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Experimental data for CH4+ (Methane cation)

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Other names
Biogas; Fire damp; Marsh gas; Methane; Methyl hydride; R 50;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CH4/h1H4 VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N C Methane
State Conformation
1A1 TD
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 -74.60 0.30 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -66.63 0.30 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 186.37   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 10.02   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 35.69   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 A1 2917   Shim       sym stretch
2 E 1534   Shim       deg. deform
3 T2 3019   1982vibint 69.7 2.1 1982vibint deg. stretch
4 T2 1306   1982vibint 33.4 1.0 1982vibint deg. deform

vibrational zero-point energy: 9480.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH4+ (Methane cation).
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
5.24120 5.24120 5.24120 1966Herzberg

Calculated rotational constants for CH4+ (Methane cation).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
33.27341amu3Å6   1.52358033851898E-118gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Methane cation

Point Group Td


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
rCH 1.087 0.001 1 2 1979Hir:213 re
aHCH 109.471 2 1 3 1974sve/kov

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
H2 0.6276 0.6276 0.6276
H3 0.6276 -0.6276 -0.6276
H4 -0.6276 0.6276 -0.6276
H5 -0.6276 -0.6276 0.6276

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 H2 H3 H4 H5
C1   1.08701.08701.08701.0870
H2 1.0870   1.77511.77511.7751
H3 1.08701.7751   1.77511.7751
H4 1.08701.77511.7751   1.7751
H5 1.08701.77511.77511.7751  

Calculated geometries for CH4+ (Methane cation).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
H2 C1 H3 109.471 H2 C1 H4 109.471
H2 C1 H5 109.471 H3 C1 H4 109.471
H3 C1 H5 109.471 H4 C1 H5 109.471

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 4

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 H2
C1 H3
C1 H4
C1 H5
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1
68730 1 1966Herzberg

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
12.610 0.010 13.600   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 Td True       0.000 NSRDS-NBS10   Td 0 0
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 CH4+ (Methane cation).
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 Td True       Td 0 0

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH4+ (Methane cation).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
2.448   1997Oln/Can:59

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for CH4+ (Methane cation).

References
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squib reference DOI
1966Herzberg Herzberg, G., Electronic spectra and electronic structure of polyatomic molecules,Van Nostrand,New York, 1966  
1974sve/kov L.M. Sverdlov, M. A. Kovner, E. P. Krainov, "Vibrational Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules" Wiley, New York 1974  
1979Hir:213 E Hirota "Anharmonic Potential Function and Equilibrium Structure of Methane" J. Mol. Spect. 77, 213-221 (1979) 10.1016/0022-2852(79)90103-6
1982vibint "Vibrational Intensities in Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy" WB Person, G Zerbi, ed. Elsevier, Amsterdam, 1982  
1997Oln/Can:59 TN Olney, NM Cann, G Cooper, CE Brion, Absolute scale determination for photoabsorption spectra and the calculation of molecular properties using dipole sum-rules, Chem. Phys. 223 (1997) 59-98 10.1016/S0301-0104(97)00145-6
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
NSRDS-NBS10 R. D. Nelson Jr., D. R. Lide, A. A. Maryott "Selected Values of electric dipole moments for molecules in the gas phase" NSRDS-NBS10, 1967 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.10
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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