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Experimental data for HCOOC2H5 (Ethyl formate)

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Other names
Aethylformiat; Areginal; Ethyl ester of formic acid; Ethyl formate; Ethyl methanoate; Ethyle; Ethyle(formiate d'); Ethylester kyseliny mravenci; Ethylformiaat; Ethylformic ester; Etile; Etile(formiato di); Formic acid, ethyl ester; Formic ether; Mrowczan etylu;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C3H6O2/c1-2-5-3-4/h3H,2H2,1H3 WBJINCZRORDGAQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N O=COCC Ethyl formate
State Conformation
1A' CS trans
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 -398.32   kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation     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 HCOOC2H5 (Ethyl formate).
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
0.59196 0.09689 0.08603 1967RIv/Wil:4605

Calculated rotational constants for HCOOC2H5 (Ethyl formate).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
970857.3amu3Å6   4.44552844993275E-114gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Ethyl formate

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

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for HCOOC2H5 (Ethyl formate).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 6
C-C 1
C-O 2
C=O 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 H6
C1 H7
C1 H8
C2 O3
C2 H9
C2 H10
O3 C4
C4 O5
C4 H11
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
10.610 0.010 10.610   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 trans True 1.850 0.690   1.980 1974Hel/Hel(II/6) μa=1.85± 0.01 μb=0.69± 0.01 Cs 2 3
1 2 1A C1 gauche False 1.440 1.050 0.250 1.810 1974Hel/Hel(II/6) MW μ0 ±0.02 D C1 3 5
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 HCOOC2H5 (Ethyl formate).
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 trans True       Cs 2 3
1 2 1A C1 gauche False       C1 3 5

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for HCOOC2H5 (Ethyl formate).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
6.880   1998Gus/Rui:163

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for HCOOC2H5 (Ethyl formate).

References
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squib reference DOI
1967RIv/Wil:4605 Riveros, J.; Wilson, E. "Microwave Spectrum and Rotational Isomerism of Ethyl Formate." Journal of Chemical Physics. 46, 4605-4612 (1967) 10.1063/1.1840610
1974Hel/Hel(II/6) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (eds.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Volume 6 Molecular Constants from Microwave, Molecular Beam, and Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1974. 10.1007/b19951 
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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