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Experimental data for C5H5N (Pyridine)

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Other names
Azabenzene; Azine; Piridina; Pirydyna; Pyridin; Pyridine; py;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C5H5N/c1-2-4-6-5-3-1/h1-5H JUJWROOIHBZHMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N C1=NC=CC=C1 Pyridine
State Conformation
1A1 C2V
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 140.38 0.25 kJ mol-1 1996CHI/STE
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation   0.25 kJ mol-1 1996CHI/STE
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 282.78 0.03 J K-1 mol-1 1996CHI/STE
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity     kJ mol-1  
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 78.23   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 A1 3094   1998KLO      
2 A1 3073   1998KLO      
3 A1 3030   1998KLO      
4 A1 1584   1998KLO      
5 A1 1483   1998KLO      
6 A1 1218   1998KLO      
7 A1 1072   1998KLO      
8 A1 1032   1998KLO      
9 A1 991   1998KLO      
10 A1 601   1998KLO      
11 A2 980   1998KLO      
12 A2 880   1998KLO      
13 A2 373   1998KLO      
14 B1 1007   1998KLO      
15 B1 937   1998KLO      
16 B1 744   1998KLO      
17 B1 700   1998KLO      
18 B1 403   1998KLO      
19 B2 3087   1998KLO      
20 B2 3042   1998KLO      
21 B2 1581   1998KLO      
22 B2 1442   1998KLO      
23 B2 1362   1998KLO      
24 B2 1227   1998KLO      
25 B2 1143   1998KLO      
26 B2 1079   1998KLO      
27 B2 652   1998KLO      

vibrational zero-point energy: 18909.2 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C5H5N (Pyridine).
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
0.20145 0.19363 0.09871 2000Mar/Fav:8567

Calculated rotational constants for C5H5N (Pyridine).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
1244222amu3Å6   5.6972571274125E-114gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Pyridine

Point Group C2v


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 1.340   1 3 1966Herzberg
rCC 1.390   3 5 1966Herzberg near CN bond
rCC 1.400   2 5 1966Herzberg far from CN bond
aHCC 120.7 5 2 7 1966Herzberg by symmetry
aCNC 116.7 3 1 4 1966Herzberg
aCCN 124 1 3 5 1966Herzberg
aCCC 118.6 5 2 6 1966Herzberg
aCCC 118.1 2 5 3 1966Herzberg

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C5H5N (Pyridine).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C:N 2
C:C 4
H-C 5

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
N1 C3
N1 C4
C2 C5
C2 C6
C2 H7
C3 C5
C3 H8
C4 C6
C4 H9
C5 H10
C6 H11
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
9.260 0.010 9.510   webbook

Proton Affinity (kJ mol-1)
Proton Affinity unc. Product reference comment
930.0   C5H6N+ 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 1A1 C2v True       2.190 NSRDS-NBS10 MW 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 C5H5N (Pyridine).
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 1A1 C2v True -5.400 8.000 -2.600 1984Gra/Gub +-0.7, +-0.4, +-0.4 C2v 1 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C5H5N (Pyridine).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
9.493   1984Gra/Gub

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for C5H5N (Pyridine).

References
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squib reference DOI
1966Herzberg Herzberg, G., Electronic spectra and electronic structure of polyatomic molecules,Van Nostrand,New York, 1966  
1984Gra/Gub CG Gray, KE Gubbins "Theory of molecular fluids. Volume 1:Fundamentals" Clarendon Press, Oxford 1984  
1996CHI/STE Chirico, R.D.; Steele, W.V., Thermodynamic Properties of pyridine II. Comparisons of new recommended values with the literature. J. Chem. Thermo. 1996, 28, 819-841 10.1006/jcht.1996.0074
1998KLO Klots, T.D., Raman vapor spectrum and vibrational assignment for pyridine, Spectrochimica Acta A, 54, 1481, 1998 10.1016/S1386-1425(98)00054-7
2000Mar/Fav:8567 A Maris, LB Favero, R Danieli, " Vibrational relaxation in pyridine upon supersonic expansion" J. Chem. Phys. 113(19), 8567, 2000 10.1063/1.1318224
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10
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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