Wavenumbers,line strengths,and assignments in the Doppler-limited spectrum of formaldehyde from 2700 to 3000 cm−1

The spectrum of H₂CO from 2700 to 3000 cm^?1 has been examined at Doppler-limited resolution using a tunable difference frequency laser spectrometer at Lincoln Laboratory. The wavenumbers and strengths of 4350 absorptions have been determined with an accuracy of 0.001 cm^?1 and 5%, respectively. These data have been incorporated into the analysis of lower-resolution data from Florida State University to assign 72% of the observed absorptions to one of seven bands: ν₃ +ν₄ (a C-type band at 2655 cm^?1), ν₃ + ν₆ (a B-type band at 2719.156 cm^?1), ν₁ (an A-type band at 2782.457 cm^?1), ν₅ (a B-type band at 2843.326 cm^?1), ν₂ + ν₄ (a C-type band at 2905 cm^?1), 2ν₃ (an A-type band at 2999.5 cm^?1) and ν₂ + ν₆ (a B-type band at 3000.066 cm^?1). The band ν₃ + ν₄ has been observed for the first time, and the band center for 2ν₃ has been corrected from a value of 2972 cm^?1 to the value listed above. The effects of strong Fermi and Coriolis resonances on the spectra are discussed.