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Experimental data for H2CCCCH2 (Butatriene)

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Other names
cumulene; 1,2,3-Butatriene;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C4H4/c1-3-4-2/h1-2H2 WHVXVDDUYCELKP-UHFFFAOYSA-N C=C=C=C
State Conformation
1Ag D2H
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  
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation     kJ mol-1  
Entropy (298.15K) entropy     J K-1 mol-1  
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity     kJ mol-1  
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 81.30 1.40 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
1 Ag 2995   1966Mil/Mat:173      
2 Ag 2079          
3 Ag 1430          
4 Ag 878          
5 Au 736          
6 B1u 2994          
7 B1u 1608          
8 B1u 1370          
9 B2g 878           assumed under nu4
10 B2g 544           moved from nu9 moved from nu9
11 B2u 3080          
12 B2u 1060          
13 B2u 215          
14 B3g 3059          
15 B3g             663 questionable
16 B3g 330          
17 B3u 854          
18 B3u 215           asssumed from nu13

vibrational zero-point energy: 12162.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for H2CCCCH2 (Butatriene).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
4.90414 0.13197 0.12851 1976Hellwege(II/7) derived from structure

Calculated rotational constants for H2CCCCH2 (Butatriene).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
57597.32amu3Å6   2.63736516985969E-115gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Butatriene

Point Group D2h


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 1.083   3 5 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.318   1 3 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCC 1.283   1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aHCH 117 5 3 6 1976Hellwege(II/7) !assumed
aHCC 121.5 1 3 5 1976Hellwege(II/7) by symmetry

These cartesians were determined using some assumed coordinate values. Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 0.6415
C2 0.0000 0.0000 -0.6415
C3 0.0000 0.0000 1.9595
C4 0.0000 0.0000 -1.9595
H5 0.0000 0.9234 2.5254
H6 0.0000 -0.9234 2.5254
H7 0.0000 0.9234 -2.5254
H8 0.0000 -0.9234 -2.5254

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 C2 C3 C4 H5 H6 H7 H8
C1   1.28301.31802.60102.09802.09803.29873.2987
C2 1.2830   2.60101.31803.29873.29872.09802.0980
C3 1.31802.6010   3.91901.08301.08304.57894.5789
C4 2.60101.31803.9190   4.57894.57891.08301.0830
H5 2.09803.29871.08304.5789   1.84685.05075.3778
H6 2.09803.29871.08304.57891.8468   5.37785.0507
H7 3.29872.09804.57891.08305.05075.3778   1.8468
H8 3.29872.09804.57891.08305.37785.05071.8468  

Calculated geometries for H2CCCCH2 (Butatriene).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C4 180.000 C1 C3 H5 121.500
C1 C3 H6 121.500 C2 C1 C3 180.000
C2 C4 H7 121.500 C2 C4 H8 121.500
H5 C3 H6 117.000 H7 C4 H8 117.000

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C=C 3
H-C 4

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 C3
C2 C4
C3 H5
C3 H6
C4 H7
C4 H8
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1Ag

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
9.150 0.020     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 1Ag D2h True           D2h 0 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 H2CCCCH2 (Butatriene).
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 1Ag D2h True       D2h 0 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for H2CCCCH2 (Butatriene).

References
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squib reference DOI
1966Mil/Mat:173 FA Miller, I Matsubara "Butatriene: infrared and Raman spectra and structure" Spectrochemica Acta 1966, 22, 173-186 10.1016/0371-1951(66)80228-X
1976Hellwege(II/7) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (ed.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics Volume 7: Structure Data of Free Polyatomic Molecules. Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1976.  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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