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Experimental data for C2H5+ (Ethyl cation)

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Other names
Ethyl radical; ethyl;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2H5/c1-2/h1H2,2H3 QUPDWYMUPZLYJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N [CH2]C ethyl
State Conformation
2A' CS
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 120.90 1.70 kJ mol-1 1994Ber/Ell:2744
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 131.80 1.70 kJ mol-1 1994Ber/Ell:2744
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 250.52   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 11.81   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 46.60   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 A' 3033   VEEL5      
2 A' 2842   VEEL5      
5 A' 1440   VEEL5      
6 A' 1366   VEEL5      
7 A' 1138   VEEL5      
9 A' 528   VEEL5      
10 A" 3112   VEEL5      
11 A" 2987   VEEL5      
12 A" 1440   VEEL5      
13 A" 1175   VEEL5      

Calculated vibrational frequencies for C2H5+ (Ethyl cation).
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 C2H5+ (Ethyl cation).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Ethyl cation

Point Group Cs


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 C2H5+ (Ethyl cation).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 5
C-C 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 H3
C1 H4
C1 H5
C2 H6
C2 H7
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 2   2A'

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
8.117 0.008 8.510 0.010 webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
-0.260 0.089 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 2A' Cs True           Cs 2 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 C2H5+ (Ethyl cation).
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 2A' Cs True       Cs 2 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C2H5+ (Ethyl cation).

References
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squib reference DOI
1994Ber/Ell:2744 J Berkowitz, GB Ellison, D Gutman "Three Methods To Measure RH Bond Energies" J. Phys. Chem. 1994, 98, 2744-2765 10.1021/j100062a009
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
VEEL5 M.E. Jacox, Vibrational and Electronic Energy Levels of Polyatomic Transient Molecules, J. Phys. Chem.Ref. Data, Monograph 3 (1994) (updated data in NIST Chemistry Webbook - http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry/  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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