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Experimental data for C3H3N (acrylonitrile)

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Other names
2-Propenenitrile; Acritet; Acrylnitril; Acrylon; Acrylonitrile; Acrylonitrile monomer; Acrylonitrile, inhibited; Akrylonitril; Akrylonitryl; Carbacryl; Cianuro di vinile; Cyanoethene; Cyanoethylene; Cyanure de vinyle; ENT 54; Fumigrain; Miller's fumigrain; Nitrile acrilico; Nitrile acrylique; Propenenitrile; TL 314; VCN; Ventox; Vinylkyanid; Vinyl cyanide;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C3H3N/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1H2 NLHHRLWOUZZQLW-UHFFFAOYSA-N C=CC#N Acrylonitrile
State Conformation
1A' CS
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 180.60   kJ mol-1 TRC
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 187.20   kJ mol-1 TRC
Entropy (298.15K) entropy     J K-1 mol-1  
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity     kJ mol-1  
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 63.94   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
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 A' 3125   1995Mot/Mes:80      
2 A' 3078   1995Mot/Mes:80      
3 A' 3042   1995Mot/Mes:80      
4 A' 2239   1995Mot/Mes:80      
5 A' 1615   1995Mot/Mes:80      
6 A' 1416   1995Mot/Mes:80      
7 A' 1282   1995Mot/Mes:80      
8 A' 1096   1995Mot/Mes:80      
9 A' 869   1995Mot/Mes:80      
10 A' 570   1995Mot/Mes:80      
11 A' 242   1995Mot/Mes:80      
12 A" 972   1995Mot/Mes:80      
13 A" 954   1995Mot/Mes:80      
14 A" 683   1995Mot/Mes:80      
15 A" 362   1995Mot/Mes:80      

vibrational zero-point energy: 10772.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C3H3N (acrylonitrile).
Gas-phase IR spectra can be found in the NIST Chemistry Webbook here.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
1.63701 0.16583 0.15057 1954Wil/Gol:516

Calculated rotational constants for C3H3N (acrylonitrile).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
117203.4amu3Å6   5.36671294389469E-115gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of acrylonitrile

Point Group Cs


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
rCN 1.164   1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.426   1 3 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.339   3 5 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCH 1.086   3 4 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCC 122.6 1 3 5 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aHCC 121.7 4 3 5 1976Hellwege(II/7)

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C3H3N (acrylonitrile).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 3
C=C 1
C-C 1
C#N 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 N2
C1 C3
C3 H4
C3 C5
C5 H6
C5 H7
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A'

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
10.910 0.010 11.100   webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
0.007   webbook
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 1A' Cs True 3.821 0.687   3.882 2011Kra/Zbi:83-87 x=a, y=b MB Cs 2 3
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 C3H3N (acrylonitrile).
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 1A' Cs True       Cs 2 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C3H3N (acrylonitrile).

References
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squib reference DOI
1954Wil/Gol:516 Wilcox, W.S.; Goldstien, J.H. "The Microwave Spectrum of Vinyl Cyanide." Journal of Chemical Physics. 22, 516-518 (1954) 10.1063/1.1740098
1976Hellwege(II/7) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (ed.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics Volume 7: Structure Data of Free Polyatomic Molecules. Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1976.  
1995Mot/Mes:80 Motte-Tollet, Messina, and Hubin-Franskin. Electronic and Vibrational Excitation of Acrylonitrile By Low and Intermediate Energy Electrons. J. Chem. Phys. Vol.103, #1, pgs. 80-89. 10.1063/1.469625
2011Kra/Zbi:83-87 A Krasnicki, Z Kisiel "Electric dipole moments of acrylonitrile and of propionitrile measured in supersonic expansion" J. Mol. Spect. 270, 83-87, 2011 10.1016/j.jms.2011.08.006
TRC Frenkel, M; Marsh, K.N.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Kabo, G.J.; Roganov, G.N.,Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds in the Gas State,Thermodynamics Research Center, College Station, TX, 1994  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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