THE MILLIMETER- AND SUBMILLIMETER-WAVE SPECTRUM OF CYANOFORMAMIDE $(NCCONH_{2})$

$^{a}$J. J. Christiansen, to be publishedAuthor Institution: Department of Physics, The Ohio State University; Department of Physics, University of NewIf water $(H_{2}O)$ and cyanogen (NCCN) are made to react in the presence of a catalyst, the product is cyanofonnamide $(NCCONH_{2})$. Using this procedure $Christiansen^{a}$ in the GIESSEN Laboratory has synthesized this molecule and has measured for the first time the microwave spectrum between 18 and 40 GHz with a Hewlett-Packard spectrometer. Employing a more convenient synthesis for $NCCONH_{2}$, we were able to extend the measurements into the millimeter- and submillimeter region using the fast-scan spectrometer (FASSST). The chemical synthesis, the measurements, the laboratory data and their analysis will be discussed. They should provide the information necessary to search for this species in space