The nu(2) Band of Formaldehyde-d(2)

High-resolution Fourier transform infrared spectrum of the nu(2) band (1590-1780 cm(-1)) of deuterated formaldehyde D(2)CO has been recorded. More than 2500 rovibrational transitions have been assigned up to J(max) = 52 and K(max)(a) = 17. The upper state v(2) = 1 (A(1)) was found to be perturbed by a DeltaK(a) = 2 interaction with the v(4) = 2 (A(1)) state. To explain the resonance perturbation in the v(2) = 1 state, some lines of the 2nu(4) band (the band center at about 1868 cm(-1)) have also been assigned. Both bands were fitted simultaneously to the Watson-type rotational Hamiltonian using I(r) representation in A reduction, and the mutual interaction was taken into account. As a result, the rotational parameters of the v(2) = 1 state up to eighth order and the interaction parameter have been obtained. Copyright 2001 Academic Press.