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Experimental data for HNC (hydrogen isocyanide)

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INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CHN/c1-2/h2H QIUBLANJVAOHHY-UHFFFAOYSA-N [NH+]#[C-]
State Conformation
1Σ C*V
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 194.33 9.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 194.00 9.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 205.21   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 9.95   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 40.03   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
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 Σ 3653   Gurvich      
2 Σ 2029   Gurvich      
3 Π 477   Gurvich      

vibrational zero-point energy: 3317.9 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for HNC (hydrogen isocyanide).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  1.51210   Gurvich

Calculated rotational constants for HNC (hydrogen isocyanide).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
11.14849amu Å2   1.851279E-39gm cm2
Geometric Data
picture of hydrogen isocyanide

Point Group C∞v


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
rCN 1.173   1 2 Gurvich
rNH 0.986   2 3 Gurvich
aHNC 180 1 2 3 Gurvich

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 -0.7405
N2 0.0000 0.0000 0.4321
H3 0.0000 0.0000 1.4183

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 N2 H3
C1   1.17262.1588
N2 1.1726   0.9862
H3 2.15880.9862  

Calculated geometries for HNC (hydrogen isocyanide).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 N2 H3 180.000

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 N2
N2 H3
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1Σ

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
12.500 0.100     webbook

Proton Affinity (kJ mol-1)
Proton Affinity unc. Product reference comment
772.3   H2CN+ webbook  
    CNH2+    
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 1Σ C∞v True       3.050 NISTtriatomic MW +-0.1D μ0 C∞v 1 1
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 HNC (hydrogen isocyanide).
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 1Σ C∞v True       C∞v 1 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for HNC (hydrogen isocyanide).

References
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squib reference DOI
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
NISTtriatomic NIST Triatomic Spectral Database (http://www.physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/MolSpec/Triatomic/index.html) 10.18434/T4DW2S
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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