“…The experimental procedure is similar to that described in detail in an earlier paper [9]. Briefly, C 2 HD was prepared by reacting ethanol-d1, C 2 H 5 OD, with $1 g quantities of sodium acetylide, NaC 2 H. The resulting gas was transferred into the sample cell and used without further purification, where it was found to last without deterioration for several weeks.…”