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Experimental data for C2Cl4 (Tetrachloroethylene)

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Other names
1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethene; 1,1,2,2-Tetrachloroethylene; Ethene, tetrachloro-; Ethylene tetrachloride; Ethylene, tetrachloro-; Freon 1110; Perchloroethylene; Tetrachloroethene; Tetrachloroethylene; perchloroethene;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2Cl4/c3-1(4)2(5)6 CYTYCFOTNPOANT-UHFFFAOYSA-N ClC(Cl)=C(Cl)Cl perchloroethene
State Conformation
1Ag D2H
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 -24.20 4.00 kJ mol-1 2002Man:123
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -23.63 4.00 kJ mol-1 2002Man:123
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 343.42   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 19.91   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 94.92   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 Ag 1571   Shim      
2 Ag 447   Shim      
3 Ag 237   Shim      
4 Au 110   Shim      
5 B1u 777   Shim      
6 B1u 310   Shim      
7 B2g 512   Shim      
8 B2u 908   Shim      
9 B2u 176   Shim      
10 B3g 1000   Shim      
11 B3g 347   Shim      
12 B3u 288   Shim      

vibrational zero-point energy: 3341.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C2Cl4 (Tetrachloroethylene).
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
       

Calculated rotational constants for C2Cl4 (Tetrachloroethylene).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Tetrachloroethylene

Point Group D2h


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 1.354   1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCCl 1.718   1 3 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aClCCl 115.7 3 1 4 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCCl 122.15 1 2 5 1976Hellwege(II/7) by symmetry

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C2Cl4 (Tetrachloroethylene).

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 Cl3
C1 Cl4
C2 Cl5
C2 Cl6
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
9.326 0.001 9.500   webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
0.640 0.030 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 D2h True       0.000 NSRDS-NBS10   D2h 0 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 C2Cl4 (Tetrachloroethylene).
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 D2h True       D2h 0 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C2Cl4 (Tetrachloroethylene).

References
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squib reference DOI
1976Hellwege(II/7) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (ed.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics Volume 7: Structure Data of Free Polyatomic Molecules. Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1976.  
2002Man:123 JA Manion "Evaluated Enthalpies of Formation of the Stable Closed Shell C1 and C2 Chlorinated Hydrocarbons" J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 31(1), 123-172, 2002 10.1063/1.1420703
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
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
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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