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Experimental data for NH2CN (cyanamide)

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Other names
carbamonitrile; Amidocyanogen; Carbimide; Cyanoamine; Cyanogen nitride; Cyanogenamide; Hydrogen cyanamide; cyanamide;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CH2N2/c2-1-3/h2H2 XZMCDFZZKTWFGF-UHFFFAOYSA-N NC#N cyanamide
State Conformation
1A' 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 134.00   kJ mol-1 webbook derived from Crystal and sublimation enthalpies
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation     kJ mol-1 webbook derived from Crystal and sublimation enthalpies
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' 3420   1986Bir/Win:382       NH2 s-str NH2 s-str
2 A' 2270   1986Bir/Win:382       C#N str C#N stretch
3 A' 1595   1986Bir/Win:382       NH2 scissors NH2 scissors
4 A' 1055   1986Bir/Win:382       C-N str CN stretch
5 A' 408   1986Bir/Win:382       NH2 wag 0- 49, 1+ 413.6, 1- 714.1 NH2 wag
6 A' 487   1982Dao/Pou:103       NCN bend NCN bend
7 A" 3480   1986Bir/Win:382       NH2 a-str NH2 a-str
8 A"             NH2 rock NH2 rock
9 A" 435   1986Bir/Win:382       NCN bend NCN bend

vibrational zero-point energy: 6575.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for NH2CN (cyanamide).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
10.41120 0.33789 0.32909 1986Bir/Win:382 1

Calculated rotational constants for NH2CN (cyanamide).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
4138.028amu3Å6   1.89479135780918E-116gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of cyanamide

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
rNH 1.006 0.000 3 4 2011Kra/Kis:144
aHNH 112.74 0.17 4 3 5 2011Kra/Kis:144
rCN 1.159 0.000 1 2 2011Kra/Kis:144
rCN 1.347 0.000 1 3 2011Kra/Kis:144
aCNC 178.22 0.17 2 1 3 2011Kra/Kis:144

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.2207 0.0000
N2 -0.0846 1.3770 0.0000
N3 0.1400 -1.1190 0.0000
H4 -0.1938 -1.5650 0.8375
H5 -0.1938 -1.5650 -0.8375

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 N2 N3 H4 H5
C1   1.15941.34701.98191.9819
N2 1.1594   2.50613.06093.0609
N3 1.34702.5061   1.00591.0059
H4 1.98193.06091.0059   1.6751
H5 1.98193.06091.00591.6751  

Calculated geometries for NH2CN (cyanamide).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N3 H4 113.985 C1 N3 H5 113.985
N2 C1 N3 178.220 H4 N3 H5 112.740

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
C-N 1
H-N 2

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

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

Proton Affinity (kJ mol-1)
Proton Affinity unc. Product reference comment
805.6   NH2CNH+ 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 1A' Cs True 4.320     4.320 1974Hel/Hel(II/6) μa = 4.32 ± 0.08 D Cs 2 3
1 2 1A1 C2v False           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 NH2CN (cyanamide).
Vibration specific dipole moments
Vibrational Quantum numbers Dip x Dip y Dip z Dip total Squib Comment
0       4.320 1974Hel/Hel(II/6) ± 0.08 D
v inv = 1       4.270 1974Hel/Hel(II/6) ± 0.08 D

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 1A' Cs True       Cs 2 3
1 2 1A1 C2v False       C2v 1 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for NH2CN (cyanamide).

References
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squib reference DOI
1974Hel/Hel(II/6) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (eds.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Volume 6 Molecular Constants from Microwave, Molecular Beam, and Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1974. 10.1007/b19951 
1982Dao/Pou:103 A Daoudi, C Pouchan, H Sauvaitre "VIBRATIONAL ANALYSIS OF TAUTOMERIC MOLECULES OF CYANAMIDE AND OF CARBODIIMIDE FROM A CALCULATION OF MOLECULAR WAVE-FUNCTIONS" J. Mol. Struct. Theochem 6(1-2) 103-113, 1982 10.1016/0166-1280(82)80157-7
1986Bir/Win:382 M BIrk, M Winnewisser "The Rotation-Vibration Spectrum of Gaseous Cyanamide (H2NCN)" Chem. Phys. Lett. 123(5), 382-385, 1986 10.1016/0009-2614(86)80026-4
2011Kra/Kis:144 A Krasnicki, Z Kisiel, W Jabs, BP Winnewisser, M Winnewisser "Analysis of the mm- and submm-wave rotational spectra of isotopic cyanamide: New isotopologues and molecular geometry" J. Mol. Spect. 267 (2011) 144-149 10.1016/j.jms.2011.03.005
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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