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Experimental data for B(CH3)3 (trimethylborane)

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Other names
trimethylboron;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C3H9B/c1-4(2)3/h1-3H3 WXRGABKACDFXMG-UHFFFAOYSA-N CB(C)C
State Conformation
1A C3
Enthalpy of formation (Hfg), Entropy, Integrated heat capacity (0 K to 298.15 K) (HH), Heat Capacity (Cp)
Property Value Uncertainty units Reference Comment
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' 2975   1993Man/Blu:9412-9419      
2 A' 2875          
3 A' 1440          
4 A' 1440          
5 A' 906          
6 A' 675          
7 A" 2986          
8 A" 1459          
9 A" 968          
10 A" 336          
11 A"            
12 E' 2986          
13 E' 2921          
14 E' 1459          
15 E' 1459          
16 E' 1309          
17 E' 1149          
18 E' 320          
19 E" 2975          
20 E" 1440          
21 E" 855          
22 E"            

vibrational zero-point energy: 24903.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for B(CH3)3 (trimethylborane).
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

Calculated rotational constants for B(CH3)3 (trimethylborane).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of trimethylborane

Point Group C3h


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
rBC 1.578 0.001 1 2 1993Man/Blu:9412-9419
rHC 1.114 0.015 2 5 1993Man/Blu:9412-9419 average of C-H bond lengths
aCBC 120 2 1 3 1993Man/Blu:9412-9419
aHCB 112.5 1 2 5 1993Man/Blu:9412-9419 average

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for B(CH3)3 (trimethylborane).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
B-C 3
H-C 9

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
B1 C2
B1 C3
B1 C4
C2 H5
C2 H6
C2 H7
C3 H8
C3 H9
C3 H10
C4 H11
C4 H12
C4 H13
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
10.400       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 C3 True           C3h 0 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 B(CH3)3 (trimethylborane).
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 C3 True       C3h 0 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for B(CH3)3 (trimethylborane).

References
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squib reference DOI
1993Man/Blu:9412-9419 C Manzanares, VM Blunt, JPeng "Vibrational ab initio calculations and spectra of C–H bonds of trimethylboron" J. Chem. Phys. 99, 9412 (1993) 10.1063/1.465475
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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