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Experimental data for Fe(CO)5 (Iron pentacarbonyl)

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Other names
Iron carbonyl; Pentacarbonyl iron;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/5CO.Fe/c5*1-2; FYOFOKCECDGJBF-UHFFFAOYSA-N O#C[Fe](C#O)(C#O)(C#O)C#O pentacarbonyliron
State Conformation
1A1 C4V
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
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' 2121   1972Jon/McD:2050      
2 A1' 2042   1972Jon/McD:2050      
3 A1' 443   1972Jon/McD:2050      
4 A1' 413   1972Jon/McD:2050      
5 A2' 383   1972Jon/McD:2050      
6 A2" 2034   1972Jon/McD:2050      
7 A2" 619   1972Jon/McD:2050      
8 A2" 429   1972Jon/McD:2050      
9 A2" 100   1972Jon/McD:2050      
10 E' 2013   1972Jon/McD:2050      
11 E' 645   1972Jon/McD:2050      
12 E' 543   1972Jon/McD:2050      
13 E' 474   1972Jon/McD:2050      
14 E' 105   1972Jon/McD:2050      
15 E' 74   1972Jon/McD:2050      
16 E" 488   1972Jon/McD:2050      
17 E" 375   1972Jon/McD:2050      
18 E" 97   1972Jon/McD:2050      

Calculated vibrational frequencies for Fe(CO)5 (Iron pentacarbonyl).
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 Fe(CO)5 (Iron pentacarbonyl).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Iron pentacarbonyl

Point Group


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 Fe(CO)5 (Iron pentacarbonyl).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-Fe 5
C#O 5

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
Fe1 C2
Fe1 C3
Fe1 C4
Fe1 C5
Fe1 C6
C2 O7
C3 O8
C4 O9
C5 O10
C6 O11
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1
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 C4v False           C4v 1 1
1 2 1A1' D3h False           D3h 0 1
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 Fe(CO)5 (Iron pentacarbonyl).
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 C4v False       C4v 1 1
1 2 1A1' D3h False       D3h 0 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for Fe(CO)5 (Iron pentacarbonyl).

References
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squib reference DOI
1972Jon/McD:2050 LH JOnes, RS McDowell, M Goldblatt, BI Swanson "Potential Constants of Iron Pentacarbonyl from Vibrational Spectra of Isotopic Species" J. Chem. Phys. 57(5) 2050 1972 10.1063/1.1678529

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