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Experimental data for C3H4O (Methylketene)

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INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C3H4O/c1-2-3-4/h2H,1H3 UYLUJGRCKKSWHS-UHFFFAOYSA-N O=C=CC
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
Hfg(298.15K) enthalpy of formation -86.00   kJ mol-1 TRC
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -77.00   kJ mol-1 TRC
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 277.90   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 15.47   kJ mol-1 TRC
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 71.40   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Barrier to Internal Rotation 4.9   kJ mol-1 1966Bak/Chr:883
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 C3H4O (Methylketene).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
1.29823 0.15035 0.13799 1966Bak/Chr:883

Calculated rotational constants for C3H4O (Methylketene).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
177858.3amu3Å6   8.14408089811875E-115gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Methylketene

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
rCO 1.171   1 4 1966Bak/Chr:883
rCC 1.306   1 2 1966Bak/Chr:883
rCC 1.518   2 3 1966Bak/Chr:883
rCH 1.083   2 5 1966Bak/Chr:883 vinyl
rCH 1.083   3 6 1966Bak/Chr:883 methyl
aCCO 180 2 1 4 1966Bak/Chr:883
aCCC 122.6 1 2 3 1966Bak/Chr:883
aHCC 113.7 1 2 5 1966Bak/Chr:883
aHCH 109.9 6 3 7 1966Bak/Chr:883

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C3H4O (Methylketene).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
C-C 1
C=C 1
C=O 1
H-C 4

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 O4
C2 C3
C2 H5
C3 H6
C3 H7
C3 H8
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
8.950       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 1.755 0.350 0.000 1.790 1966Bak/Chr:883 x=a, y=b 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 C3H4O (Methylketene).
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 C3H4O (Methylketene).

References
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squib reference DOI
1966Bak/Chr:883 B Bak, JJ Christiansen, K Kuntsmann, L Nygaard, J Rastrup-Andersen "Microwave Spectrum, Molecular Structure, Barrier to Internal Rotation, and Dipole Moment of Methylketene" J. Chem. Phys. 45(1), 883, 1966 10.1063/1.1727700
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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