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Experimental data for CI4 (tetraiodomethane)

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Other names
Carbon tetraiodide;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CI4/c2-1(3,4)5 JOHCVVJGGSABQY-UHFFFAOYSA-N IC(I)(I)I
State Conformation
1A1 TD
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 267.94   kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation     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 178   webbook       sym stretch
2 E 90           deg. deform
3 T2 555           deg. stretch
4 T2 125           deg. deform

vibrational zero-point energy: 1199.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CI4 (tetraiodomethane).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.01070 0.01070 0.01070 2001Har/Sch:377-391 from re

Calculated rotational constants for CI4 (tetraiodomethane).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
3.910554E+09amu3Å6   1.79063154388992E-110gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of tetraiodomethane

Point Group Td


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
rCI 2.157 0.010 1 2 2001Har/Sch:377-391 rg

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
I2 1.2453 1.2453 1.2453
I3 1.2453 -1.2453 -1.2453
I4 -1.2453 1.2453 -1.2453
I5 -1.2453 -1.2453 1.2453

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 I2 I3 I4 I5
C1   2.15702.15702.15702.1570
I2 2.1570   3.52243.52243.5224
I3 2.15703.5224   3.52243.5224
I4 2.15703.52243.5224   3.5224
I5 2.15703.52243.52243.5224  

Calculated geometries for CI4 (tetraiodomethane).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
I2 C1 I3 109.471 I2 C1 I4 109.471
I2 C1 I5 109.471 I3 C1 I4 109.471
I3 C1 I5 109.471 I4 C1 I5 109.471

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-I 4

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 I2
C1 I3
C1 I4
C1 I5
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
8.950   9.100   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 Td True           Td 0 0
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 CI4 (tetraiodomethane).
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 Td True       Td 0 0

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CI4 (tetraiodomethane).

References
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squib reference DOI
2001Har/Sch:377-391 M Hargittai, G Schultz, P Schwerdtfeger, M Seth "The Structure of Gaseous Carbon Tetraiodide from Electron Diffraction and All Carbon Iodides, CIn (n = 1–4), and Their Dimers, C2I2n (n = 1–3) from High-Level Computation. Any Other Carbon-Iodide Species in the Vapor?" Structural Chemistry, Vol. 12, No. 5, October 2001 10.1023/a:1011960320787
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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