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Experimental data for CH3CO+ (acetyl cation)

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Other names
Acetyl radical; acetyl;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2H3O/c1-2-3/h1H3 TUCNEACPLKLKNU-UHFFFAOYSA-N O=[C]C acetyl
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 -10.30 1.80 kJ mol-1 2005Rus/Bog:573
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -3.60 1.80 kJ mol-1 2005Rus/Bog:573
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 267.45   J K-1 mol-1 2005Rus/Bog:573
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 12.39   kJ mol-1 2005Rus/Bog:573
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 50.78   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
3 A' 1875   1982Jac:407       matrix
4 A' 1420   1982Jac:407       matrix

Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3CO+ (acetyl cation).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
       

Calculated rotational constants for CH3CO+ (acetyl cation).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of acetyl cation

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

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for CH3CO+ (acetyl cation).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 3
C-C 1
C=O 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 H4
C1 H5
C1 H6
C2 O3
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
7.000       webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
0.423 0.037 2002Rie/Tsc:231
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 CH3CO+ (acetyl cation).
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 CH3CO+ (acetyl cation).

References
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squib reference DOI
1982Jac:407 ME Jacox, "The reaction of F atoms with acetaldehyde and ethylene oxide. Vibrational spectra of the CH3CO and CH2CHO free radicals trapped in solid argon" Chem. Phys. 69(3) 407-422, 1982 10.1016/0301-0104(82)88079-8
2002Rie/Tsc:231 JC Rienstra-Kiracofe, GS Tschumper, HF Schaefer III, S Nandi, GB Ellison "Atomic and Molecular Electron Affinities: Photoelectron Experiments and Theoretical Computations" Chemical Reviews 2002, 102, 231-282 10.1021/cr990044u
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
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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