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Experimental data for CH3CH2SH (ethanethiol)

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Other names
1-Mercaptoethane; Aethanethiol; Aethylmercaptan; Etantiolo; Ethaanthiol; Ethanethiol; Ethyl hydrosulfide; Ethyl mercaptan; Ethyl sulfhydrate; Ethyl thioalcohol; Ethylmercaptaan; Ethylmerkaptan; Etilmercaptano; LPG ethyl mercaptan 1010; Mercaptoethane; Thioethanol; Thioethyl alcohol;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C2H6S/c1-2-3/h3H,2H2,1H3 DNJIEGIFACGWOD-UHFFFAOYSA-N CCS Ethanethiol
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 -46.00   kJ mol-1 TRC
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -29.20   kJ mol-1 TRC
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 296.25   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 15.53   kJ mol-1 TRC
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 73.01   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
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' 2966   1974sve/kov      
2 A' 2872   1974sve/kov      
3 A' 2872   1974sve/kov      
4 A' 2580   1974sve/kov      
5 A' 1453   1974sve/kov      
6 A' 1453   1974sve/kov      
7 A' 1385   1974sve/kov      
8 A' 1309   1974sve/kov      
9 A' 1097   1974sve/kov      
10 A' 978   1974sve/kov      
11 A' 870   1974sve/kov      
12 A' 660   1974sve/kov      
13 A' 332   1974sve/kov      
14 A" 2966   1974sve/kov      
15 A" 2930   1974sve/kov      
16 A" 1453   1974sve/kov      
17 A" 1269   1974sve/kov      
18 A" 1049   1974sve/kov      
19 A" 745   1974sve/kov      

Calculated vibrational frequencies for CH3CH2SH (ethanethiol).
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
0.94789 0.18299 0.16284 1974Hay/Ima:2382

Calculated rotational constants for CH3CH2SH (ethanethiol).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
169608.2amu3Å6   7.76631284626125E-115gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of ethanethiol

Point Group C1


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
rSH 1.322   3 9 1987Kuchitsu(II/15)
rCS 1.820   2 3 1987Kuchitsu(II/15)
rCC 1.529   1 2 1987Kuchitsu(II/15)
rCH 1.090   2 7 1987Kuchitsu(II/15) C near S
rCH 1.095   1 4 1987Kuchitsu(II/15) end C, in plane
rCH 1.092   1 5 1987Kuchitsu(II/15) end C, out of plane
aHSC 96.2 2 3 9 1987Kuchitsu(II/15)
aCCS 108.6 1 2 3 1987Kuchitsu(II/15)
aHCH 108.9 7 2 8 1987Kuchitsu(II/15) on C next to S
aHCC 110.2 1 2 7 1987Kuchitsu(II/15) to C next to S
aHCS 109.4 3 2 7 1987Kuchitsu(II/15)
aHCC 109.7 2 1 5 1987Kuchitsu(II/15) to end C, out of plane H
aHCC 110.6 2 1 4 1987Kuchitsu(II/15) to end C, in plane H
aHCH 108.9 4 1 5 1987Kuchitsu(II/15) end C, out to in plane
aHCH 108.1 5 1 6 1987Kuchitsu(II/15) end C, out to out of plane
dHCCS 180 3 2 1 4 1987Kuchitsu(II/15) in plane H

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 -1.6906 -0.3685 0.0000
C2 -0.5810 0.6831 0.0000
S3 1.0264 -0.1705 0.0000
H4 -2.6671 0.1261 0.0000
H5 -1.6166 -1.0051 0.8843
H6 -1.6166 -1.0051 -0.8843
H7 -0.6576 1.3123 0.8870
H8 -0.6576 1.3123 -0.8870
H9 1.7692 0.9228 0.0000

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 C2 S3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C1   1.52872.72421.09461.09211.09212.16312.16313.6930
C2 1.5287   1.81992.15922.16892.16891.09021.09022.3624
S3 2.72421.8199   3.70542.90922.90922.41272.41271.3218
H4 1.09462.15923.7054   1.77911.77912.49642.49644.5073
H5 1.09212.16892.90921.7791   1.76852.50803.07043.9953
H6 1.09212.16892.90921.77911.7685   3.07042.50803.9953
H7 2.16311.09022.41272.49642.50803.0704   1.77412.6130
H8 2.16311.09022.41272.49643.07042.50801.7741   2.6130
H9 3.69302.36241.32184.50733.99533.99532.61302.6130  

Calculated geometries for CH3CH2SH (ethanethiol).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 S3 108.570 C1 C2 H7 110.244
C1 C2 H8 110.244 C2 C1 H4 109.677
C2 C1 H5 110.596 C2 C1 H6 110.596
C2 S3 H9 96.226 S3 C2 H7 109.434
S3 C2 H8 109.434 H4 C1 H5 108.898
H4 C1 H6 108.898 H5 C1 H6 108.128
H7 C2 H8 108.900

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 5
H-S 1
C-C 1
C-S 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 H4
C1 H5
C1 H6
C2 S3
C2 H7
C2 H8
S3 H9
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
9.310 0.030     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 False 1.060 1.170 0.000 1.580 1975Sch/Qua:3864 MW μ0 ±0.04 D Cs 2 3
1 2 1A C1 True 1.490 0.190 0.590 1.610 1975Sch/Qua:3864 ±0.05 D C1 3 5
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 CH3CH2SH (ethanethiol).
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 False       Cs 2 3
1 2 1A C1 True       C1 3 5

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for CH3CH2SH (ethanethiol).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
7.380   1998Gus/Rui:163

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for CH3CH2SH (ethanethiol).

References
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squib reference DOI
1974Hay/Ima:2382 M Hayashi, H Imaishi, K Kuwada "Microwave Spectrum, Structure and Dipole Moment of Ethanethiol. I. Trans Isomer" Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan 47(10), 2382-2388, 1974 10.1246/bcsj.47.2382
1974sve/kov L.M. Sverdlov, M. A. Kovner, E. P. Krainov, "Vibrational Spectra of Polyatomic Molecules" Wiley, New York 1974  
1975Sch/Qua:3864 RE Schmidt, CR Quade "Microwave spectrum of ethyl mercaptan" J. Chem. Phys. 62(10), 3864-3874, 1975 10.1063/1.430307
1987Kuchitsu(II/15) Kuchitsu (ed.), Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics Volume 15: Structure Data of Free Polyatomic Molecules. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1987.  
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
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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