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Experimental data for CH3COOH (Acetic acid)

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Other names
Acetasol; Acetic acid; Acetic acid, glacial; Acide acetique; Acido acetico; Azijnzuur; Essigsaeure; Ethanoic acid; Ethylic acid; Glacial acetic acid; Kyselina octova; Methanecarboxylic acid; Octowy kwas; Vinegar acid;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2H4O2/c1-2(3)4/h1H3,(H,3,4) QTBSBXVTEAMEQO-UHFFFAOYSA-N CC(O)=O Acetic acid
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 -432.30   kJ mol-1 TRC
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -418.10   kJ mol-1 TRC
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 283.47   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 13.60   kJ mol-1 TRC
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 63.44   J K-1 mol-1 webbook
Barrier to Internal Rotation 2.0   kJ 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
1 A' 3583   Shim      
2 A' 3051   Shim      
3 A' 2944   Shim      
4 A' 1788   Shim      
5 A' 1430   Shim      
6 A' 1382   Shim      
7 A' 1264   Shim      
8 A' 1182   Shim      
9 A' 989   Shim      
10 A' 847   Shim      
11 A' 657   Shim      
12 A'     Shim       questionable (581 listed)
13 A" 2996   Shim      
14 A" 1430   Shim      
15 A" 1048   Shim      
16 A" 642   Shim      
17 A" 534   Shim      
18 A" 93   Shim      

vibrational zero-point energy: 12930.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3COOH (Acetic acid).
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
0.37773 0.31669 0.17766 2003Ily/Ale:170

Calculated rotational constants for CH3COOH (Acetic acid).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
225413.2amu3Å6   1.03216053090037E-114gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Acetic acid

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
rCC 1.517   1 2 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCO 1.212   2 3 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCO 1.361   2 7 1976Hellwege(II/7)
rCH 1.100   1 4 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCO 126.6 1 2 3 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aCCO 110.6 1 2 7 1976Hellwege(II/7)
aOCO 123 3 2 7 1976Hellwege(II/7)

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for CH3COOH (Acetic acid).

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
H-O 1
C-C 1
C-O 1
C=O 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 H4
C1 H5
C1 H6
C2 O3
C2 O7
O7 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
10.650 0.020 10.840   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 0.860 1.470   1.700 1971Kri/Sae:4553 μa=0.86± 0.01 D, μb=1.47± 0.02 D MW 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 CH3COOH (Acetic acid).
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 CH3COOH (Acetic acid).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
5.149   1998Gus/Rui:163

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for CH3COOH (Acetic acid).

References
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squib reference DOI
1971Kri/Sae:4553 LC Krisher, E Saegebarth "MICROWAVE SPECTRUM OF ACETIC ACID, CH3COOH AND CD3COOH" J. Chem. Phys. 54(11) 4553, 1971 10.1063/1.1674721
1976Hellwege(II/7) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (ed.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics Volume 7: Structure Data of Free Polyatomic Molecules. Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1976.  
1998Gus/Rui:163 M Gussoni, R Rui, G Zerbi "Electronic and relaxation contribution to linear molecular polarizability. An analysis of the experimental values" J. Mol. Struct. 447 (1998) 163-215 10.1016/S0022-2860(97)00292-5
2003Ily/Ale:170 VV Ilyushin, EA Alekseev, SF Dyubko, I Kleiner "The second torsional state of acetic acid" J. Mol. Spect. 220 (2003) 170-186 10.1016/S0022-2852(03)00073-0
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
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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