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Experimental data for C12H8 (Acenaphthylene)

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Other names
Acenaphthalene; Cyclopenta[de]naphthalene;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C12H8/c1-3-9-4-2-6-11-8-7-10(5-1)12(9)11/h1-8H HXGDTGSAIMULJN-UHFFFAOYSA-N C12=C3C=CC=C1C=CC=C2C=C3
State Conformation
1A1 C2V
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 263.20 3.70 kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation   3.70 kJ mol-1 webbook
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 154.80 1.00 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

Calculated vibrational frequencies for C12H8 (Acenaphthylene).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.05043 0.04072 0.02253 2007Tho/The:1309-1314

Calculated rotational constants for C12H8 (Acenaphthylene).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
1.03543E+08amu3Å6   4.7412068095488E-112gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Acenaphthylene

Point Group C2v


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 C12H8 (Acenaphthylene).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C:C 14
H-C 8

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 C5
C1 C6
C2 C3
C3 C4
C3 C7
C3 H15
C4 C8
C4 H16
C5 C9
C5 C11
C6 C10
C6 C12
C7 C9
C7 H13
C8 C10
C8 H14
C9 H17
C10 H18
C11 C12
C11 H19
C12 H20
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
8.120 0.100     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 1A1 C2v True           C2v 1 2
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 C12H8 (Acenaphthylene).
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 1A1 C2v True       C2v 1 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C12H8 (Acenaphthylene).

References
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squib reference DOI
2007Tho/The:1309-1314 S. Thorwirth, P Theule, CA Gottlieb, MC McCarthy, P Thaddeus "ROTATIONAL SPECTRA OF SMALL PAHs: ACENAPHTHYLENE, AZULENE, AND FLUORENE" Astrophysical Journal 662 1309 - 1314, 2007 10.1086/518026
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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