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Experimental data for Br2 (Bromine diatomic)

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Other names
Dibromine; Broom; Brome; Bromo; Brom;
INChI INChIKey SMILES IUPAC name
InChI=1S/Br2/c1-2 GDTBXPJZTBHREO-UHFFFAOYSA-N BrBr Dibromine
State Conformation
1Σg D*H
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 30.91 0.11 kJ mol-1 CODATA
Hfg(0K) enthalpy of formation 45.71 0.11 kJ mol-1 CODATA
Entropy (298.15K) entropy 245.47 0.00 J K-1 mol-1 CODATA
Integrated Heat Capacity (0 to 298.15K) integrated heat capacity 9.73 0.00 kJ mol-1 CODATA
Heat Capacity (298.15K) heat capacity 36.05   J K-1 mol-1 JANAF
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 323 325 webbook       omega e

vibrational zero-point energy: 161.6 cm-1 (from fundamental vibrations)
Calculated vibrational frequencies for Br2 (Bromine diatomic).
Rotational Constants (cm-1) rotational constants
See section I.F.4 to change rotational constant units
A B C reference comment
  0.08211   webbook Be

Calculated rotational constants for Br2 (Bromine diatomic).
Product of moments of inertia moments of inertia
205.313amu Å2   3.409355E-38gm cm2
Geometric Data
picture of Bromine diatomic

Point Group D∞h


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
rBrBr 2.281   1 2 webbook re

Cartesians
Atom x (Å) y (Å) z (Å)
Br1 0.0000 0.0000 1.1405
Br2 0.0000 0.0000 -1.1405

Atom - Atom Distances bond lengths
Distances in Å
  Br1 Br2
Br1   2.2811
Br2 2.2811  

Calculated geometries for Br2 (Bromine diatomic).

Bond descriptions


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

Connectivity
Atom 1 Atom 2
Br1 Br2
Electronic energy levels (cm-1)
Energy (cm-1) Degeneracy reference description
0 1   1Σg
13905 6 webbook
15902.47 6 webbook
24000 2 webbook

Ionization Energies (eV)
Ionization Energy I.E. unc. vertical I.E. v.I.E. unc. reference
10.517 0.003     webbook

Electron Affinity (eV)
Electron Affinity unc. reference
2.420   webbook
Dipole, Quadrupole and Polarizability
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State Config State description Conf description Exp. min. Dipole (Debye) Reference comment Point Group Components
x y z total dipole quadrupole