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Experimental data for H2CSe (Selenoformaldehyde)

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Other names
Methaneselenal;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CH2Se/c1-2/h1H2 C=[Se]
State Conformation
1A1 C2V
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 A1 2973   webbook       CH2 s-stretch
2 A1 1413           CH2 sciss
3 A1 854           C=Se str
4 B1 916           OPLA
5 B2 3053           CH2 a-stretch
6 B2 913           HCSe bend

vibrational zero-point energy: 5061.3 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for H2CSe (Selenoformaldehyde).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
9.69038 0.41383 0.39615 1995Joo/Clo:7351-7358 80Se

Calculated rotational constants for H2CSe (Selenoformaldehyde).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
3015.602amu3Å6   1.38083551178437E-116gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Selenoformaldehyde

Point Group C2v


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
rCSe 1.753   1 2 1986Bro/God:292-297 rs
rHC 1.090   1 3 1986Bro/God:292-297 rs
aHCH 117.93 3 1 4 1986Bro/God:292-297
aHCSe 121.04 2 1 3 1986Bro/God:292-297 by symmetry

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 -1.3924
Se2 0.0000 0.0000 0.3607
H3 0.0000 0.9343 -1.9546
H4 0.0000 -0.9343 -1.9546

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 Se2 H3 H4
C1   1.75311.09041.0904
Se2 1.7531   2.49672.4967
H3 1.09042.4967   1.8686
H4 1.09042.49671.8686  

Calculated geometries for H2CSe (Selenoformaldehyde).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
Se2 C1 H3 121.035 Se2 C1 H4 121.035
H3 C1 H4 117.930

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 2
C=Se 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 Se2
C1 H3
C1 H4
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1

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 1A1 C2v True       1.410 1985Bro/God:29-30 MW μ0 C2v 1 2
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 H2CSe (Selenoformaldehyde).
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 1A1 C2v True       C2v 1 2

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for H2CSe (Selenoformaldehyde).

References
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squib reference DOI
1985Bro/God:29-30 RD Brown, PD Godfrey, D McNaughton "The Microwave Spectrum of Selenoformaldehyde" Chem. Phys.Lett. 118, 29-30, 1985 10.1016/0009-2614(85)85259-3
1986Bro/God:292-297 RD Brown, PD Godfrey, D McNaughton "The Structure of H2CSe from Microwave Spectroscopy" J. Mol. Spec.120,292-297 (1986) 10.1016/0022-2852(86)90005-6
1995Joo/Clo:7351-7358 D-L Joo, DJ Clouthier, RH Judge, DC Moule "Very large zero field splittings in the triplet state of an asymmetric top: Rotational analysis and Zeeman effects in the 820 nm ã 3A2– X̃ 1A1 band system of selenoformaldehyde" J. Chem. Phys. 102, 7351 (1995) 10.1063/1.469047
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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