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Experimental data for HCO- (formyl anion)

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Other names
Formyl; Formyl radical;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CHO/c1-2/h1H CFHIDWOYWUOIHU-UHFFFAOYSA-N [CH]=O Formyl
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 42.00 5.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 41.63 5.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 224.34   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 9.99   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 34.59   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' 2434   VEEL5       CH stretch
2 A' 1868   VEEL5       CO stretch
3 A' 1081   VEEL5       HCO bend

vibrational zero-point energy: 2691.7 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for HCO- (formyl anion).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
22.36500 1.49440 1.40080 1966Herzberg

Calculated rotational constants for HCO- (formyl anion).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
102.324amu3Å6   4.68538929078094E-118gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of formyl anion

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
rCH 1.080   1 2 1966Herzberg
rCO 1.198   1 3 1966Herzberg
aHCO 119.5 2 1 3 1966Herzberg

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
H2 1.0800 0.0000 0.0000
O3 -0.5899 1.0427 0.0000

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 H2 O3
C1   1.08001.1980
H2 1.0800   1.9687
O3 1.19801.9687  

Calculated geometries for HCO- (formyl anion).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 O3 119.500

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 H2
C1 O3
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 2   2A'
9294 2  

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
8.120 0.040 9.310 0.010 webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
0.313 0.005 webbook

Proton Affinity (kJ mol-1)
Proton Affinity unc. Product reference comment
636.0   H2CO+ 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 HCO- (formyl 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 2A' Cs True       Cs 2 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for HCO- (formyl anion).

References
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squib reference DOI
1966Herzberg Herzberg, G., Electronic spectra and electronic structure of polyatomic molecules,Van Nostrand,New York, 1966  
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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