The infrared spectrum of CH 3 D between 900 and 3200 cm −1 : extended assignment and modeling

Abstract The high resolution infrared spectrum of CH 3 D in the region from 900 to 3200 cm −1 has been analyzed on the basis of Fourier transform spectra recorded at Kitt Peak and at Giessen. A theoretical model for an effective hamiltonian in terms of irreducible tensor operators recently adapted to symmetric top molecules has been used in order to consider simultaneously all available transitions between the lowest three polyads of the molecule: the Ground State (G.S.), the Triad (three interacting fundamental bands in the 8 μm region) and the Nonad (nine interacting bands in the 4 μm region). A preliminary simultaneous fit of 3467 Triad–G.S., 5208 Nonad–G.S., and 2487 Nonad–Triad (hot ba…