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Experimental data for HNCNH (diiminomethane)

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INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CH2N2/c2-1-3/h2-3H VPKDCDLSJZCGKE-UHFFFAOYSA-N N=C=N
State Conformation
1A C2
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
2 A 1285   webbook       NCN s-stretch
5 A 537   webbook       NCN bend
7 B 2106   webbook       NCN a-stretch
8 B 890   webbook       NH bend

Calculated vibrational frequencies for HNCNH (diiminomethane).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
12.65023 0.34580 0.34578 1999Jab/Win:213

Calculated rotational constants for HNCNH (diiminomethane).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
3167.138amu3Å6   1.45022381807197E-116gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of diiminomethane

Point Group C2


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
rCN 1.224 0.001 1 2 1999Jab/Win:213 rs
rNH 1.007 0.001 2 4 1999Jab/Win:213
aHNC 118.63 0.1 1 2 4 1999Jab/Win:213
aNCN 170.63 0.1 2 1 3 1999Jab/Win:213
dHNNH 88.99 4 2 3 5 1999Jab/Win:213

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0191
N2 0.0000 1.2201 -0.0808
N3 0.0000 -1.2201 -0.0808
H4 0.6197 1.7527 0.5084
H5 -0.6197 -1.7527 0.5084

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C1   1.22421.22421.92231.9223
N2 1.2242   2.44021.00743.0933
N3 1.22422.4402   3.09331.0074
H4 1.92231.00743.0933   3.7180
H5 1.92233.09331.00743.7180  

Calculated geometries for HNCNH (diiminomethane).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 H4 118.630 C1 N3 H5 118.630
N2 C1 N3 170.640

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 N2
C1 N3
N2 H4
N3 H5
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A
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 1A C2 True       1.900 1989Bir/Win:402 ± 0.05 D C2 1 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 HNCNH (diiminomethane).
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 1A C2 True       C2 1 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for HNCNH (diiminomethane).

References
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squib reference DOI
1989Bir/Win:402 M Birk, M Winnewisser "The Rotational-Torsional Spectrcum of Carbodiimide: A Probe for the Unusual Dynamics" J. Mol. Spect. 135, 402-445 (1989) 10.1016/0022-2852(89)90345-7
1999Jab/Win:213 W Jabs, M Winnewisser, SP Belov, F Lewen, F Maiwald, G Winnewisser "The structure of carbodiimide, HNCNH" Molecular Physics 1999 Vol 97 No1/2, 213-238 10.1080/00268979909482825
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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