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Experimental data for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide)

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Other names
AC; Acide cyanhydrique; Acido cianidrico; Aero liquid hcn; Aero@ Liquid HCN; Blausaeure; Blausaeure (German); Blauwzuur; Carbon hydride nitride; Carbon hydride nitride (CHN); Cyaanwaterstof; Cyanwasserstoff; Cyclon; Cyclone B; Cyjanowodor; Evercyn; Fluohydric acid gas; Formic anammonide; Formonitrile; Hydrocyanic acid; Hydrofluoric acid gas; Hydrogen cyanide; NA 1051; Prussic Acid; Prussic acid, unstabilized; Zaclondiscoids;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/CHN/c1-2/h1H LELOWRISYMNNSU-UHFFFAOYSA-N C#N Hydrogen cyanide
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 132.00 4.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 132.38 4.00 kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 201.82   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 9.23   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 35.86   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 3312 3369 1945Herzberg 53.3 0.3 1979Kim/Kin:1967 CH stretch
2 Σ 2089 2041 1945Herzberg       CN stretch
3 Π 712 712 1945Herzberg 57.7 1.1 1979Kim/Kin:1967 bend

vibrational zero-point energy: 3412.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  1.47822   1966Herzberg

Calculated rotational constants for HCN (Hydrogen cyanide).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
11.40401amu Å2   1.893709E-39gm cm2
Geometric Data
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