Microwave spectrum,structure, and dipole moment of bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene

The microwave spectra of the normal and four monosubstituted ¹³C isotopic species of bicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-ene have been observed and analyzed. For the normal species the rotational constants (in megahertz) are: Λ = 6306.121 ± 0.006, B = 4516.667 ± 0.004, C = 3208.823 ± 0.002. From the complete data set, a partial r_s heavy-atom structure has been obtained as well as a complete effective structure. The r_s distances are found to be C₁C₅ = 1.521 ± 0.001 Å, C₁C₂ = 1.494 ± 0.010 Å, C₅C₆ = 1.482 ± 0.006 Å, C₁C₆ = 1.522 ± 0.007 Å. The overall effective structure shows the five-membered ring to be only slightly nonplanar (by ca. 6°), and the three-membered ring to be rather sharply inclined with respect to the five-membered ring (dihedral angle C₁C₅C₆-C₁C₅C₄ = 113.5°). Dipole moment measurements for the symmetryless molecule yielded values of |μ_a| = 0.166 ± 0.009, |μ_b| = 0.209 ± 0.015, |μ_c| = 0.119 ± 0.001, |μ_T| = 0.292 ± 0.012 D.