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Experimental data for C3H6 (Cyclopropane)

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Other names
Cyclopropane; Trimethylene; Trimethylene (cyclic);
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C3H6/c1-2-3-1/h1-3H2 LVZWSLJZHVFIQJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N C1CC1 Cyclopropane
State Conformation
1A1' D3H
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 53.30 0.59 kJ mol-1 TRC
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 70.40 0.59 kJ mol-1 TRC
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 237.38   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 11.41   kJ mol-1 TRC
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 55.60   J K-1 mol-1 webbook
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' 3038   Shim      
2 A1' 1479   Shim      
3 A1' 1188   Shim      
4 A1" 1126   Shim      
5 A2' 1070   Shim      
6 A2" 3103   Shim      
7 A2" 854   Shim      
8 E' 3025   Shim      
9 E' 1438   Shim      
10 E' 1029   Shim      
11 E' 866   Shim      
12 E" 3082   Shim      
13 E" 1188   Shim      
14 E" 739   Shim      

vibrational zero-point energy: 17296.0 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C3H6 (Cyclopropane).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
0.67024 0.67024 0.41770 NISThydrocarbon

Calculated rotational constants for C3H6 (Cyclopropane).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
25530.79amu3Å6   1.16904786141703E-115gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Cyclopropane

Point Group D3h


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
rCC 1.501   1 2 1998Kuc re values
rCH 1.083   1 4 1998Kuc re value
aHCH 114.5 4 1 7 1998Kuc re value
aCCC 60 1 2 3 1998Kuc b ysymmetry
aHCC 117.9 1 2 5 1998Kuc by symmetry

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
C1 0.0000 0.8666 0.0000
C2 0.7505 -0.4333 0.0000
C3 -0.7505 -0.4333 0.0000
H4 0.0000 1.4525 0.9108
H5 1.2579 -0.7262 0.9108
H6 -1.2579 -0.7262 0.9108
H7 0.0000 1.4525 -0.9108
H8 1.2579 -0.7262 -0.9108
H9 -1.2579 -0.7262 -0.9108

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  C1 C2 C3 H4 H5 H6 H7 H8 H9
C1   1.50101.50101.08302.22462.22461.08302.22462.2246
C2 1.5010   1.50102.22461.08302.22462.22461.08302.2246
C3 1.50101.5010   2.22462.22461.08302.22462.22461.0830
H4 1.08302.22462.2246   2.51582.51581.82173.10613.1061
H5 2.22461.08302.22462.5158   2.51583.10611.82173.1061
H6 2.22462.22461.08302.51582.5158   3.10613.10611.8217
H7 1.08302.22462.22461.82173.10613.1061   2.51582.5158
H8 2.22461.08302.22463.10611.82173.10612.5158   2.5158
H9 2.22462.22461.08303.10613.10611.82172.51582.5158  

Calculated geometries for C3H6 (Cyclopropane).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
C1 C2 C3 60.000 C1 C2 H5 117.937
C1 C2 H8 117.937 C1 C3 C2 60.000
C1 C3 H6 117.937 C1 C3 H9 117.937
C2 C1 C3 60.000 C2 C1 H4 117.937
C2 C1 H7 117.937 C2 C3 H6 117.937
C2 C3 H9 117.937 C3 C1 H4 117.937
C3 C1 H7 117.937 C3 C2 H5 117.937
C3 C2 H8 117.937 H4 C1 H7 114.500
H5 C2 H8 114.500 H6 C3 H9 114.500

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-C 6
C-C 3

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
C1 C2
C1 C3
C1 H4
C1 H7
C2 C3
C2 H5
C2 H8
C3 H6
C3 H9
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1A1'

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
9.860 0.040 10.540   webbook

Proton Affinity (kJ mol-1)
Proton Affinity unc. Product reference comment
750.3   CH3CHCH3+ 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' D3h True       0.000 NSRDS-NBS10   D3h 0 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 C3H6 (Cyclopropane).
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' D3h True -0.800 -0.800 1.600 1984Gra/Gub +-0.2 D3h 0 1

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C3H6 (Cyclopropane).
Electric dipole polarizability (Å3) polarizability
alpha unc. Reference
5.640   1984Gra/Gub

Calculated electric dipole polarizability for C3H6 (Cyclopropane).

References
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1984Gra/Gub CG Gray, KE Gubbins "Theory of molecular fluids. Volume 1:Fundamentals" Clarendon Press, Oxford 1984  
1998Kuc K Kuchitsu(ed) "Structure of Free Polyatomic Molecules - Basic Data" Springer, Berlin, 1998 10.1007/978-3-642-45748-7 
NISThydrocarbon NIST Hydrocarbon spectral database (http://www.physics.nist.gov/PhysRefData/MolSpec/Hydro/index.html) 10.18434/T4PC70
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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