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Experimental data for C6H4O2 (parabenzoquinone)

22 02 02 11 45
Other names
2,5-Cyclohexadiene-1,4-dione; p-Quinone; Chinone; Quinone; 1,4-Benzoquinone; 1,4-Cyclohexadienedione; Benzoquinone;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C6H4O2/c7-5-1-2-6(8)4-3-5/h1-4H AZQWKYJCGOJGHM-UHFFFAOYSA-N O=C(C=C1)C=CC1=O Benzoquinone
State Conformation
1Ag D2H
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation -120.00   kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation     kJ mol-1 webbook
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 107.39   J K-1 mol-1 webbook
Information can also be found for this species in the NIST Chemistry Webbook
Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
1 Ag 3062   1965Ann:932      
2 Ag 1686   1965Ann:932      
3 Ag 1667   1965Ann:932      
4 Ag 1147   1965Ann:932      
5 Ag 770   1965Ann:932      
6 Ag 443   1965Ann:932      
7 Au            
8 Au            
9 B1g 745   1965Ann:932       B2G in ref
10 B1u 3062   1965Ann:932       B2G in ref
11 B1u 1668   1965Ann:932       B2G in ref
12 B1u 1354   1965Ann:932       B2G in ref
13 B1u 944   1965Ann:932       B2G in ref
14 B1u 728   1965Ann:932       B2G in ref
15 B2g 998   1965Ann:932       B3G in ref
16 B2g 794   1965Ann:932       B3G in ref
17 B2g 241   1965Ann:932       B3G in ref
18 B2u 3062   1965Ann:932       B3U in ref
19 B2u 1592   1965Ann:932       B3U in ref
20 B2u 1299   1965Ann:932       B3U in ref
21 B2u 1066   1965Ann:932       B3U in ref
22 B2u 408   1965Ann:932       B3U in ref
23 B3g 3044   1965Ann:932       B1G in ref
24 B3g 1374   1965Ann:932       B1G in ref
25 B3g 1211   1965Ann:932       B1G in ref
26 B3g 600   1965Ann:932       B1G in ref
27 B3g 476   1965Ann:932       B1G in ref
28 B3u 882   1965Ann:932       B1U in ref
29 B3u 505   1965Ann:932       B1U in ref
30 B3u 109   1965Ann:932       B1U in ref

vibrational zero-point energy: 17468.3 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C6H4O2 (parabenzoquinone).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment

Calculated rotational constants for C6H4O2 (parabenzoquinone).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of parabenzoquinone

Point Group D2h


Internal coordinates
distances (r) in Å, angles (a) in degrees, dihedrals (d) in degrees
Description Value unc. Connectivity Reference Comment
Atom 1 Atom 2 Atom 3 Atom 4

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C6H4O2 (parabenzoquinone).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-C 4
C=C 2
C=O 2
H-C 4

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C3
C1 C4
C1 O7
C2 C5
C2 C6
C2 O8
C3 C6
C3 H9
C4 C5
C4 H10
C5 H11
C6 H12
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1Ag

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
1.860 0.005 2002Rie/Tsc:231
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
Electric dipole moment dipole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole
1 1 1Ag D2h True           D2h 0 2
Experimental dipole measurement abbreviations: MW microwave; DT Dielectric with Temperature variation; DR Indirect (usually an upper limit); MB Molecular beam
Calculated electric dipole moments for C6H4O2 (parabenzoquinone).
Electric quadrupole moment quadrupole
State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Quadrupole (D Å) Reference comment Point Group Components
xx yy zz dipole quadrupole
1 1 1Ag D2h True       D2h 0 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C6H4O2 (parabenzoquinone).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
11.229   1998Gus/Rui:163

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for C6H4O2 (parabenzoquinone).

References
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squib reference DOI
1965Ann:932 T Anno "Molecular Vibrations of Quinones. V. Normal Coordinate Analysis of p-Benzoquinone and Its Isotopic Derivatives" J. Chem. Phys. 42(3) 932, 1965 10.1063/1.1696084
1998Gus/Rui:163 M Gussoni, R Rui, G Zerbi "Electronic and relaxation contribution to linear molecular polarizability. An analysis of the experimental values" J. Mol. Struct. 447 (1998) 163-215 10.1016/S0022-2860(97)00292-5
2002Rie/Tsc:231 JC Rienstra-Kiracofe, GS Tschumper, HF Schaefer III, S Nandi, GB Ellison "Atomic and Molecular Electron Affinities: Photoelectron Experiments and Theoretical Computations" Chemical Reviews 2002, 102, 231-282 10.1021/cr990044u
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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