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Experimental data for NO3 (Nitrogen trioxide)

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Other names
Nitrogen oxide; Nitrogen trioxide;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/NO3/c2-1(3)4 YPJKMVATUPSWOH-UHFFFAOYSA-N [O]N(=O)=O Nitrogen trioxide
State Conformation
2A1' all bonds equal
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 73.70 1.40 kJ mol-1 1993Dav/Kim:2172
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 78.95 1.40 kJ mol-1 1993Dav/Kim:2172
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 252.62   J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 10.96   kJ mol-1 JANAF
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 46.93   J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
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' 1050   VEEL5      
2 A2" 762   VEEL5      
3 E' 1492   VEEL5      
4 E' 360   VEEL5      

vibrational zero-point energy: 2758.6 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for NO3 (Nitrogen trioxide).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.45855 0.45855 0.22927 1998Kaw/Ish:193

Calculated rotational constants for NO3 (Nitrogen trioxide).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
99371.94amu3Å6   4.5502131939825E-115gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Nitrogen trioxide

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
rNO 1.238   1 2 1998Kaw/Ish:193 from B0
aONO 120 2 1 3

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
N1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
O2 0.0000 1.2377 0.0000
O3 1.0719 -0.6189 0.0000
O4 -1.0719 -0.6189 0.0000

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  N1 O2 O3 O4
N1   1.23771.23771.2377
O2 1.2377   2.14382.1438
O3 1.23772.1438   2.1438
O4 1.23772.14382.1438  

Calculated geometries for NO3 (Nitrogen trioxide).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 N1 O3 120.000 O2 N1 O4 120.000
O3 N1 O4 120.000

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
N-O 3

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
N1 O2
N1 O3
N1 O4
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 2   2A1'

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
12.570 0.014     webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
3.937 0.014 2002Rie/Tsc:231
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 2A1' all bonds equal False           D3h 0 1
1 2 2B2 one short, two long True           C2v 1 2
1 3 2B2 one long, two short 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 NO3 (Nitrogen trioxide).
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 2A1' all bonds equal False       D3h 0 1
1 2 2B2 one short, two long True       C2v 1 2
1 3 2B2 one long, two short False       C2v 1 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for NO3 (Nitrogen trioxide).

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squib reference DOI
1993Dav/Kim:2172 HF Davis, B Kim, HS Johnston, YT Lee "Dissociation Energy and Photochemistry of NO3" J. Phys. Chem. 1993, 97, 2172-2180 10.1021/j100112a018
1998Kaw/Ish:193 K Kawaguchi, T Ishiwata, E Hirota, I Tanaka "Infrared spectroscopy of the NO3 radical" Chem. Phys. 231, 193-198, 1998 10.1016/S0301-0104(97)00386-8
2002Rie/Tsc:231 JC Rienstra-Kiracofe, GS Tschumper, HF Schaefer III, S Nandi, GB Ellison "Atomic and Molecular Electron Affinities: Photoelectron Experiments and Theoretical Computations" Chemical Reviews 2002, 102, 231-282 10.1021/cr990044u
JANAF Chase, M.W., Jr.; Davies, C.A.; Downey, J.R., Jr.; Frurip, D.J.; McDonald, R.A.; Syverud, A.N., JANAF Thermochemical Tables (Third Edition), J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data,Suppl. 1, 1985, 14, 1.  
VEEL5 M.E. Jacox, Vibrational and Electronic Energy Levels of Polyatomic Transient Molecules, J. Phys. Chem.Ref. Data, Monograph 3 (1994) (updated data in NIST Chemistry Webbook - http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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