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Experimental data for H2O2 (Hydrogen peroxide)

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Other names
Dihydrogen dioxide; Elawox; Hydrogen dioxide; Hydrogen oxide; Hydrogen peroxide (H2O2); Perhydrol; Perossido di idrogeno; Peroxaan; Peroxyde d'hydrogene; Superoxol; T-Stuff; Waterstofperoxyde; Wasserstoffperoxid;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/H2O2/c1-2/h1-2H MHAJPDPJQMAIIY-UHFFFAOYSA-N OO Hydrogen peroxide
State Conformation
1A C2
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 -135.77 0.17 kJ mol-1 2006Rus/Pin:6592
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation -129.74 0.17 kJ mol-1 2006Rus/Pin:6592
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 234.52   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 11.16   kJ mol-1 Gurvich
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 42.40   J K-1 mol-1 Gurvich
Barrier to Internal Rotation 29.4   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 3599   Shim       OH s-str
2 A 1402   Shim       OH s-bend
3 A 877   Shim       OO stretch
4 A 371   Shim       OH torsion
5 B 3608   Shim       OH a-str
6 B 1266   1979HUB/HER       OH a-bend

vibrational zero-point energy: 5561.5 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for H2O2 (Hydrogen peroxide).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
10.35600 0.86560 0.82700 1962Red/Ols:1311

Calculated rotational constants for H2O2 (Hydrogen peroxide).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
646.2117amu3Å6   2.95898514264551E-117gm3 cm6
Geometric Data
picture of Hydrogen peroxide

Point Group C2


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
rOH 0.950   1 3 1962Red/Ols:1311
rOO 1.475   1 2 1962Red/Ols:1311
aHOO 94.8 2 1 3 1962Red/Ols:1311
dHOOH 119.8 3 1 2 4 1962Red/Ols:1311

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
O1 0.0000 0.7375 -0.0528
O2 0.0000 -0.7375 -0.0528
H3 0.8190 0.8170 0.4220
H4 -0.8190 -0.8170 0.4220

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  O1 O2 H3 H4
O1   1.47500.95001.8201
O2 1.4750   1.82010.9500
H3 0.95001.8201   2.3137
H4 1.82010.95002.3137  

Calculated geometries for H2O2 (Hydrogen peroxide).

Experimental Bond Angles (degrees) from cartesians bond angles

atom1 atom2 atom3 angle         atom1 atom2 atom3 angle
O1 O2 H4 94.800 O2 O1 H3 94.800

Bond descriptions


Examples: C-C single bond, C=C, double bond, C#C triple bond, C:C aromatic bond
Bond Type Count
H-O 2
O-O 1

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
O1 O2
O1 H3
O2 H4
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
10.580 0.040 11.700   webbook

Proton Affinity (kJ mol-1)
Proton Affinity unc. Product reference comment
674.5   H3O2+ 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 C2 True 0.000 0.000 1.770 1.770 1965Hun/Lea:1931 from equilibrium dihedral angle of x=111.5 and dipole function μ= 3.1 cos(x/2) Debye, μe C2 1 3
1 2 1Ag C2h False 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000   from symmetry C2h 0 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 H2O2 (Hydrogen peroxide).
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 C2 True       C2 1 3
1 2 1Ag C2h False       C2h 0 3

Calculated electric quadrupole moments for H2O2 (Hydrogen peroxide).

References
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squib reference DOI
1962Red/Ols:1311 Redington, R. L., Olson, W. B., Cross, P. C., Studies of Hydrogen Peroxide: The Infrared Spectrum and the Internal Rotation Problem, J. of Chem. Phys., Vol. 36 #5 pg. 1311-1326 10.1063/1.1732733
1965Hun/Lea:1931 RH Hunt, RA Leacock, CW Peters, KT Hecht "Internal Rotation in Hydrogen Peroxide: The Far Infrared Spectrum and the Determination of the Hindering Potential" J. Chem. Phys. 42, 1931, 1965 10.1063/1.1696228
1979HUB/HER Huber, K.P.; Herzberg, G., Molecular Spectra and Molecular Structure. IV. Constants of Diatomic Molecules, Van Nostrand Reinhold Co., 1979 10.1007/978-1-4757-0961-2
2006Rus/Pin:6592 B Ruscic, RE Pinzon, ML Morton, NK Srinivasan, M-C Su, JW Sutherland, JV Michael "Active Thermochemical Tables: Accurate Enthalpy of Formation of Hydroperoxyl Radical, HO2" J. Phys. Chem. A 2006, 110, 6592-6601 10.1021/jp056311j
Gurvich Gurvich, L.V.; Veyts, I. V.; Alcock, C. B., Thermodynamic Properties of Individual Substances, Fouth Edition, Hemisphere Pub. Co., New York, 1989  
Shim Shimanouchi, T. , Tables of Molecular Vibrational Frequencies, Consolidated Volu 10.6028/NBS.NSRDS.39
webbook NIST Chemistry Webbook (http://webbook.nist.gov/chemistry) 10.18434/T4D303

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