Abstract
A quantum mechanical analysis of the general potential energy function of the linear, unsymmetrical, triatomic molecule X—Y—Z is developed in terms of the infrared spectrum of the molecule. The anharmonicity and mutual interactions of the several modes of vibration, as well as the coupling between rotation and vibration are taken into account. It is demonstrated that particular infrared data of two or more molecular isotopes suffice to define accurately the potential function.

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