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Experimental data for C8H18 (Octane)

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Other names
n-Octane; n-C8H18; Oktan; Oktanen; Ottani; Octane;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C8H18/c1-3-5-7-8-6-4-2/h3-8H2,1-2H3 TVMXDCGIABBOFY-UHFFFAOYSA-N CCCCCCCC Octane
State Conformation
1AG C2H
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 -208.40 0.67 kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation   0.67 kJ mol-1 webbook
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 467.06 0.92 J K-1 mol-1 webbook
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 187.80 0.40 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

Calculated vibrational frequencies for C8H18 (Octane).
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 C8H18 (Octane).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Octane

Point Group C2h


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 C8H18 (Octane).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-C 7
H-C 18

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 C3
C1 H9
C1 H10
C2 C4
C2 H11
C2 H12
C3 C5
C3 H13
C3 H14
C4 C6
C4 H15
C4 H16
C5 C7
C5 H17
C5 H18
C6 C8
C6 H19
C6 H20
C7 H21
C7 H22
C7 H23
C8 H24
C8 H25
C8 H26
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1AG

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
9.800 0.150     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 1AG C2h True           C2h 0 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 C8H18 (Octane).
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 C2h True       C2h 0 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C8H18 (Octane).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
15.239   1998Gus/Rui:163

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for C8H18 (Octane).

References
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squib reference DOI
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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