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Experimental data for C3H8O2 (Methane, dimethoxy-)

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Other names
2,4-Dioxapentane; Anesthenyl; Dimethoxymethane; Dimethyl formal; Formal; Formaldehyde dimethyl; Formaldehyde dimethyl acetal; Formaldehyde methyl ketal; Methane, dimethoxy-; Methoxymethyl methyl ether; Methyl formal; Methylal; Methylene dimethyl ether; Methylene glycol dimethylether; Methylenedioxydimethane; Metylal; ether;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C3H8O2/c1-4-3-5-2/h3H2,1-2H3 NKDDWNXOKDWJAK-UHFFFAOYSA-N COCOC Dimethoxymethane
State Conformation
1A C2
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 -348.20 0.79 kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation   0.79 kJ mol-1 webbook
Entropy (298.15K) entropy     J K-1 mol-1  
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity     kJ mol-1  
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

Calculated vibrational frequencies for C3H8O2 (Methane, dimethoxy-).
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
       

Calculated rotational constants for C3H8O2 (Methane, dimethoxy-).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Methane, dimethoxy-

Point Group C2


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
rCO 1.432   4 6 1976Hellwege(II/7) end C
rCO 1.382   1 4 1976Hellwege(II/7) middle C
rCH 1.108   1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCOC 114.6 1 4 6 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aOCO 114.3 4 1 5 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aHCO 110.3 5 7 9 1976Hellwege(II/7)

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C3H8O2 (Methane, dimethoxy-).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 8
C-O 4

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 H2
C1 H3
C1 O4
C1 O5
O4 C6
O5 C7
C6 H8
C6 H10
C6 H11
C7 H9
C7 H12
C7 H13
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A
0 1   1A1

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
9.700   10.420   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 C2 True           C2 1 3
1 2 1A1 C2v False           C2v 1 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 C3H8O2 (Methane, dimethoxy-).
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 C2 True       C2 1 3
1 2 1A1 C2v False       C2v 1 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C3H8O2 (Methane, dimethoxy-).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
7.700   1998Gus/Rui:163

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for C3H8O2 (Methane, dimethoxy-).

References
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squib reference DOI
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.  
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
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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