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Experimental data for C2H- (Ethynyl anion)

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Other names
Ethynyl; Ethynyl radical;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2H/c1-2/h1H XEHVFKKSDRMODV-UHFFFAOYSA-N [C]#C Ethynyl
State Conformation
2Σ C*V
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 568.52 5.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 565.00 5.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 209.73   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 9.86   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 39.65   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 Σ 3299   VEEL5       CH stretch
2 Σ 1841   VEEL5       CC stretch
3 Π 372   VEEL5       bend

vibrational zero-point energy: 2941.3 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C2H- (Ethynyl anion).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  1.45683   1984Say/Ves:2247

Calculated rotational constants for C2H- (Ethynyl anion).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
11.57149amu Å2   1.921521E-39gm cm2
Geometric Data
picture of Ethynyl anion

Point Group C∞v


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
rCH 1.047   1 3 1998Kuc rs value
rCC 1.217   1 2 1998Kuc rs value
aHCC 180 2 1 3 1998Kuc

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
C2 0.0000 0.0000 -1.2165
H3 0.0000 0.0000 1.0465

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 C2 H3
C1   1.21651.0465
C2 1.2165   2.2631
H3 1.04652.2631  

Calculated geometries for C2H- (Ethynyl anion).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C2 C1 H3 180.000

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 H3
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 2   2Σ
3692.61 4 VEEL5

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
11.610 0.070     webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
2.923 0.037 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 2Σ C∞v True           C∞v 1 1
1 2 2A' Cs           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 C2H- (Ethynyl anion).
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 2Σ C∞v True       C∞v 1 1
1 2 2A' Cs       Cs 2 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C2H- (Ethynyl anion).

References
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squib reference DOI
1984Say/Ves:2247 Saykally, R.; Veseth, L. "Laser magnetic resonance rotational spectroscopy of 2Sigma radicals: Ethynyl (CCH)." Journal of Chemical Physics. 80, 2247-2255 (1984) 10.1063/1.447001
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
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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