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Experimental data for C2H4O4 (Formic acid dimer)

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INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2H4O4/c1-3-7-5-2-6-8-4-1/h1-2H MWRSLEDBDQCVGX-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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
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Vibrational levels (cm-1) vibrations
Mode Number Symmetry Frequency Intensity Comment Description
Fundamental(cm-1) Harmonic(cm-1) Reference (km mol-1) unc. Reference
2 Ag 2949   2004Geo/Fre:187       C-H was 2
3 Ag 1670   2004Geo/Fre:187       C=O was 3
4 Ag 1415   2004Geo/Fre:187       C-O-H was 4
5 Ag 1375   2004Geo/Fre:187       H-C-O was 5
6 Ag 1214   2004Geo/Fre:187       C-O was 6
7 Ag 677   2004Geo/Fre:187       O-C=O was 7
9 Ag 137   2004Geo/Fre:187       ipb O-H.O was 9
10 Au 1050   2004Geo/Fre:187       opb C-H was 13
11 Au 922   2004Geo/Fre:187       opb O-H was 14
12 Au 168   2004Geo/Fre:187       opb O-H.O was 15
13 Au 69   2004Geo/Fre:187       twist was 16
14 Bg 1060   2004Geo/Fre:187       opb C-H was 10
16 Bg 230   2004Geo/Fre:187       opb O-H.O was 12
17 Bu 3084   2004Geo/Fre:187       O-H was 17
18 Bu 2939   2004Geo/Fre:187       C-H was 18
19 Bu 1746   2004Geo/Fre:187       C=O was 19
20 Bu 1454   2004Geo/Fre:187       C-O-H was 20
21 Bu 1364   2004Geo/Fre:187       H-C-O was 21
22 Bu 1218   2004Geo/Fre:187       C-O was 22
23 Bu 698   2004Geo/Fre:187       O-C=O was 23
24 Bu 268   2004Geo/Fre:187       O-H.O was 24

Calculated vibrational frequencies for C2H4O4 (Formic acid dimer).
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 C2H4O4 (Formic acid dimer).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Formic acid dimer

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
rCO 1.217 0.003 1 3 1998Kuc
rCO 1.320 0.003 1 5 1998Kuc
rOH 1.033 0.017 5 19 1998Kuc
rOO 2.696 0.007 3 6 1998Kuc
rOO 2.262 0.004 3 5 1998Kuc
aOCO 126.2 0.5 3 1 5 1998Kuc
aCOO 108.5 0.4 1 5 4 1998Kuc

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C2H4O4 (Formic acid dimer).

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 O3
C1 O5
C1 H7
C2 O4
C2 O6
C2 H8
O3 H9
O4 H10
O5 H10
O6 H9
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 C2H4O4 (Formic acid dimer).
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 C2H4O4 (Formic acid dimer).

References
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squib reference DOI
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
2004Geo/Fre:187 R Georges, M Freytes, D Hurtmans, I Kleiner, J Vander Auwera, M Herman "Jet-cooled and room temperature FTIR spectra of the dimer of formic acid in the gas phase" Chem. Phys. 305 (2004) 187-196 10.1016/j.chemphys.2004.06.027
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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