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Experimental data for C4H6O (Cyclobutanone)

22 02 02 11 45
Other names
Cyclobutanone;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C4H6O/c5-4-2-1-3-4/h1-3H2 SHQSVMDWKBRBGB-UHFFFAOYSA-N O=C1CCC1 Cyclobutanone
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 -91.60   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  
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 74.31   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
1 A1 2934   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
2 A1 2892   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
3 A1 1814   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
4 A1 1470   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
5 A1 1401   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
6 A1 1291   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
7 A1 1017   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
8 A1 848   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
9 A1 667   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
10 A2 2979   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
11 A2 1196   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
12 A2 1163   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
13 A2 909   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
14 B1 3005   1983Tam/Hil:5508       B1 and B2 switched
15 B1 2979   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
16 B1 1209   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
17 B1 1073   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
18 B1 734   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
19 B1 395   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
20 B1 63   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
21 B2 2934   1983Tam/Hil:5508       B1 and B2 switched
22 B2 1401   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
23 B2 1330   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
24 B2 1243   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
25 B2 1125   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
26 B2 957   1983Tam/Hil:5508      
27 B2 457   1983Tam/Hil:5508      

vibrational zero-point energy: 19743.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C4H6O (Cyclobutanone).
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
0.35976 0.16033 0.11870 1968Sch/Lau:221

Calculated rotational constants for C4H6O (Cyclobutanone).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
699703.6amu3Å6   3.20392302098775E-114gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Cyclobutanone

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
rCC 1.527   2 3 1968Sch/Lau:221 one carbon is C=O Only RING structure parameters, need O and H ones to complete
rCC 1.556   3 5 1968Sch/Lau:221 NO GEOMETRY has been calculated for this molecule
rCO 1.202   1 2 1983Tam/Hil:5508
rCH 1.100   5 6 1983Tam/Hil:5508
aCCC 93.1 3 2 4 1968Sch/Lau:221 oxygen on middle C
aCCC 88 2 3 5 1968Sch/Lau:221 oxygen on end C
aCCC 90.9 3 5 4 1968Sch/Lau:221 opposite the O
aHCH 105.9 8 3 10 1983Tam/Hil:5508

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C4H6O (Cyclobutanone).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-C 4
C=O 1
H-C 6

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
O1 C2
C2 C3
C2 C4
C3 C5
C3 H8
C3 H10
C4 C5
C4 H9
C4 H11
C5 H6
C5 H7
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
9.354   9.610 0.020 webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
0.001   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       2.990 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 C4H6O (Cyclobutanone).
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 4.800 -9.400 4.600 1971Fly/Ben:225 Qxx=-9.4+-1.2, Qyy=4.6+-1.1, Qzz=4.8+-1.7 C2v 1 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C4H6O (Cyclobutanone).

References
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squib reference DOI
1968Sch/Lau:221 Scharpen, Laurie, Microwave Spectrum, Ring-Puckering Potential Function, Ring Structure, and Dipole Moment of Cyclobutanone, J. of Chem. Phys., Vol. 49, # 1, pgs. 221-228 10.1063/1.1669813
1971Fly/Ben:225 WH Flygare, RC Benson "The molecular Zeeman effect in diamagnetic molecules and the determination of molecular magnetic moments (g values), magnetic susceptibilities, and molecular quadrupole moments" Mol. Phys. 1971, 20 (2), 225-250 10.1080/00268977100100221
1983Tam/Hil:5508 K Tamagawa, RL Hilderbrandt "Molecular Structure of Cyclobutanone As Determined by Combined Analysis of Electron Diffraction and Spectroscopic Data" J. Phys. Chem. 1983, 87, 5508-5516 10.1021/j150644a040
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
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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