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Experimental data for C2H2O4 (Oxalic Acid)

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Other names
Ethanedioic acid; Oxiric acid; Acide oxalique; Acido ossalico; Ethane-1,2-dioic acid; oxalic acid;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2H2O4/c3-1(4)2(5)6/h(H,3,4)(H,5,6) MUBZPKHOEPUJKR-UHFFFAOYSA-N OC(C(O)=O)=O oxalic acid
State Conformation
1Ag C2H
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 85.00 5.00 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 Ag            
2 Ag 1800   1992Nie/Ras:5303-5308      
3 Ag 1423          
4 Ag 1195          
5 Ag 815          
6 Ag            
7 Ag 405          
8 Au 664          
9 Au 461          
10 Au            
11 Bg            
12 Bg            
13 Bu 3472          
14 Bu 1817          
15 Bu 1329          
16 Bu 1176          
17 Bu            
18 Bu 264          

vibrational zero-point energy: 7410.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C2H2O4 (Oxalic Acid).
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 C2H2O4 (Oxalic Acid).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Oxalic Acid

Point Group C2h


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 1.544 0.004 1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCO 1.205 0.002 1 5 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCO 1.336 0.003 1 3 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCO 123.1 0.9 1 2 6 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aOCO 125 0.3 3 1 5 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aHOC 104.4 2.3 1 3 7 1976Hellwege(II/7)

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C2H2O4 (Oxalic Acid).

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-O 2
C=O 2
H-O 2

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 O3
C1 O5
C2 O4
C2 O6
O3 H7
O4 H8
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
11.200       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 C2h True           C2h 0 3
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 C2H2O4 (Oxalic Acid).
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 C2h True       C2h 0 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C2H2O4 (Oxalic Acid).

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.  
1992Nie/Ras:5303-5308 J Nieminen, M Rasanen, J Murto "Matrix Isolation and ab initio Studies of Oxalic Acid" J. Phys. Chem. 96, 5305-5308 10.1021/j100192a024
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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