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Experimental data for ClCN (chlorocyanogen)

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Other names
Chlorcyan; Chlorine cyanide; Chlorocyan; Chlorocyanide; Chlorocyanogen; Chlorure de cyanogene; CK; Cyanochloride; Cyanogen chloride; Cyanogen chloride ((CN)Cl); Cyanogen chloride, inhibited; cyanic chloride;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CClN/c2-1-3 QPJDMGCKMHUXFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N N#CCl cyanic chloride
State Conformation
1Σ C*V
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 134.20 2.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 133.51 2.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 236.14   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 10.67   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 44.97   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
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 Σ 2216   Shim       CN stretch
2 Σ 744   Shim       CCl stretch
3 Π 378   Shim       bend

vibrational zero-point energy: 1858.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for ClCN (chlorocyanogen).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  0.19917   1993Fav/Mel:165

Calculated rotational constants for ClCN (chlorocyanogen).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
84.64124amu Å2   1.405523E-38gm cm2
Geometric Data
picture of chlorocyanogen

Point Group C∞v


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
rCN 1.161   2 3 1998Kuc re value
rCCl 1.629   1 2 1998Kuc re value

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Cl1 0.0000 0.0000 1.6290
C2 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
N3 0.0000 0.0000 -1.1606

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  Cl1 C2 N3
Cl1   1.62902.7896
C2 1.6290   1.1606
N3 2.78961.1606  

Calculated geometries for ClCN (chlorocyanogen).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl1 C2 N3 180.000

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
C-Cl 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
Cl1 C2
C2 N3
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1Σ

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
12.360 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 1Σ C∞v True       2.820 NSRDS-NBS10 MW C∞v 1 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 ClCN (chlorocyanogen).
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 1Σ C∞v True 1.950 1.950 -3.900 1974Hel/Hel(II/6) C∞v 1 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for ClCN (chlorocyanogen).

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 
1993Fav/Mel:165 Favero, L.B.; Melandri, S.; Favero, P.G. "Microwave spectrum of 35ClCN in excited vibrational states." Chemical Physics. 176, 165-170 (1993) 10.1016/0301-0104(93)85014-Y
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
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
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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