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Experimental data for C4H8 (methylcyclopropane)

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INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C4H8/c1-4-2-3-4/h4H,2-3H2,1H3 VNXBKJFUJUWOCW-UHFFFAOYSA-N CC1CC1
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
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 285.60 2.90 J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 82.20   J K-1 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

Calculated vibrational frequencies for C4H8 (methylcyclopropane).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.51713 0.21226 0.18635 NISThydrocarbon

Calculated rotational constants for C4H8 (methylcyclopropane).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
234207.8amu3Å6   1.07243101561875E-114gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of methylcyclopropane

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

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C4H8 (methylcyclopropane).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-C 4
H-C 8

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 C3
C1 C4
C1 H5
C2 H10
C2 H11
C2 H12
C4 H5
C4 H6
C4 H8
H5 H7
H5 H9
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
9.300 0.050     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 0.097   0.100 0.139 1968For/Bea:4671 x=a, z=c Cs 2 3
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 C4H8 (methylcyclopropane).
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

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C4H8 (methylcyclopropane).

References
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squib reference DOI
1968For/Bea:4671 RG Ford, RA Beaudet "Microwave spectra of Methylcyclopropanes. II. Methylcyclopropane 10.1063/1.1668043
NISThydrocarbon NIST Hydrocarbon spectral database (http://www.physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/MolSpec/Hydro/index.html) 10.18434/T4PC70
TRC Frenkel, M; Marsh, K.N.; Wilhoit, R.C.; Kabo, G.J.; Roganov, G.N.,Thermodynamics of Organic Compounds in the Gas State,Thermodynamics Research Center, College Station, TX, 1994  
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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