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Experimental data for CH3ONO (Methyl nitrite)

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Other names
Methyl ester of nitrous acid; Methyl nitrite; Methylester kyseliny dusite; Nitrous acid, methyl ester;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CH3NO2/c1-4-2-3/h1H3 BLLFVUPNHCTMSV-UHFFFAOYSA-N O=NOC Methyl nitrite
State Conformation
1A' CS cis
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 -65.44 0.84 kJ mol-1 webbook
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation   0.84 kJ mol-1 webbook
Entropy (298.15K) entropy     J K-1 mol-1  
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity     kJ mol-1  
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' 3037   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
2 A' 2950   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
3 A' 1613   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
4 A' 1454   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
5 A' 1408   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
6 A' 1239   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
7 A' 991   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
8 A' 838   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
9 A' 627   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
10 A' 346   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
11 A" 2991   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
12 A" 1438   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
13 A" 1143   1994Bod/Uli:6441      
14 A"            
15 A" 186   1994Bod/Uli:6441      

vibrational zero-point energy: 10130.2 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3ONO (Methyl nitrite).
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 CH3ONO (Methyl nitrite).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
amu3Å6   0gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Methyl nitrite

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
rNO 1.182   6 7 1998Kuc cis structure
rNO 1.398   2 6 1998Kuc rs value, cis structure
rCO 1.437   1 2 1998Kuc cis structure
rCH 1.102   1 4 1998Kuc out of plane, assumed
rCH 1.090   1 3 1998Kuc inb-plane CH, assumed
aONO 114.8 2 6 7 1998Kuc cis structure
aCON 114.7 1 2 6 1998Kuc cis structure
aHCO 101.8 2 1 3 1998Kuc in plane H
aHCO 109.95 2 1 4 1998Kuc out of plane H
aHCH 108.1 4 1 5 1998Kuc out of plane Hs
aHCH 113.44 3 1 4 1998Kuc fro symmetry, in plane to out of plane Hs

These cartesians were determined using some assumed coordinate values. Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for CH3ONO (Methyl nitrite).

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 3
C-O 1
N-O 1
N=O 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 O2
C1 H3
C1 H4
C1 H5
O2 N6
N6 O7
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
10.440       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 cis True       2.050 1974Hel/Hel(II/6) ± 0.03 cis Cs 2 3
1 2 1A' CS trans       2.360 1974Hel/Hel(II/6) ± 0.03 trans 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 CH3ONO (Methyl nitrite).
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 cis True       Cs 2 3
1 2 1A' CS trans       Cs 2 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH3ONO (Methyl nitrite).

References
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squib reference DOI
1974Hel/Hel(II/6) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (eds.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Volume 6 Molecular Constants from Microwave, Molecular Beam, and Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1974. 10.1007/b19951 
1994Bod/Uli:6441 Bodenbinder, Ulic, and Willner. A Gas-Phase and Matrix Isolation Study of the Equiblibrium CH3ONO (Cis) <-> CH3ONO (Trans) by FTIR Spectroscopy. J. Phys. Chem. Vol. 98. # 26. pgs. 6441-6444. 10.1021/j100077a004
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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