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Experimental data for CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride)

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Other names
Benzenoform; Carbon tet; Carbon Tetrachloride; Freon 10; Methane tetrachloride; Methane, tetrachloro-; Perchloromethane; Tetrachloromethane;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CCl4/c2-1(3,4)5 VZGDMQKNWNREIO-UHFFFAOYSA-N ClC(Cl)(Cl)Cl Perchloromethane
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 -95.60 1.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -93.35 1.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 309.46   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 17.16   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 82.89   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 A1 459   Shim       sym stretch
2 E 217   Shim       deg. deform
3 T2 776   Shim       deg. stretch
4 T2 314   Shim       deg. deform

vibrational zero-point energy: 2081.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride).
Gas-phase IR spectra can be found in the NIST Chemistry Webbook here.
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.05713 0.05713 0.05713 1984Yam/Tak:3800

Calculated rotational constants for CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
2.569262E+07amu3Å6   1.17645769270752E-112gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Carbon tetrachloride

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
rCCl 1.767 0.003 1 2 1998Kuc
aClCCl 109.4712 2 1 3 from symmetry

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
Cl2 1.0202 1.0202 1.0202
Cl3 -1.0202 -1.0202 1.0202
Cl4 -1.0202 1.0202 -1.0202
Cl5 1.0202 -1.0202 -1.0202

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 Cl2 Cl3 Cl4 Cl5
C1   1.76701.76701.76701.7670
Cl2 1.7670   2.88552.88552.8855
Cl3 1.76702.8855   2.88552.8855
Cl4 1.76702.88552.8855   2.8855
Cl5 1.76702.88552.88552.8855  

Calculated geometries for CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Cl2 C1 Cl3 109.471 Cl2 C1 Cl4 109.471
Cl2 C1 Cl5 109.471 Cl3 C1 Cl4 109.471
Cl3 C1 Cl5 109.471 Cl4 C1 Cl5 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-Cl 4

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 Cl2
C1 Cl3
C1 Cl4
C1 Cl5
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
11.470 0.010 11.690 0.800 webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
0.340   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       0.000 NSRDS-NBS10   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 CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride).
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 CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
10.002   1997Oln/Can:59

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for CCl4 (Carbon tetrachloride).

References
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squib reference DOI
1984Yam/Tak:3800 Yamamoto, S.; Takami, M.; Kuchitsu, K. "Diode laser spectroscopy of the (nu)3 band of carbon tetrachloride (C35Cl4) Stark modulation and cold jet infrared absorption spectrum." Journal of Chemical Physics. 81, 3800-3804 (1984) 10.1063/1.448181
1997Oln/Can:59 TN Olney, NM Cann, G Cooper, CE Brion, Absolute scale determination for photoabsorption spectra and the calculation of molecular properties using dipole sum-rules, Chem. Phys. 223 (1997) 59-98 10.1016/S0301-0104(97)00145-6
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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