Millimeter wave spectrum of acetonitrile oxide,CH3CNO,in the ν10 vibrational manifold: The ground state and the state v10 = 1

The pure rotational spectrum of CH₃CNO was measured in the frequency range 75 to 230 GHz. For the ground state, transitions were measured for J between 9 and 28 and for K from 0 to 12. In the v₁₀ = 1 state the measurements range from J = 0 to 19 and from K = 0 to 11. Numerous perturbations are observed, apparently due to accidental resonances with levels in other vibrational states. The contributions due to ΔK = 2, Δl = 2 matrix elements (l-type resonance and l-type doubling) are accounted for by matrix diagonalization, and the effects due to accidental resonances are presented graphically.