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Experimental data for CH3NH2+ (methyl amine cation)

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Other names
Aminomethane; Anhydrous methylamine; Carbinamine; Mercurialin; Methanamine; Methylamine; Methylaminen; Metilamine; Metyloamina; Monomethylamine;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CH5N/c1-2/h2H2,1H3 BAVYZALUXZFZLV-UHFFFAOYSA-N CN Methanamine
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 -22.50   kJ mol-1 TRC
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -7.80   kJ mol-1 TRC
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 242.89   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 11.85   kJ mol-1 TRC
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 50.05   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Barrier to Internal Rotation 8.3   kJ mol-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' 3361   Shim       NH2 s-str
2 A' 2961   Shim       CH3 d-stretch
3 A' 2820   Shim       CH3 s-stretch
4 A' 1623   Shim       NH2 scissors
5 A' 1473   Shim       CH3 d-deform
6 A' 1430   Shim       CH3 s-deform
7 A' 1130   Shim       CH3 rock
8 A' 1044   Shim       CN stretch
9 A' 780   Shim       NH2 wag
10 A" 3427   Shim       NH2 a-str
11 A" 2985   Shim       CH3 d-stretch
12 A" 1485   Shim       CH3 d-deform
13 A" 1335   1968Dur/Bus:2106       NH2 twist
14 A"     Shim       1195 assignment questionable CH3 rock
15 A" 268   Shim       torsion

vibrational zero-point energy: 13061.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3NH2+ (methyl amine 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
3.44000 0.75460 0.72370 1966Herzberg

Calculated rotational constants for CH3NH2+ (methyl amine cation).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
2550.092amu3Å6   1.16767978174072E-116gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of methyl amine cation

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
rCN 1.471 0.003 1 2 1998Kuc r0
rNH 1.018 0.001 2 6 1998Kuc r0
rCH 1.093 0.000 1 3 1998Kuc r0
aHNH 105.8 0.1 6 2 7 1998Kuc
aHNC 111 0.3 1 2 6 1998Kuc
aHCH 108.4 0.1 3 1 4 1998Kuc

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for CH3NH2+ (methyl amine cation).

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 2
H-C 3

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 N2
C1 H3
C1 H4
C1 H5
N2 H6
N2 H7
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
9.042 0.001     2003Bae/Cho:11040

Proton Affinity (kJ mol-1)
Proton Affinity unc. Product reference comment
899.0   CH3NH3+ 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       1.310 NSRDS-NBS10 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 CH3NH2+ (methyl amine 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 1A' Cs True       Cs 2 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH3NH2+ (methyl amine cation).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
3.754   1997Oln/Can:59

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for CH3NH2+ (methyl amine cation).

References
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1966Herzberg Herzberg, G., Electronic spectra and electronic structure of polyatomic molecules,Van Nostrand,New York, 1966  
1968Dur/Bus:2106 JR Durig, SF Bush, FG Baglin "Infrared and Raman Investigation of Condensed Phases of Methylamine and Its Deuterium Derivatives" J. Chem. Phys. 49, 2106, 1968 10.1063/1.1670372
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
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
2003Bae/Cho:11040 SJ Baek, K-W Choi, YS Choi "Spectroscopy and dynamics of methylamine. II. Rotational and Vibrational structures of CH3NH2 and CH3ND2 in cationic D0 states" J. Chem. Phys. 118(24), 11040, 2003 10.1063/1.1575735
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
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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