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Experimental data for CH2NN (diazomethane)

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INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CH2N2/c1-3-2/h1H2 YXHKONLOYHBTNS-UHFFFAOYSA-N C=[N+]=[N-]
State Conformation
1A1 C2V
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 206.00 9.60 kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 215.00 9.60 kJ 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 A1 3073   1951Cra/Fle:406 4.6 0.6 1996Khl/Pai:318 CH2 s-stretch
2 A1 2101   1951Cra/Fle:406 171.0 20.0 1996Khl/Pai:318 NN stretch
3 A1 1415   1951Cra/Fle:406 12.0 1.0 1996Khl/Pai:318 CH2 sciss
4 A1 1175   1996Khl/Pai:318 3.1 0.7 1996Khl/Pai:318 C=N stretch
5 B1 565   1963Moo:1884       B1 and B2 switched CNN bend out of plane
6 B1 406   1963Moo:1884       B1 and B2 switched CH2 wag
7 B2 3150   1951Cra/Fle:406       B1 and B2 switched CH2 a-stretch
8 B2 1110   1963Moo:1884 0.1 0.0 1996Khl/Pai:318 B1 and B2 switched CH2 rock
9 B2 420   1963Moo:1884 35.4 4.7 1996Khl/Pai:318 B1 and B2 switched CNN bend inplane

vibrational zero-point energy: 6707.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH2NN (diazomethane).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
9.11200 0.37711 0.36176 1966Herzberg

Calculated rotational constants for CH2NN (diazomethane).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
3853.804amu3Å6   1.7646460403792E-116gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of diazomethane

Point Group C2v


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 1.075   1 4 1976Hellwege(II/7) r0
aHCH 126 4 1 5 1976Hellwege(II/7) a0
rCN 1.300   1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7) rs
rNN 1.139   2 3 1976Hellwege(II/7) rs

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 -1.1453
N2 0.0000 0.0000 0.1547
N3 0.0000 0.0000 1.2937
H4 0.0000 0.9578 -1.6334
H5 0.0000 -0.9578 -1.6334

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C1   1.30002.43901.07501.0750
N2 1.3000   1.13902.02842.0284
N3 2.43901.1390   3.07983.0798
H4 1.07502.02843.0798   1.9157
H5 1.07502.02843.07981.9157  

Calculated geometries for CH2NN (diazomethane).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 N3 180.000 N2 C1 H4 117.000
N2 C1 H5 117.000 H4 C1 H5 126.000

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 N2
C1 H4
C1 H5
N2 N3
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
8.999 0.001     webbook

Proton Affinity (kJ mol-1)
Proton Affinity unc. Product reference comment
858.9   NCNH3+ 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 1A1 C2v True       1.500 NSRDS-NBS10 MW N quadrupole interference? C2v 1 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 CH2NN (diazomethane).
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 1A1 C2v True       C2v 1 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH2NN (diazomethane).

References
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1951Cra/Fle:406 BL Crawford, WH Fletcher "Infrared Spectra of CH2N2 and CD2N2" J. Chem. Phys. 19(4), 406, 1951 10.1063/1.1748238
1963MOo:1884 CB Moore "Vibration-Rotation Spectrum of the Perpendicular Bending Modes of CH2N2" J. Chem. Phys. 39(7), 1884, 1963 10.1063/1.1734548
1966Herzberg Herzberg, G., Electronic spectra and electronic structure of polyatomic molecules,Van Nostrand,New York, 1966  
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.  
1996Khl/Pai:318 M Khlifi, P Paillous, P Bruston, F Raulin, JC Guillemin "Absolute IR Band Intensities of CH2N2, CH3N3, and CH3NC in the 250-4300 cm-1 Region and Upper Limits of Abundance in Titan's Stratosphere" Icarus 124, 318-328 (1996) 10.1006/icar.1996.0207
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
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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