return to home page Computational Chemistry Comparison and Benchmark DataBase Release 22 (May 2022) Standard Reference Database 101 National Institute of Standards and Technology
You are here: Experimental > One molecule all properties

Experimental data for Mg2 (Magnesium diatomic)

22 02 02 11 45
Other names
Magnesium; Magnesium dimer; dimagnesium;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/2Mg HZZOEADXZLYIHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N [Mg]=[Mg] dimagnesium
State Conformation
1Σg D*H
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 287.63 0.08 kJ mol-1 JANAF Gurvich slightly different
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 288.16 0.08 kJ mol-1 JANAF Gurvich slightly different
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 240.19 0.50 J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 9.46   kJ mol-1 JANAF Gurvich slitghtly different
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 24.29   J K-1 mol-1 JANAF Gurvich slitghtly different
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 Σg 48 51 1979HUB/HER      

Detailed diatomic data
ωe ωexe ωeye Be αe ZPE reference
51.121 1.645 0.01624 0.09287 0.003776 25.25951 2007Iri:389

vibrational zero-point energy: 23.9 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for Mg2 (Magnesium diatomic).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  0.09287   1979HUB/HER

Calculated rotational constants for Mg2 (Magnesium diatomic).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
181.5186amu Å2   3.014234E-38gm cm2
Geometric Data
picture of Magnesium diatomic

Point Group D∞h


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
rMgMg 3.891   1 2 1979HUB/HER re

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Mg1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Mg2 0.0000 0.0000 3.8905

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  Mg1 Mg2
Mg1   3.8905
Mg2 3.8905  

Calculated geometries for Mg2 (Magnesium diatomic).

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
Mg1 Mg2
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1 1979HUB/HER 1Σg
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 1Σg D∞h True       0.000 NSRDS-NBS10   D∞h 0 1
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 Mg2 (Magnesium diatomic).
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 1Σg D∞h True       D∞h 0 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for Mg2 (Magnesium diatomic).

References
By selecting the following links, you may be leaving NIST webspace. We have provided these links to other web sites because they may have information that would be of interest to you. No inferences should be drawn on account of other sites being referenced, or not, from this page. There may be other web sites that are more appropriate for your purpose. NIST does not necessarily endorse the views expressed, or concur with the facts presented on these sites. Further, NIST does not endorse any commercial products that may be mentioned on these sites. Please address comments about this page to cccbdb@nist.gov.
squib reference DOI
1979HUB/HER Huber, K.P.; Herzberg, G., Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure. IV. Constants of Diatomic Molecules, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1979 10.1007/978-1-4757-0961-2
2007Iri:389 KK Irikura "Experimental Vibrational Zero-Point Energies: Diatomic Molecules" J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data 36(2), 389, 2007 10.1063/1.2436891
JANAF Chase, M.W., Jr.; Davies, C.A.; Downey, J.R., Jr.; Frurip, D.J.; McDonald, R.A.; Syverud, A.N., JANAF Thermochemical Tables (Third Edition), J. Phys. Chem. Ref. Data,Suppl. 1, 1985, 14, 1.  
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10

Got a better number? Please email us at cccbdb@nist.gov


Browse
PreviousNext