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Experimental data for CH2NH+ (Methanimine cation)

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Other names
Methanimine; Methyleneimine;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CH3N/c1-2/h2H,1H2 WDWDWGRYHDPSDS-UHFFFAOYSA-N C=N Methanimine
State Conformation
1A' 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     kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 91.20   kJ mol-1 webbook
Entropy (298.15K) entropy     J K-1 mol-1  
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity     kJ mol-1  
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' 3263   VEEL5       NH stretch
2 A' 3024   VEEL5       CH stretch
3 A' 2914   VEEL5       CH stretch
4 A' 1638   VEEL5       C=N stretch
5 A' 1452   VEEL5       CH2 scissors
6 A' 1344   VEEL5       HCNH deform.
7 A' 1058   VEEL5       HCNH deform.
8 A" 1127   VEEL5       torsion
9 A" 1061   VEEL5       CH2 wag

vibrational zero-point energy: 8440.9 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH2NH+ (Methanimine cation).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
6.54490 1.15555 0.97909 1977Pea/Lov:4149

Calculated rotational constants for CH2NH+ (Methanimine cation).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
646.9626amu3Å6   2.96242356381958E-117gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Methanimine 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
rCN 1.273   1 2 1979Har/Lau:619
rNH 1.023   2 5 1979Har/Lau:619
rCH 1.103   1 3 1979Har/Lau:619 same side as NH
rCH 1.081   1 4 1979Har/Lau:619
aHNC 110.5 1 2 5 1979Har/Lau:619
aHCH 116.9 3 1 4 1979Har/Lau:619
aHCN 123.4 2 1 3 1979Har/Lau:619 same side as NH
aHCN 119.7 2 1 4 1979Har/Lau:619

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0588 0.5875 0.0000
N2 0.0588 -0.6855 0.0000
H3 -0.8621 1.1946 0.0000
H4 0.9977 1.1231 0.0000
H5 -0.8995 -1.0438 0.0000

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 N2 H3 H4 H5
C1   1.27301.10301.08101.8919
N2 1.2730   2.09362.03781.0230
H3 1.10302.0936   1.86122.2388
H4 1.08102.03781.8612   2.8800
H5 1.89191.02302.23882.8800  

Calculated geometries for CH2NH+ (Methanimine cation).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 H5 110.500 N2 C1 H3 123.400
N2 C1 H4 119.700 H3 C1 H4 116.900

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C=N 1
H-N 1
H-C 2

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 N2
C1 H3
C1 H4
N2 H5
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A'

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
9.970   10.700   webbook

Proton Affinity (kJ mol-1)
Proton Affinity unc. Product reference comment
852.9   CH2NH2+ 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 1A' Cs True -1.300 1.500   2.000 1974Hel/Hel(II/6) μa 1.3, μb 1.5 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 CH2NH+ (Methanimine 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 1A' Cs True       Cs 2 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH2NH+ (Methanimine cation).

References
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squib reference DOI
1974Hel/Hel(II/6) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (eds.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Volume 6 Molecular Constants from Microwave, Molecular Beam, and Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1974. 10.1007/b19951 
1977Pea/Lov:4149 R Pearson, Jr; FJ Lovas "Microwave spectrum and molecular structure of methylenimine (CH2NH)" J. Chem. Phys. 66(9) 4149, 1977 10.1063/1.434490
1979Har/Lau:619 Harmony, Laurie, Kuczkowski, et.al., Molecular structures of gas-phase polyatomic molecules determined by spectroscopic methods, J. of Phys. And Chem. Ref. Data, Vol. 8, #3, pgs. 619-722 10.1063/1.555605
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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