Microwave spectrum and substitution structure of methylene chloride

The microwave spectrum of methylene chloride has been reinvestigated in order to obtain a complete substitution (r_s) structure of well-defined precision. Measurements on the ¹³CH₂Cl₂ species have yielded the following rigid-rotor rotational constants: A = 30746.20 ± 0.10 MHz, B = 3320.63 ± 0.11 MHz, and C = 3053.44 ± 0.10 MHz. These data, combined with revised values reported earlier for other isotopic species, yields the following r_s structural parameters: CCl = 1.767 ± 0.002 Å, CH = 1.085 ± 0.002 Å, ∠HCH = 112.1 ± 0.2°, and ∠ClCCl = 112.2 ± 0.1°.