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Experimental data for CO2- (Carbon dioxide anion)

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Other names
Anhydride carbonique; Carbon dioxide; Carbon oxide (CO2); Carbonic acid, gas; Carbonic anhydride; Carbonice; Dry ice; Kohlendioxyd; Kohlensaure;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CO2/c2-1-3 CURLTUGMZLYLDI-UHFFFAOYSA-N O=C=O Carbon dioxide
State Conformation
1Σg D*H
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 -393.51 0.13 kJ mol-1 CODATA
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -393.14 0.13 kJ mol-1 CODATA
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 213.79 0.01 J K-1 mol-1 CODATA
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 9.36 0.00 kJ mol-1 CODATA
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 37.13   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
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 Σg 1333 1351 1945Herzberg       unperturbed value CO2 s-stretch
2 Σu 2349 2396 1945Herzberg 665.0   1969Dav/Orv:163 CO2 a-stretch
3 Πu 667 672 1945Herzberg 54.2   1982vibint bend

vibrational zero-point energy: 2508.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CO2- (Carbon dioxide anion).
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
  0.39021   1966Herzberg

Calculated rotational constants for CO2- (Carbon dioxide anion).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
43.20143amu Å2   7.173879E-39gm cm2
Geometric Data
picture of Carbon dioxide anion

Point Group D∞h


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
rCO 1.162   1 2 1966Herzberg
aOCO 180 2 1 3 1966Herzberg

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
O2 0.0000 0.0000 1.1621
O3 0.0000 0.0000 -1.1621

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 O2 O3
C1   1.16211.1621
O2 1.1621   2.3242
O3 1.16212.3242  

Calculated geometries for CO2- (Carbon dioxide anion).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O2 C1 O3 180.000

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 O2
C1 O3
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1Σg
46000 1 1966Herzberg

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
13.777 0.001 13.777   webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
-0.600   webbook

Proton Affinity (kJ mol-1)
Proton Affinity unc. Product reference comment
540.5   HOCO+ webbook  
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
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State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole