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Experimental data for CH3OH (Methyl alcohol)

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Other names
Alcool methylique; Alcool metilico; Carbinol; Colonial spirit; Columbian spirit; Columbian spirits; Hydroxymethane; Metanolo; Methanol; Methyl Alcohol; Methyl hydrate; Methyl hydroxide; Methylalkohol; Methylol; Metylowy alkohol; Monohydroxymethane; Pyroxylic spirit; Wood alcohol; Wood spirit; Wood naphtha;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CH4O/c1-2/h2H,1H3 OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N CO Methanol
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 -201.00 0.60 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -190.12 0.60 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 239.87   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 11.44   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 44.10   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Barrier to Internal Rotation 4.5   kJ mol-1 1984Her/Mes:42 V3=373.08395, V6=-0.80 cm-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' 3681   Shim       OH stretch
2 A' 3000   Shim       CH3 d-stretch
3 A' 2844   Shim       CH3 s-stretch
4 A' 1477   Shim       CH3 d-deform
5 A' 1455   Shim       CH3 s-deform
6 A' 1345   Shim       OH bend
7 A' 1060   Shim       CH3 rock
8 A' 1033   Shim       CO stretch
9 A" 2960   Shim       CH3 d-stretch
10 A" 1477   Shim       CH3 d-deform
11 A" 1165   Shim       CH3 rock
12 A" 200   Shim       torsion

vibrational zero-point energy: 10848.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3OH (Methyl alcohol).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
4.25730 0.82338 0.79273 1984Her/Mes:42

Calculated rotational constants for CH3OH (Methyl alcohol).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
1723.984amu3Å6   7.89407506364941E-117gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Methyl alcohol

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
rOH 0.956 0.015 2 6 1955Ven/Gor:1200
rCO 1.427 0.007 1 2 1955Ven/Gor:1200
rCH 1.096 0.010 1 3 1955Ven/Gor:1200
aHCH 109.03 0.75 3 1 4 1955Ven/Gor:1200
aHOC 108.87 2 1 2 6 1955Ven/Gor:1200
dHCOH 180 3 1 2 6 1955Ven/Gor:1200 symmetry

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -0.0503 0.6685 0.0000
O2 -0.0503 -0.7585 0.0000
H3 -1.0807 1.0417 0.0000
H4 0.4650 1.0417 0.8924
H5 0.4650 1.0417 -0.8924
H6 0.8544 -1.0677 0.0000

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 O2 H3 H4 H5 H6
C1   1.42701.09601.09601.09601.9577
O2 1.4270   2.07432.07432.07430.9560
H3 1.09602.0743   1.78491.78492.8626
H4 1.09602.07431.7849   1.78492.3233
H5 1.09602.07431.78491.7849   2.3233
H6 1.95770.95602.86262.32332.3233  

Calculated geometries for CH3OH (Methyl alcohol).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 O2 H6 108.870 O2 C1 H3 109.910
O2 C1 H4 109.910 O2 C1 H5 109.910
H3 C1 H4 109.029 H3 C1 H5 109.029
H4 C1 H5 109.029

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 O2
C1 H3
C1 H4
C1 H5
O2 H6
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
10.840 0.010 10.960   webbook

Proton Affinity (kJ mol-1)
Proton Affinity unc. Product reference comment
754.3   CH3OH2+ 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 0.896 1.412 0.000 1.672 1981Sas/Lee:228-230 MW μ0 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 CH3OH (Methyl alcohol).
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 CH3OH (Methyl alcohol).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
3.210   1998Gus/Rui:163

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for CH3OH (Methyl alcohol).

References
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squib reference DOI
1955Ven/Gor:1200 P Venkateswarlu, W Gordy "Methyl Alcohol II. Molecular Structure" J. Chem. Phys. 23(7), 1200, 1955 10.1063/1.1742240
1981Sas/Lee:228-230 KVLN Sastry, RM Lees, J Van der Linde "Dipole moment of CH3OH" J. Mol. Spect. 88(1) 1981, 228-230 10.1016/0022-2852(81)90367-2
1984Her/Mes:42 E Herbst, JK Messer, FC DeLucia "A new Analysis and Additional Measurements of the millimeter and Submillimeter Spectrum of Methanol" J. Mol. Spect. 108, 42-57, 1984 10.1016/0022-2852(84)90285-6
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
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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