The torsional fundamental band and submillimeter wave spectrum of acetone

A new study of the acetone (CH
3
)
2
CO spectrum is reported. The measurements covering the frequency range from 34 GHz to 940 GHz have been carried out using spectrometers in IRA NASU (Ukraine) and PhLAM Lille (France). The far infrared spectrum of acetone has been recorded on the AILES beamline of the synchrotron SOLEIL using a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer coupled to a long path cell. The transitions belonging to the three lowest torsional states as well as to the observed fundamental band associated with the methyl-top torsion mode (ν
17
=1) have been analyzed using recently developed model for the molecules with two equivalent methyl rotors and C
2v
symmetry at equilibrium (PAM_C2v_2tops program). The dataset consisting of more than 26100 microwave and 1100 FIR line frequencies and including transitions with J up to 89 was fit using a model consisting of 119 parameters and weighted root-mean-square deviation of 0.89 has been achieved.