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Experimental data for C3H6O (Propylene oxide)

22 02 02 11 45
Other names
1,2-Epoxypropane; 1,2-Propylene oxide; 2-Methyl oxirane; 2,3-Epoxypropane; 2-Methyloxiran; 3-Methyl-1,2-epoxypropane; AD 6; Epoxypropane; Ethylene oxide, methyl-; Methylethylene oxide; Methyloxirane; Oxirane, methyl-; Oxyde de propylene; Propane, 1,2-epoxy-; Propane, epoxy-; Propene oxide; Propylene epoxide; Propylene oxide; 2-methyloxirane;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/C3H6O/c1-3-2-4-3/h3H,2H2,1H3 GOOHAUXETOMSMM-UHFFFAOYSA-N CC1CO1 2-methyloxirane
State Conformation
1A C1
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 -93.72 0.63 kJ mol-1 TRC
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -75.20 0.63 kJ mol-1 TRC
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 281.15   J K-1 mol-1 TRC
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 14.37   kJ mol-1 TRC
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 72.55   J K-1 mol-1 webbook
Barrier to Internal Rotation 10.7   kJ mol-1 1957Swa/Her:100
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 3051   2014Bar/Bic:034107       CH2 a-stretch
2 A 3001           CH stretch
3 A 2995           CH3 a-str
4 A 2974           CH3 a-str
5 A             CH2 s-stretch
6 A 2942           CH3 s-stretch
7 A 1514           CH2 sciss
8 A 1459           CH3 a-deform
9 A 1447           CH3 a-deform
10 A 1411          
11 A 1371           CH3 umbrella
12 A 1271           ring breathing
13 A 1170           CH2 rock
14 A 1147           CH bend
15 A 1133           CH2 wag
16 A 1108           CH2 twist
17 A 1027           CH2 rock
18 A 954           ring deform
19 A 894           CH2 rock
20 A 834           ring str
21 A 756           CO a-sym str
22 A 409           CH3 bend
23 A 375           CH3 bend
24 A 200           CH3 torsion

vibrational zero-point energy: 16721.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for C3H6O (Propylene oxide).
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
0.60121 0.22289 0.19852 1957Swa/Her:100

Calculated rotational constants for C3H6O (Propylene oxide).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
180080.7amu3Å6   8.24584354256813E-115gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Propylene oxide

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
rCC 1.471   6 8 1976Hellwege(II/7) !assumed, opp O
rCO 1.436   1 6 1976Hellwege(II/7) !assumed
rCH 1.082   6 7 1976Hellwege(II/7) !assumed, C in ring
rCC 1.513   2 6 1976Hellwege(II/7) out of ring
rCH 1.090   2 3 1976Hellwege(II/7) !assumed, C out of ring
aHCH 116.25 9 8 10 1976Hellwege(II/7) !assumed, C in ring
aCCC 120.95 2 6 8 1976Hellwege(II/7) !assumed
aHCH 109.5 3 2 4 1976Hellwege(II/7) !assumed, C out of ring

These cartesians were determined using some assumed coordinate values. Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
 

Calculated geometries for C3H6O (Propylene oxide).

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 2
C-O 2

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
O1 C6
O1 C8
C2 H3
C2 H4
C2 H5
C2 C6
C6 H7
C6 C8
C8 H9
C8 H10
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
10.220 0.020 10.440   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 C1 True       2.010 NSRDS-NBS10 MW 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 C3H6O (Propylene oxide).
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 C1 True       C1 3 5

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for C3H6O (Propylene oxide).

References
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squib reference DOI
1957Swa/Her:100 JD Swalen, DR Herschbach, "Internal barrier of propylene oxide from the microwave spectrum. I" J. Chem. Phys. 27(1), 100, 1957 10.1063/1.1743645
1976Hellwege(II/7) Hellwege, KH and AM Hellwege (ed.). Landolt-Bornstein: Group II: Atomic and Molecular Physics Volume 7: Structure Data of Free Polyatomic Molecules. Springer-Verlag. Berlin. 1976.  
2014Bar/Bic:034107 V Barone, M Biczysko, J Bliono, C Puzzarini "Accurate molecular structures and infrared spectra of trans-2,3-dideuterooxirane, methyloxirane, and trans-2,3-dimethyloxirane" J. Chem. Phys. 141, 034107 (2014) 10.1063/1.4887357
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
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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