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Experimental data for CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical)

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Other names
Hydroxymethyl; Hydroxymethyl radical; Methyl radical, hydroxy-; Methyl, hydroxy-;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CH3O/c1-2/h2H,1H2 CBOIHMRHGLHBPB-UHFFFAOYSA-N [CH2]O
State Conformation
2A C1
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 -17.00 0.70 kJ mol-1 2005Rus/Bog:573
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -10.70 0.70 kJ mol-1 2005Rus/Bog:573
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 244.17   J K-1 mol-1 2005Rus/Bog:573
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 11.78   kJ mol-1 2005Rus/Bog:573
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 47.40   J K-1 mol-1 2005Rus/Bog:573
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 3650   VEEL5      
4 A 1459   VEEL5      
5 A 1334   VEEL5      
6 A 1176   VEEL5      
7 A 1048   VEEL5      
8 A 482   VEEL5      
9 A 234   VEEL5      

Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
6.62400 1.01400 0.87600 2000Ari/Con:393

Calculated rotational constants for CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
814.1927amu3Å6   3.72816552090308E-117gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Hydroxymethyl radical

Point Group C1


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 CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical).

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 O2
C1 H3
C1 H4
O2 H5
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
7.562 0.004 8.140 0.010 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 C1 True           C1 3 5
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 CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical).
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 C1 True       C1 3 5

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH2OH (Hydroxymethyl radical).

References
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squib reference DOI
2000Ari/Con:393 Aristov, V.; Conroy, D.; Reisler, H. "Symmetry and lifetime of the hydroxymethyl radical in the 3p Rydberg state." Chemical Physics Letters. 318, 393-401 (2000) 10.1016/S0009-2614(00)00042-7
2005Rus/Bog:573 B Ruscic, JE Boggs, A Burcat, AG Csaszar, J Demaison, R Janoschek, JML Martin, ML Morton, MJ Rossi, JF Stanton, PG Szalay, PR Westmoreland, F Zabel, T Berces "IUPAC Critical Evaluation of Thermochemical Properties of Selected Radicals. Part I" J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data, Vol. 34, No. 2, 2005, 573 10.1063/1.1724828
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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