The torsional Raman spectra of C2H6 and C2D6

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Abstract
The torsional Raman spectra of C2H6 and C2D6 have been experimentally investigated with an improved conventional Raman spectrometer. Wave numbers and absolute cross sections of all observed bands have been satisfactorily interpreted within the experimental accuracy by means of a simple, pure‐torsional Hamiltonian and a model for the torsional dependence of the molecular polarizability. The effective threefold potential barrier parameters for C2H6 have been taken from the recent literature, whilst for C2D6 the values V3eff (C2D6)=990±2 cm−1 and V6eff (C2D6)=7.9±1 cm−1 were obtained.