DJ, DJK, and DK fixed to the averaged values of C6H6 and C6D6.

c

Distortion constants DJ, DJK, and DK fixed to the averaged values of C6H6 and C6D6.