The pure rotational spectra of trifluoromethyl bromide, iodide, and cyanide have been studied in the microwave region. TheB0values in Mc/sec were determined as follows: 2098.06 for CF3Br79; 2078.50 for CF3Br81; 1523.23 for CF3I; 2945.535 for CF3CN14; 2855.859 for CF3CN15. The nuclear quadrupole couplings,eQq, are in Mc/sec: 619 for Br79; 517 for Br81; minus;2150 for I127; minus;4.70 for N14. With any reasonable assumption of bond angles,dCFis found to be 1.33plusmn;0.015A in each molecule. The other distances depend more strongly on the assumption of the bond angles. With ang;FCF assumed to be 108deg;plusmn;1deg;, as suggested from other similar molecules, the values,dCBr= 1.91plusmn;0.02A,dCI= 2.14plusmn;0.02A,dCC= 1.46plusmn;0.02A, are obtained, where the additional assumptionsdCF= 1.332A for CF3I anddCN= 1.158A for CF3CN are made.
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